Article for causes hair loss

My nineteen year old daughter
Siobhan
has a beautiful head of thick copper colored hair. She was horrified this morning to find clumps of it coming out when she was washing it in the shower. I had noticed for a few weeks that the amount of red hair left in the shower was increasing
but just tried to make sure she was eating healthily.

Losing your hair is a natural part of the aging process
obviously for men
but also for women
after the menopause. My daughter and I sat down that evening
after work
to talk about her problem.

It turned out that she has been under a lot of stress at work recently
with extra responsibility being heaped on her because she is a willing worker. She has also had the usual share of boyfriend problems and a missed period. Combined with eating junk food five times a week and drinking half a bottle of vodka at a weekend this was playing havoc with her body chemistry.

Stress can have all kinds of unexpected effects. It can cause stomach upsets
wind and skin disorders as well as the more well known ailments like asthma and headaches.

I went to the chemist for a pregnancy test kit
attracting a few strange looks. Siobhan refused to go for one
so someone had to. She was not pregnant
so that was one big worry less. I explained to her that stress messes up a woman’s menstrual cycle and missed periods are commonly caused by stress.

I made her write out what she had eaten each day over the past week. It was a horrifying combination of salt
sugar
alcohol
fat and monosodium glutamate. When it was all set down on paper she could see why her body was not functioning normally. It would be a miracle if it had been!

We went to the fridge and freezer with a large black bag. Everything that was less than totally healthy went in the bag. This included oven chips
ready meals
pork chops
bacon
butter
full fat milk and cheese.

I rang my older daughter
Bernie
to come and take the bag away
that she could have it all because we no longer needed it. The grandchildren would love all the forbidden treats.

Siobhan and I made out a diet list for the week. This consisted of fruit
vegetables
salads
fish
chicken and vegetarian meals. We made a shopping list and went out there and then to buy everything we needed.

The next morning we both took the day off work
sick
and carried on our life-style change discussion. Exercise works well in reducing stress levels
so we rang a gym and agreed to go down that afternoon to look around.

Next we looked at our alcohol consumption. Bernie got a box of wine and vodka bottles
she could not believe her luck.

Siobhan and I have a way to go yet
but we have made a start on reducing her stress levels
and it is always easier to make lifestyle changes if you have company.

We still have to look at her relationship problems and work induced stress
but we have made a good start.