I went to see the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with some friends. Their 4 YO daughter has severely thinning hair, and the problem has been going on for a year. About since when they moved into a new home.
The Doctors are all befuddled, so I decided to take a few hours and launch from my existing knowledge into new actionable knowledge.
Anyone with any input, please chime in.
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It is not surprising the medical industry has not been able
to figure this out, they often just proceed from “the most likely thing” and
proceed with trial and error. Often no one doctor takes an
interested enough approach---asking all the questions, and all the right
questions. They just aren’t allowed enough
time by “the system” and they are conditioned into looking at things as “what
can I solve with a drug”. It’s pretty horrible, but we know
that is the way it is, so it is up to us to be the smart ones, I hope this
helps you at least understand the main possibilities.
It would be good to solve this before she starts with
school, and maybe finds out the other kids are giving her a hard time, or even
bullying her.
The trouble with trial and error, is that things can go on a
long time, and possible damage and long term damage could result if the
underlying problem is not figured out. If there is a
thyroid problem, it would be horrible to not discover this for say 4 years
during an important growth phase.
Big stress, in addition to the causes listed below, could
also be a cause.
Yellow is to highlight a point, blue is actions for you to
take
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My knowledge and research on hair loss leads me to suspect
environmental causes, there may be more than 1 cause.
Tap water, just hard water can cause hair loss, as with all things, some
people can be more susceptible than others.
- Get water tested for hardness, other chemicals, esp
mercury and lead.
- If hardness confirmed, can de mineralize the hair with
acid----Apple Cider Vinegar, see article. Get a water softener
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I was correct that it is not just chemo that damages hair, but radiation
itself.
2) CUTANEOUS RADIATION SYNDROME (CRS): Exposure to
radiation can damage the basal cell layer of skin,
resulting in inflammation,
erythema, and dry or moist
desquamation. Epilation
may occur when hair follicles are damaged
(that means hair loss)
CT Scans, are particularly dangerous, they are basically
just a whole bunch of Xrays all at once, maybe you receive 20 years of
radiation in 15 seconds. They should be avoided by everyone, at
almost any cost, MRI is better imaging as just about everything other than some
bone problems. One should always force their doctor to
prescribe the MRI, not CT.
Females, and especially young females, are at the worst risk
for radiation damage.
Most likely exposure to radiation in southeast Wisconsin is
through Radium in drinking
water, or Radon gas that seeps into basements from the
ground. Radon gas goes to the lungs and
sticks. Both Radium and Radon are Alpha emitters, which are
the worst and most powerful types of radiation once they get inside the
body.
Wisconsin has a lot of uranium in the
ground. This decays into Radium and Radon.
At my house, water was tested and was over the limit in
Radium.
- Get a water softener (that works on not just reducing
hardness, but will eliminate say 90% of the radium) AND everyone in the
world should be running drinking water through an RO system, use this for
ice also. 3M makes a cheap one, like $150 parts.
I have this and it works well.
Hair follicles are very sensitive to
radiation, and your treatments may cause you to lose your hair.
Different
components of skin react to radiation with different sensitivities; loss of
hair occurs after treatment with relatively low doses of radiation, indicating
that the hair follicles are highly sensitive to ionizing radiation. 1-3
Despite intensive investigations of radiation damage responses of skin in the
past, the molecular mechanisms for these responses are still not well
elucidated.
Thyroid
problems can cause hair loss via not enough metabolism regulating
hormones.
- Damaged thyroid
- Lack of Iodine
Thyroid
Damage: There is an epidemic of thyroid problems throughout Japan and USA
in peoples of all ages. This start as nodules which are like a soft
tumor and they can affect the ability of the thyroid to function, even if
cancer doesn’t develop. After Fukushima, due to
absorption of radio-active Iodine I-90, affected kids after now seeing over 500
times the thyroid problems as before. And the medical
institutes are helping to cover it up, to protect the nuclear
industry. For the most part, that risk is over, I-90
see half of it go away in just 8 days, so in 80 days that radioactivity is
pretty much completely gone.
- You should be able to talk your doctor into doing an
ultrasound on the thyroid, it’s simple and quick. It
won’t show if iodine deficiency is the problem, but will show if there is
another problem. Because health care is “rationed”
these days, it may be useful to state that a family member has a thyroid
cancer or thyroid problem, that may be all they need to hear to check off
a box on their forms and thus justify the medical procedure and cost.
- Thyroid function tests are easily available as blood
tests. The standard blood panels will tell if there is a
problem, but not what the problem is. So the answer is
to talk your doctor in ordering a full “thyroid function
panel”. Again, mentioning and prior family history related to
thyroid is going to be very effective in allowing your doctor the
justification to order the tests. This is the “new world of
health care” that we live in, adapt to it, you pay a LOT for
it. Do what you need to do, to get proper treatment.
