Why Is Hair Loss So Prevalent In Our Society?
Hair loss can happen to anyone male, female, child or adult. Hair falling out is also a common occurrence with dogs and cats. But hair loss in people can be a dramatic and sometimes a very stressful situation. Nobody wants to have his or her hair fall out, especially women. Middle-aged bald men have usually been bald since they were much younger, so they are rather accustomed to their situation. But a man who suddenly loses his hair in middle age will normally go through a mid-life crisis. Unfortunately, baldness in men is hereditary.
The majority of women do not start losing their hair until they are in their 50's and for them it is just another event in their unfortunate aging lives. The younger woman who suffers from hair loss does so normally because of hair dyes, permanents, hair straightening or some other dramatic hair procedure. This is all of a part of the female quest to be beautiful and unfortunately one of its side effects.
Of course, there are many medical reasons for human hair to fall out. Certain drugs will make your hair fall out and dreaded chemotherapy is the most common medical procedure that will make your hair disappear. Chemotherapy is used for its effectiveness in curing cancer, but we are still lucky to have it even though it often causes hair to completely fall out. Stress is another cause of hair loss in people. Anything stressful can either make your hair fall out or make you pull it out.
Silly But True
There are many silly reasons for hair loss in people. Some of these silly reasons have thought to be old wive's tales, but over the years we have found them to be all too true. Wearing a hat daily will cause your hair to fall out. When grandmother's told this tale it seemed ridiculous, but did you ever stop to try it. Trying wearing a hat for four hours or more each day for 365 days and see what happens. Taking a piece of your hair and curling it on your finger will cause your hair to fall out. How many of you have ever done this in a math class or sitting in church? People do this absent-mindedly all the time making this is a silly but true reason why some people lose their hair. At least the hair they are pulling on will eventually be gone.
Another silly but true reason for hair loss regards babies who sleep on their backs. At least, eventually, a baby's hair will grow back in the bald spot resulting from this practice. Not eating enough protein will cause your hair to fall out. A healthy head of hair is a good reason to eat plenty of protein. Brushing your hair too much will cause hair loss and curling your hair too tightly with hair curlers will also cause your hair to fall out.
