Hair loss can be caused by a lot of regular things we know of such as lack of essential nutrients, usage of hair products with high amount of chemical ingredients, dandruff, wearing your hair the wrong way and what not. But what exactly is PCOD and how is hair loss linked to it?
PCOD or polycystic ovarian disease is a hormonal, gynaecological disorder causing enlarged or bulky ovaries by the formation of multiple cysts in them. The real cause is not known as yet. It is assumed to affect girls and women with high stress level, unhealthy or irregular diet, exposure to pollution or sedentary lifestyle.
PCOD is marked with an increase in the testosterone level in females. That is the root cause of our hair loss- Androgenic alopecia. Also, the insulin production is not normal and that too affects hair fall and weight gain to a certain extent.
I myself have had this syndrome and am going to list down a few basic stuff to control this type of hair loss.
Firstly you have to understand the fact that nothing can completely “stop” your hair from falling but can only control the extent of it and help it grow fast. Hairfall due to polycystic ovarian syndrome has to be cured internally. No sort of hair products will work if you don’t take care of what’s happening inside you. Some of the ways I control my symptoms are as follows:
- EAT AT HOME. COOK AT HOME. ABSOLUTELY AVOID CONSUMING PROCESSED AND CANNED FOOD.THEY ARE YOUR WORST ENEMIES IF YOU HAVE PCOS. EAT REGULAR HOMEMADE FOOD, PREFERABLY LOW ON CARBS AND MORE ON GREENS.
- INCLUDE ALL SORTS OF NUTS AND DRY FRUITS IN YOUR DIET. Almonds will be your best friends if your hair loss is intense. Having around 10-15 almonds per day will work strikingly. Walnuts and cashews are quite good too.
- PROTEIN IS A MUST. TRY HAVING FISH, MEAT AND EGGS ATLEAST ONCE A DAY. EGGS HAVE ALBUMIN AS WELL AS BIOTIN WHICH HELP EXCESSIVELY TO STIMULATE YOUR HAIR FOLLICLES.
- WORK OUT ATLEAST THRICE A WEEK FOR 30 MINUTES. IT HELPS IN OVERALL WELL-BEING BY TONING YOUR BODY, REDUCING YOUR STRESS HORMONES, CONTROL OVERSECRETION OF MALE HORMONES IN YOUR BODY, PREVENTS HAIRFALL AND MUCH MORE.
- For external application on hair, use castor oil mixed with almond oil or coconut oil twice a week. Adding aloe Vera gel (directly extracted from the aloe Vera plant and not the canned ones) and boiling neem leaves in the oil mixture is a good remedy.
POINT TO REMEMBER: FOLLOW THE ABOVE TIPS BECAUSE YOU LOVE YOURSELF AND NOT BECAUSE YOU HATE YOURSELF AND DESPERATELY WANT TO CHANGE A WAY. THAT’s WHERE EVERYTHING STARTS FROM :))
HOPE I COULD HELP YOU ATLEAST A BIT. ♥
