How can "baldness" save our hair?
Expert advice: moderate exercise, good mood, light diet, regular work and rest to prevent hair loss
Changsha Evening News reporter Zhu Yanhuang
In the past two days, the post-90s generation has been on the hot search again. The reason is that the National Health Commission released data showing that more than 250 million people in China are suffering from hair loss, and on average, 1 in 6 people have hair loss.
Particularly worthy of attention is that hair loss is showing a younger trend, and a large number of post-90s have also joined the hair loss army.
How can we save our hair when "bald" comes true?
Recently, two Changsha experts in the treatment of hair loss have suggested that moderate exercise, a good mood, a light diet, and a regular schedule can prevent hair loss.
"Iron" more hair, less hair, too much male hormone secretion
26-year-old Mr. Yang is a fitness expert. He often trains his muscles in the gym-pressing barbells and lifting dumbbells at high intensity. In order to gain muscle, he also needs to eat a lot of protein powder after training.
Mr. Yang's muscles are getting stronger and stronger, but the hair on the top of his head has become thinner.
He came to the Dermatology Department of Changsha Third Hospital for treatment.
After receiving the consultation, Zhang Yingbo, the director and deputy chief physician of the department, diagnosed Mr. Yang as androgen-induced alopecia.
"Androgen-induced alopecia is what we often call seborrheic alopecia, male alopecia or hereditary alopecia." Zhang Yingbo introduced the symptoms of patients with excessive scalp fat overflow, often accompanied by increased dandruff, greasy scalp, and obvious itching. It mostly occurs in young adults with strong sebaceous gland secretion.
When exercising frequently and vigorously, the human body is in a state of excitement and will secrete a large amount of testosterone (androgen).
Zhang Yingbo explained that when the activity of the androgen receptor increases, it will attack human hair follicles.
Under normal circumstances, a hair follicle can grow 1 to 3 hairs. Under the attack of androgen receptors, the hair follicle will shrink, the hair volume will be reduced to one hair, and the hair will become dry, small, and fragile, especially easy to fall off.
Finally, the pores may also close, leading to baldness.
Studies have found that anaerobic exercises such as barbell lifting and other high-intensity exercises that require instant bursts can produce higher levels of male hormones in the body.
Zhang Yingbo said that aerobic exercises such as jogging, swimming, and mountain climbing will not have much impact on male hormone levels.
Long-term vigorous exercise is just one of the reasons for androgen-induced hair loss in some young people.
The survey shows that the prevalence of androgen-induced alopecia in my country is 21.3% for men and 6% for women, which means that about one in every five adult men will have androgen-induced alopecia.
Zhang Yingbo said that with the accelerating pace of life, and under the influence of adverse factors such as staying up late, drinking alcohol, eating fast-food fried foods and sweets, and increasing mental stress, most of the androgen sources previously occurred in people aged 40 to 50. Sexual alopecia is approaching the younger generation born in the 90s.
At present, there are three effective methods for the treatment of androgen-induced alopecia: topical minoxidil, oral finasteride, and hair transplant.
If you choose medication, the cycle should be at least 6 months, or even long-term medication. Medication is usually safe and effective, and there are not many side effects that many friends worry about.
Hair transplantation is also an option for some people with sufficient occipital hair volume, but it is still necessary to cooperate with medicine to maintain consolidation after hair transplantation.
Zhang Yingbo said: “Medications and hair transplants are post-mortem remedies. The key to preventing androgen-induced hair loss is to develop healthy lifestyle habits.”
The female teacher in the third grade of high school had hair loss due to overwork and loss of blood
Recently, Qing Zhaoqian, a famous TCM physician in Hunan Province and the chief physician of the TCM internal medicine department of Changsha Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (Changsha No. 8 Hospital), again received a 30-year-old female teacher from a famous school in Changsha, Ms. He.
Three years ago, she became the head teacher of the third class of high school. She came to see a doctor because of severe hair loss, and she got better after treatment.
