Why am I losing my hair?

Hair loss occurs in both men and women; often it's genetic, but sometimes it's due to medication, hormonal issues, or other factors in the body. Trichologist Candy Lewis, ND, explains the various reasons people lose their hair.

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It could be the medication she's on. It can be hormonal changes. It can be the genetic form of hair loss.

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It can be stress. It can be poor diet. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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A lot of women and men will experience hair loss. Men typically will experience it around their early 20s or 25

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on the average. And women, we notice, will begin to lose hair typically around the 40 and 50 age group.

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And the reason why is men, typically, their hair loss is pretty straightforward. Typically DHT, or what's known as dihydrotestosterone--

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and we have an acronym called DHT. And that's where five alpha reductase and testosterone

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combine. And that's a genetic form of hair loss. And typically with that situation, men typically at 25

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have the highest rate of testosterone-- or levels, excuse me of testosterone-- in their bodies. And if they have the predisposition for genetic hair

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loss, then they will begin to lose their hair. With women, hair loss is not as straightforward. It can be a little complex.

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For instance, I notice even on one client may have four or five different things going on with her.

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It could be the medication she's on. It can be hormonal changes. It can be the genetic form of hair loss.

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It can be stress. It can be poor diet. So it goes on and on. So I typically will, when I do a consultation,

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we'll take a look at all of those factors to see how we can narrow down the hair loss, and then even to see a good where

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a good starting point might be. [AUDIO LOGO]