Stress Busting.

Some of the hair’s greatest enemies are stress, worry and tension. Even the simplest thing, such as the way you sit of stand, can affect your hair’s health. If there’s too much tension around your neck and shoulders, if you hunch up over a desk or a computer screen, then the supply of blood to the areas and upwards is constricted. That means the oxygen and its accompanying nutrients aren’t getting around.

Worry or stress can precipitate anything from bingeing to dandruff. It can make our eyes dull, our skin dry, our hair lank and our bodies listless. Its one of the bêtes noires of this century. We live at a rush, work at top speed, take on too many responsibilities, try to pack too much into a day or a week and make unrealistic demands on ourselves, our partners and occasionally our children. When we get to bed we’re to exhausted to sleep. We’ve forgotten the art of relaxation and consequently our systems suffer. A side effect of stress is hair loss, and I don’t mean the hundred or so hairs we naturally lose each day. If stress gets too much for us then hair can come out in handfuls. If its got to that stage its vital to go to your doctor and if possible a trichologist . But before stress reaches such a peak, teach yourself some relaxation techniques or simply make time in your day for yourself.