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Health Condition Revealed by Hair
"We used to think hair was just dead protein, but now we understand that a whole host of internal conditions affect the health of our hair," said dermatologist Victoria Barbosa, Millennium Park Dermatology in Chicago.
Here are the eight things that would tell you it's time to pay more attention to the health of your hair and to your overall health in general.
1. Dry, limp, thin-feeling hair
What it means: Many factors can lead to over-dry hair, including hair dyes, hair blowers, and swimming in chlorinated water. But a significant change in texture that leaves hair feeling finer, with less body, can be an indicator of an underactive thyroid, known as hypothyroidism.
More clues: Other signs of hypothyroidism include fatigue, weight gain, slow heart rate, and feeling cold all the time, said Raphael Darvish, a dermatologist in Brentwood, California.
What to do: Get the levels of thyroid hormone checked. The most common blood tests measure the levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and T4.
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