Your 10 point checklist to help you identify why you are losing hair at menopause and what to do about it

Worried about thinning hair or hair loss at menopause? 

This 10 point checklist to help you identify why this is happening and what to do about it.
 

1: Perimenopause, Menopause or post menopause?

Changes in oestrogen and progesterone mean hair doesn’t grow as quickly or as thickly as it once did plus it also doesn’t stay on the scalp as long either. This means you can be frustrated with how slowly your hair grows and cause you to worry that your hair looks thinner.

Time to get these hormones tested to find out what is going on.



2: Hair looking thinner?Starting to get a receding hairline or your parting starting to get wider?

This indicated changes in testosterone .. low levels of testosterone can lead to shrinking of the hair follicle making the hair also look thinner. Higher levels of testosterone in relation to oestrogen and progesterone can lead to the female version of male pattern baldness.

Time to get this hormone tested to find out what your levels are.



3: Restrictive dieting for years? Cutting out whole food groups?

Lack of key nutrients mean that you haven’t been nourishing your hair from the inside out.

Time to assess your diet and make sure that you are eating the right nutrients to nourish your hair.



4: Stressed? Lonely? Worried?

Stress creates imbalances in your sex hormones and puts a halt to non-essential processes such as hair growth to protect you from danger.

Time to assess your cortisol levels and bring your stress levels down.



5: Rapid weight loss?

Losing weight quickly can level you malnourished and increase your stress hormones.

Time to make sure that you are including all the nutrients your body needs.



6: Have you got thyroid problems? Suffer from anemia? Have an autoimmune disease?

Various illnesses can have an impact on your hair.

Time to get to the root cause of your illness and get the nutritional support you need.



7: Digestive problems? IBS? Constipation? Gut problems? Low stomach acid?

Problems at any point in your digestive system can lead to malabsorption so however amazing your diet is you are not going to be able to get all the nutrients out of your food and to where they need to be in your body.

Time to start dealing with your digestive problems head on.



8: Does your mum or any of her family have thinning hair? Does your dad have male pattern baldness?

Genetics can lead to being more predisposed to this type of hair loss BUT the good news is that lifestyle changes can help.

Time to get your genes tested.



9: Are you on any medications?

Steroids, beta blockers, PPI, chemotherapy, are just a few medications that have hair loss as side effects.

Time to speak to your GP about your meds.



10: Are you damaging your hair when styling it?

Are your hair care products causing you to lose hair? Using heating tools, styling hair that puts traction on the hair shaft or the products you use can all cause damage to your hair.

Time to access your hair care routine. [tune in on Saturday to find out more about this point]
 

Can you recognized why you could be losing hair at menopause?


There are a couple of hormone tests that I use with clients that are amazing at highlighting what is going on with your sex and stress hormones.They are done in the privacy of your own home and don't involve taking pints of blood .. they involve a urine and saliva test. Both are gold standard, meaning that there is tonnes of evidence about the effectiveness of the results. 

The results will be used to support nutritional interventions that will help you to tackle more than your hair loss issues but also other menopause symptoms such as brain fog, mood swings, weight gain, insomnia, etc ..

If you are interested in finding out exactly what is going on with your hormones then get in touch. I am going to have a Black Friday deal on my The Menopause Makeover: RESET that includes these tests plus a gut test and 12 weeks of intense support.

Tomorrow I will be covering how nutritional therapy can nourish your hair from the inside out.

See you soon,

Lesley xx