Thyroid
improper function due to lack of Iodine.
They used to put Iodine in salt, now most salt does not have
iodine added, and people are using less salt. In Wisconsin,
the soil is low in iodine, so those who eat a lot of vegetables are actually
more likely to have an iodine deficiency problem. Solution is simple, Kelp anyone?
Some people are worried that now Kelp from the Pacific may
be radioactive, that’s pretty unlikely, given that the half life of
radio-active Iodine I-90 is short, just 8 days. So it is very
dangerous, but only for a short while. Don’t be scared of
kelp. There
are also kelp pills in vitamin form as a powder, which can be opened up and put
in yogurt.
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Fungal infections are becoming more common and worse in
humans. Fungal infections seems to be mutating into more
dangerous and “effective” forms due to toxins in our environment, including
radiation.
Humans immune systems are also getting weaker, as 70% of the
immune system is created in the gut. The gut is now being attacked
by all of the “fake food” basically anything that is processed, in a box or
bag. GM and GE type foods can also be seen by the body as not
a food buy an “invader” causing an inflammation type response or allergic
response. Pesticides, herbicides, and the infamous Glyphosate
(roundup) also attacks the gut and good bacteria.
Gut
“Flora” represents the types of bacteria that are in the gut. There
are about 17 type of “good bacteria”. Natto, Lacto, for 2 of
them. Yogurt, Natto, Kimchee are all great, anything properly
fermented. Also there are now simple pills which have
pro-biotics and enzymes, most do NOT need refrigeration, and for kids, can be
crushed and added to yogurt, add honey if needed but don’t get carried away
with kids, honey is powerful stuff.
Ringworm of the scalp is the most common fungal infection which causes
hair loss. A strong immune system (i.e. healthy bacteria in
the gut) will help avoid this, fight this. Hopefully, a doctor
would have figured this one out already if that was the case.
- Everyone should be trying to get a natural (pill is OK
too) pro-biotic diet. It’s a no brainer.
Sometimes the body’s immune system attacks the hair
follicles, could be toxins in the environment, reaction to all the “fake
food” that is everywhere, maybe even a chemical in some particular
shampoos. Possibly even an allergic reaction to a
particular type of food.
- Eliminate fake food wherever
reasonable. Too much vitamin A can cause hair
loss.
You can get excess vitamin A from your diet (especially if you
eat a lot of liver), supplements (cod liver oil being the most common culprit),
or medications. The Mayo Clinic recommends 2300 IU daily for women.
- Overall, this is a tough one, to find if one
particular food is causing an allergic or immune system
response. Maybe minimize types of foods given, to
just 4 or 5, and see if improvement happens. If no
improvement, the problem might be one of the 4 or 5 you are still
giving. But it’s a tough road, not an easy process.
If improvement happens, add back in some other foods, and if improvement
stops or slows, be suspect.
Consider a
“contact” type allergic reaction. Change pillows, bedsheets,
blankets, winter hats, etc.
- Be very suspect of any prescription medications the
child may be on. Google them, if any.
22. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)
Not to
be confused with sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), this organic compound found in
many hair products has gotten a lot of attention recently. There’s a lot
of controversy about whether SLS is bad for you and your hair. On top of
that, there’s a lot of incorrect information about SLS floating around on
the internet.
The National
Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation says that if you don’t rinse the shampoo
out of your hair that has SLS in it, it can deposit in your hair follicles.
This will damage the hair follicle that can lead to hair loss, as well as
irritate the skin around the follicle, which can cause dry skin and
dandruff. It can also disturb the growth of new hair, slowing it by eight
times its normal rate of growth.
29. Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
Lupus
is a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks
healthy parts of the body, including the hair follicles. It affects around
1.5 million people in the U.S., more common in women (especially in
African-Americans and Asians), and often affects women during their
childbearing years. Symptoms vary from person to person, and may appear
and disappear, but almost always include joint pain, which can develop into
arthritis.
Some diet choices may help also
4.
Grapefruit Is Beneficial For Hair Too
The oil of pink grapefruit is very advantageous
for your
hair. It makes hair
shiny, silky and smooth.
Pink grapefruit diminishes the oily scalp and
increases the blood circulation properly which enhances the hair growth.
At least
the ocean levels, that went up 8” in a century are now dropping, a bit
surprising, but that is what NASA is saying.
Certainly nothing like the catastrophic warnings of Florida being
submerged, and those poor little Pacific Islanders that are going to be “wiped
out” by the massively accelerating ocean levels “beyond what we have ever seen
before”, hysteria. 
