DRY HAIR
I field a lot of questions and complaint about hair loss from my patients.
Many of them want a quick fix or an answer as the "why," but it's not as
simple as they'd like it to be. I know how frustrating it can be to lose hair
The most common causes of dry, brittle hair are ex-
and feel totally helpless because I've dealt with thinning hair for many
ternal: heat styling, chemical dyes, chlorine. But if
years. In my case, the stress of medical school, residency and life in gen-
you're not guilty of any of these and your doctor has
eral played a big role in my issue, but there are so many reasons why
cleared you of medical reasons, you might want to in-
someone might be losing hair. From nutrition to hypothyroidism, hormon-
corporate more fatty foods into your diet. If your hair
al changes to autoimmune di