GHSTAR MAGAZINE TWO | Page 32

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