This year, Ms. He took the third grade of high school again, and suffered the same condition, with a lot of hair loss.
Qing Zhaoqian said that this was all because of her overwork and loss of energy and blood.
Alopecia areata, commonly known as "ghost shaving", can appear overnight, with partial hair loss completely resulting in a smooth scalp, and it can even progress to all hair loss (full baldness) and all hair loss (general baldness).
Most patients with alopecia areata have mental stress, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, etc., or immune system disorders caused by various reasons.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the kidney stores the essence, and its flowers are developing" and "the liver stores blood, and the hair is the rest of the blood."
Qing Zhaoqian explained that the relationship between hair and liver and kidney is the closest, and the blood will be insufficient, and the hair will become yellow and dry and even sparse and fall off.
He said that the nutrients needed in the hair are continuously supplied to the hair follicles by the capillaries of the head. Too much mental stress will cause the scalp erector pili muscles to contract and local blood circulation will not be smooth, resulting in insufficient nutrients for the hair and prone to increased hair loss. The phenomenon.
Because of its rapid appearance and complete loss of local hair, the appearance of alopecia areata changes significantly, and patients often feel fear when they find it.
Qing Zhaoqian said that, in fact, as long as you adjust your mental state in time, relieve stress, ensure adequate sleep, and seek medical treatment as soon as possible, you will be cured in a short period of time.
For the hair loss caused by kidney deficiency, Qing Zhaoqian suggests that in addition to the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, you can also comb your hair frequently to increase blood circulation and friction on the scalp, thereby promoting hair growth.
Hair falls a lot after childbirth, and estrogen levels drop quickly
31-year-old Lily (a pseudonym) just gave birth to a baby.
Recently, every time she combed her hair, she found a lot of hair loss. After going to the hospital, she was diagnosed with postpartum hair loss.
Qing Zhaoqian said that postpartum hair loss was caused by Baoma's severe deficiency of blood and energy.
Regardless of the normal delivery or the cesarean section, Bao Ma will damage the vitality and blood deficiency during the process of giving birth.
Chinese medicine believes that human qi and blood are closely related to health, hair and beard.
Once the Qi and blood are deficient and the spirit and energy are depleted, hair loss will occur.
On weekdays, Bao's mother often stays up late to take care of the baby, lack of sleep is also an important cause of hair loss.
"Postpartum hair loss is a normal physiological phenomenon caused by changes in hormone levels. It tends to recover on its own within 2 to 6 months. There is no need to worry too much." Zhang Yingbo said that during pregnancy, especially during the third trimester of pregnancy, it is in circulation. The level of placental estrogen is very high, and the hair of pregnant women is prolonged for a long time, and the hair is often darker than before.
After childbirth, the estrogen level in the female body drops rapidly, and the inhibitory effect on the hair follicle cycle disappears. A large number of hair follicles that originally stayed in the growth phase suddenly enter the degenerative and telogen phase and hair loss occurs.
If postpartum hair loss occurs, you need to keep your mood comfortable, avoid extreme emotional and mental stimulation, and ensure adequate nutrition, rest and sleep, and wait for your hair to return to normal.
If the postpartum hair loss continues for more than a year, and the hair volume is significantly reduced, you need to go to the hospital to rule out other causes and use medicine.
Although the causes of hair loss are not the same, there are some common influencing factors. Experts suggest that in addition to cooperating with the doctor's medication, patients should try their best to achieve the following aspects: the diet should be light, eat less stimulating spicy diet, high-fat and high-calorie diet, For sweets, eat more high-protein diets and vitamin-rich foods such as fresh vegetables and fruits.
Avoid mental stress, keep your mood at ease and happy.
Life should be regular, ensure adequate rest and sleep, and not stay up late.
Do not dye your hair perm or wash your hair too often.
You can usually comb your hair more or massage the scalp. The gentle stimulation during combing and massage will promote blood circulation in the head, speed up cell metabolism, and promote hair growth.