LYME HAIR LOSS IS REAL!
Lyme never comes alone. Besides the co-infections, the people infected with Borrelia Burgdorferi may experience a myriad of symptoms, from those specific to the illness to some unexpected ones.
Each day brings a new struggle. The Lyme journey is anything but boring! In fact, it is a learning experience, as the Lymies have to learn on their own how to navigate their path towards their recovery.
As if dealing with a multitude of symptoms on a daily basis was not challenging enough, Lyme sufferers have to overcome other disheartening problems such as hair loss or nailbreaking. Many of the patients complain about losing close to 50% of their hair. Men and women equally are affected by this undesired and stressful experience.
Since the bacteria has the ability to evade the immune system, would you be surprised to learn that Lyme is the culprit for the hair loss? More than thirty years ago, research shown that Lyme had the ability to cause a hair loss similar to a telogen effluvium.
WHAT ARE THE MAIN CAUSES CONTRIBUTING TO HAIR LOSS?
- Stress (physical and mental)- all Lymies have it skyrocketing!
- Mineral Deficiencies – iron, zinc and magnesium
- Vitamin Deficiency – vitamin B and vitamin D
- Hormone Disruption – low hormonal levels
- Autoimmunity - The inflammation from Lyme and autoimmune conditions can attack the hair follicles and lead to hair loss.
- Drugs -prescribed medicine, antibiotics
- Toxicity build up – difficulty to flush out toxins due to an overload
HOW TO SUPPORT HAIR REGROWTH?
- Switch to an anti-inflammatory diet
- Ensure you have sufficient levels of iron and vitamin D as Lyme depletes your iron levels. Vitamin D stimulates hair follicles, so a deficiency may lead to hair loss.
- Take supplements ( biotin, gelatine, collagen as well as primrose oil)
- Inquire the doctor or the pharmacist about the side effects of your medication.
- Choose a natural shampoo without any of the following ingredients: Sodium Lauryl Sulfates, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Myreth Sulfate, Siloxanes Derivatives of Lauryl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol (Antifreeze), Olefin Sulfonate (Deodorized Kerosene). You may want to look for one in a natural products store. If not you can try out Nizoral for couple of months.
- Do not blow dry your hair!
- Do not bleach or dye your hair. If you do, ensure you use natural products!
- Use less hair products!
HOW TO BOOST THE GROWTH OF YOUR HAIR?
Try some of the following:
- Do a hair treatment with organic coconut oil at least once in two weeks!
- Apply olive oil, almond oil, argan oil or jojoba oil as they hydrate and stimulate the growth. You can apply a small amount (the size of a quarter) on damp hair and work it through your ends.
- Rinse with colder water in order to protect the inner layer of your hair and retain hydrating oils.
- Once in a way try rinsing with apple cider vinegar to restore the pH balance in your hair. You can mix 2-3 spoons of apple cider vinegar with water and pour the mixture after you had applied the shampoo and conditioner. Let it sit for a few minutes then rinse again.
- Apply herbal tinctures or simply fresh plants such as aloe, rosemary, sage, witch hazel or parsley to the hair, as they are known to help with hair grow back.
- Create a daily detox routine and stick to it! It can be a bath, a sauna session, oil pulling, massage, a smoothie, anything!
- Love yourself and keep an eye on your energy levels.
- Laugh and make room for healing!
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Here are other Lyme-related posts:
OZONE THERAPY, THE MAGIC BULLET AGAINST LYME DISEASE
6 WAYS TO BEAT THE HOLIDAYS BLUES
THE WORST 40 MINUTES IN MY WHOLE LIFE
LYME DISEASE COMES WITH CO-INFECTIONS
CHRONIC LYME DISEASE IS A REAL THING
TOP 10 WORST SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE
WHAT ARE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE?
WHY IS LYME DISEASE TOUGH TO DIAGNOSE?
HOW CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST TICK BITES?
JOURNEY TO SELF-DISCOVERY
HOW I FOUND THE SILVER LINING OF LYME DISEASE
9 WAYS TO KEEP A RELATIONSHIP GOING WHEN BOTH PARTNERS ARE ILL
All of the above posts were written by me, as part of my Lyme Disease awareness campaign. They were originally published on my personal website A-ZLYME.COM .
If you would like to learn more about Lyme disease, visit A-ZLYME.COM. On my A-Z Lyme blog, I post weekly Lyme-related articles which I might re-post on Steemit, in order to increase the awareness about this infamous illness.
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Sorry to hear about the hair, I sympathize. I have an autoimmune thing where whenever there is some inflammation in my body (ANY information), my hair falls out in perfect circles. Looks pretty scary and not at all pretty but I have learned to live with my bold circles and cover them up in a way. Sending you much love! 💚
Thanks, honey! I was just reading about alopecia a few days ago. You are so right, there are other things far more important to focus on, then worrying about the smaller ones. Have wonderful week-end!
I've personally never had the hair loss problem but many friends are facing it this is great info I'll tell them to try it out.
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Thank you for sharing the tips!
Hair loss is really distressing, for men and women. It is one of those conditions that goes hand in hand with autoimmunity.
Long ago learned there's something called 'lupus hair'. It's kind limp and wispy. As I age, I learn there will be more dramatic issues to deal with :)
You give good advice, but the best advice is really, most people don't notice. They are too busy worrying about the way they look. 😇
Yes, worrying about the looks is definitely not worth! Though the society we live in emphasizes it so much, which is wrong! With age, we all learn to deal with all sorts of "dramas".
Thanks for stopping by!
@lymepoet,
Hi Lavi.
Hair loss too. I hadn't heard that about Lyme.
Katie just won another Science Fair and will be proceeding to State. She has successfully developed a natural substance that dissolves the substance that forms the spirochetes' protective biofilm! It was In Vitro so the next step is In Vivo experimentation. That said, we are not expecting an complications (it would take 3 hours of typing to explain why). The major issue now is determining the required In Vivo concentration levels (we actually want to dissolve the biofilms slowly so as not to cause a 'dramatic release' of spirochetes. As we have already developed substances that kill all the various forms, including the dreaded L-Form, this is a major advance!
BTW, Katie got accepted into the University of Florida yesterday. She'll probably get accepted into John Hopkins and Emory as well ... but her boyfriend is going to UF ... so. :-)
UF has actually dramatically shot up the ranks in the past few years so I'm not complaining. She'll be able to continue her research at UF even as an undergraduate.
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That is what I call fantastic news! Congrats to both of you! I guess you are happy she won't be that far away from you, across the country. I am looking forward to hearing more about her progress on dissolving the bio-films.
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