Dr. Shridevi Lakhe (M.B.B.S & DDV. Dermatologist, Cosmetologist and Hair Transplant Surgeon)
Sleep and Hair Loss. Relationship Explained.
Sleep plays a major role in the regulation of brain function, regeneration, and production of adult stem cells. So, even little disturbance to sleep can affect your body and mind in severe manner and these can occur: memory loss, mood disorders, depression, and eating disorders. Sleep deprivation is one of the major reasons and causes higher risk of diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, skin problems, or weight gain. At the same time, not getting enough sleep weakens a person's immune system.
In several Research Journals and papers in India, there have been found that there are two major impacts because of lack of sleep and how it correlates with hormonal changes and hair loss.
>The human body produces the hormone melatonin. This hormone has been confirmed by researchers to regulate the sleep cycle and increase hair growth. While sleep has a direct impact on the human body's natural hormones, it means that poor sleep reduces the amount of melatonin, potentially cause hair loss.
>Lack of sleep will stress people. The psychological stress response has been shown to lead to hair loss due to telogen effluvium. The reason is that the tiredness has caused the hair follicles to fall into an early resting state, followed by a period of loss earlier than normal.
Fortunately for many people who stay up late or are 'workaholic', hair loss caused by lack of sleep is not permanent and can be easily reversed. Damage due to lack of sleep is not permanent now, but if we keep on ignoring it, it does turn into permanent. Lack of sleep leads to release of Cortisol, which is a stress hormone. This hormone has been associated with increasing the level of hair loss and also life-threatening diseases. But once you start sleeping enough, the cortisol levels are restored to the normal level, the body exits the survival mode and then normal bodily functions and hair growth cycle return.
There are some things we can change so to improve the quality of Hair and the reduction of Hair Loss:
1. The best way to prevent hair loss caused by lack of sleep is to establish emotional well-being and enough sleep.
2. Healthy sleep patterns require many factors from how much sleep per night to the condition of your bed and how you sleep.
3. Once a proper sleep schedule is active, cortisol levels will be lowered and hair loss will slow down.
4. Sleeping at the right time in night. The most optimal time is near 8 to 10 pm. So that your body is in deep sleep near 2 or 3 am and thus can produce all the major hormones and also cleanse all the organs.
5. Maintain an active lifestyle with a good diet. This helps in sleeping more and deeply.
Rest assured, assure that Rest is always there. Your body is a machine and there is an off button. Which is sleep. It recharges and rejuvenates then. Better sleep leads to better hair.
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