Learn new strategies and tactics to slow the greying of hair and prevent hair loss as you age.
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References:
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Papaccio, F., D′Arino, A., Caputo, S. & Bellei, B. Focus on the Contribution of Oxidative Stress in Skin Aging. Antioxidants 11, 1121 (2022).
Williams, R., Pawlus, A. D. & Thornton, M. J. Getting under the skin of hair aging: the impact of the hair follicle environment. Exp. Dermatol. 29, 588–597 (2020).
Show Notes:
01:00 We may slow hair graying and hair loss by decreasing chronic inflammation.
02:00 By age 50, 50% of us will have 50% of our hair gray.
02:00 Over 1 year you lose .25% of your hair follicles.
03:00 post-menopausal women have a dramatic increase in follicle loss.
03:30 Oxidative stress can influence gray hair.
04:20 UV stress can affect the hair bulb.
04:40 There is a correlation between graying of hair, facial wrinkling, and crown top baldness and myocardial infarction in men.
08:00 With age, hairs are reduced in diameter and experience follicle miniaturization.
08:55 Chronic inflammation increases damage to DNA proteins and lipids within the hair follicle environment.
10:05 Collagen may be effective in preventing premature wrinkling of the skin and hair loss.
10:55 Bone mineral density correlates with hair loss and hair graying.
11:20 Slowing senescence and purging senescent cells happen with fasting and exercise.
12:25 Minimize exposure to pollution. Avoid excessive sun exposure. Avoid nutrition deficiencies.
13:30 Insulin resistance and PCOS can exacerbate hair loss.
14:00 Sometimes graying from environmental factors may be reversed.
14:30 52% of post-menopausal women experience hair loss.
14:40 Micronized progesterone can help women preserve the integrity of skin and hair follicle.
15:20 Lack of estrogen accelerates changes in hair follicle and skin aging.
17:45 Some shampoos can accelerate graying and hair loss.
18:35 Men with high levels of DHT, consider a ketoconazole shampoo.
