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How To Stop Excessive Hair Loss?

Good evening. I have been experiencing dramatic hair loss over the past few months. I am a 62 year old Caucasian female. I have annual physicals and mammograms. I exercise, eat right, am happy with my life, work, family, and do not suffer from any mental illness. I take medications for hypothyroidism, HTN (genetic) and take an OTC multivitamin. The only change over the past year has been with my diet where I have adopted a carb free diet. I did this after my 2016 physical where my HDL was low, my LDL was high as well as my blood sugars. Rather than taking statins, I increased my exercise level and eliminated unhealthy carbs. I do eat heatlhy fats (olive oil) and healthy carbs (steel cut oats, almond milk, ground flax seed.) So now I m losing my hair!! I know I m getting older, but what the heck??
Wed, 11 Apr 2018
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Hello,

I will suggest to take a blood analysis because sometimes this situation is due to anemia.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Elona Dashi
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How To Stop Excessive Hair Loss?

Hello, I will suggest to take a blood analysis because sometimes this situation is due to anemia. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Elona Dashi