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Trichotillomania
This is not a physical hair loss condition, but rather a
psychologically induced one. It is a habit of pulling
out hair and is often left undiagnosed. Although it
starts during childhood, the condition often continues
to adulthood, becoming one of the male hair loss
problems.
If you are blond-haired, you have a greater tendency
toward hair loss than darker-haired people. But if you
are Caucasian, then you have a greater tendency toward
hair loss than non-Caucasian people.
Beyond the genetic tendency of certain people for hair
loss, diet seems to play a factor in hair loss. This is
good to know, since this is one additional you can make
changes to you to your lifestyle.
Iodine is vital to your hair growth. Sheep farmers long
ago found that vegetation-lacking iodine due to
iodine-depleted soil would adversely affect the growth
of wool in their sheep. Likewise, to avoid hair loss,
you need iodine. Iodine is synthetically added to table
salt, however in this form it is not assimilated well
into your body and can therefore cause iodine overload.
An excess of iodine in the body can adversely affect the
thyroid. The lack of iodine can cause hypothyroidism. In
hypothyroidism, your cell metabolism slows down and body
cells and hair cells don't receive the energy they need
to function properly. When you lack iodine, you will
lose more hair than normal and may even lose eyebrow
hair.
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