Health & Fitness

5 Things Your Hair Is Telling You About Your Health

Of course, we never wish to have a bad hair day

I’m the guy who loves long hair and curls. For reference, look at my picturesque hair. (All messy)

Just exposing my hair to the sun. Photo by Shaqib Akram

Yet I believe having long hair isn’t always as cool as it looks. Why? Because it got me into depression. Yep, sighting broken hair strands in the comb, on the shoulder, whenever I ran my fingers through my hair — I got depressed. I was literally stressed too much about it.

And this depression inside of me poked me to research different hair health conditions. So I’ve come up with some results, and I thought, why not make you aware too?

Believe it or not, every change in hair has a different story. From looks to texture and thickness, it all can be a sign of fundamental health conditions.

Sometimes we all reluctantly reach that point of life where we have to experience hair problems — And it could be a consequence of stress & genetics, skin problems, thyroid disease, insufficient iron or protein diet, exposure to UV rays, and many other reasons. And, you never wish to have a bad hair day. Right?

So, here I’m detailing five things your hair is telling you about your health.