Can Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine help with unhealthy hair and hair loss?
Many women will lose hair after the birth of a child. Estrogen levels fall during pregnancy, which causes the hair a woman would normally lose during that time to stay in place. When her baby is born, all the hair she would’ve gradually lost over that time comes out at once. Typically, the hormone levels correct over time and hair is restored to its normal condition. From a traditional Chinese medical (TCM) standpoint, you have suffered from a Qi and blood deficiency due to the birth of your child, as well as the loss of kidney Jing (essence). This has deprived your hair of the nourishment it needs, which is controlled by your kidneys. Hair loss in women can also result from changes in birth control medication, as well as conditions such as: • Anemia • Anorexia or bulimia • Hepatic failure • Hypothyroidism • Thyroid disease • Liver disease • Renal failure • Viral, fungal, or protozoan infections. Since hair is dead, topically applied products such as conditioners do not actually nouris
