Alopecia Totalis

Hi people,

long time no hear :) So, I visited my third dermatologist and I had luck. I got finally diagnosis and the treatment. 

Diagnosis: Alopecia Totalis (because I have some circles also on my hands)

Treatment: I got 'cortisol' pills to calm down the alopecia and two types of creme to rub into the scalp.

I must admit that I was celebrating that day, because after 1,5 year I got something to improve the situation. After a month of treatment my hair look healthier and they stop falling out. On the hairless spots the new hair are growing. I have to thank to dr. Nönning that she was so professional and started immediately with the therapy.

Now, let's wait for them to become full ;) ...it would be a nice Christmas gift :)

What does dr. Sara Gottfried say about hairloss?

Lately I've come across a lot of quality literature about hair loss. One of the best books I've read in a while is dr. Sara Gottried - At home with your body at last. She is a doctor gynecologist who is specialized in women's hormones and supports natural methods of healing - without pills if possible. I highly recommend it to all the ladies out there go and reach for it because it contains really valuable information!

What do weight gain, hair loss, painful periods, sleepless nights etc have in common?
In most cases - disrupted levels of hormones, starting with cortisol, which is the main hormone to fight stress. If the level of cortisol is too high in our body on a long term it affects other hormones too. For example thyroid which has to do with hair-loss among others.

Why does it happen in the first place?
I suggest you to read the book. It has do with poor diet, lifestyle, aging and you guessed it ... stress.
Watch a video where Sara and Kris Carr (I found out that I share a birthday with Kris - not the year though) talk about hormones. Btw isn't she absolutely stunning and sexy lady? I mean REALLY!

The results of the questionnaire in her book I got were that my thyroid is low. My blood test was OK, but I really have most of the symptoms mentioned. Besides I don't eat sea food which is probably the case here - not enough iodine.

I know now that my stress hormones are disrupted, my thyroid is not at its best (thus hair loss!) ... I need to read the entire book and then decide what to do. Meaning make sure my physical body get what it needs - proper diet, supplements, lifestyle and my emotional healing as well. (I'll write about that in my next post.)

WHAT about YOUR hormones?
If you haven't got the book you can help yourself with the questionnaire here:
http://www.saragottfriedmd.com/quiz

Share your thoughts below ... and have a great (hair) day :)
xoxo
B

My hair, my story

Being a fair-haired gal, I've never had an abundance of hair volume such as some dark ladies do. There were times when I might have been jealous of them but I was comforting myself with a thought that my hair colour was somehow like "the fields of gold" ... you know the Sting song, don't you? :)

It made me very sad when I first noticed that my "gold" was excessively leaving my head. :( It first happened when I was facing some money/career issues. I've decided to stop working in a particular field and felt pretty lost and vulnerable.

At that time I tried several different diets:

• diet without sugar (3 months)
• low fat plant based diet
• candida diet
• gluten-free diet

I'd also tried some healing techniques (I'll talk about them later).

What put my hair-loss to a stop was start eating sea-weed (what a revelation!). I forgot to mention that I've been on vegetarian diet for about 8 years now. To be honest, I don't know if that really suits my body, but let's explore that object later.

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Last year I moved to Canada and stayed there for a year. At about the same time of a year I, again for the second time, experienced hair loss but it didn't last for a long time. I got myself a job and I felt secured.

This year, after coming back from Canada it all repeated (third time so far). Leaving my job, which represented stability, I came back to Slovenia with no vision and probably more important - no real joy. I knew I had to do something about it.

It's been 4 months now since my hair is falling out more than they should. I'm again exploring food diets (I checked iron levels in my blood and thyroid but everything seems to be fine. I haven't seen my gynecologist just yet but am about to.) and perhaps even more important - my emotional state of being. Taking my life into my own hands, being responsible for it, being creative and don't let fears put me down. I have ups and downs specially because I'm surrounded with people who are afraid of everything unknown (we all are to some extent I know!). But that shouldn't be an excuse.

I'll share my emotional revelations in future posts.
In the mean time, welcome and thank you for reading these lines. I already feel lighter. :)
If you are facing the same issues or have a particular question, don't hesitate to ask.

Have a great (hair) day ;)
xoxo
B

A fresh start

Before we get to know each other ... let's start with an inspirational quote.

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