thinning hair in females

We typically associate hair loss with men, but it can happen to women too! Here are the most common causes of hair loss in women.

Combine age with certain prescription medications (i.e., for heartburn) and a lack of meat in your diet (i.e., especially for vegetarians or vegans) and you could find yourself sorely lacking vitamin B12. Thankfully, there are a number of steps that you can take to deal with a diagnosed vitamin B12 deficiency.

Anorexia nervosa—which is often referred to simply as anorexia—is an eating disorder in which people “have an intense fear of gaining weight,” says WebMD. In order to prevent this weight gain, they severely limit their consumption of food and, as a result, become incredibly thin. The disorder tends to begin during adolescence, and although it […]

Unwanted body hair can be embarrassing, but medically speaking, losing or growing body hair in unwanted places can also indicate an underlying health issue. Learn what these body hair signifiers say about your health…   1. Hormonal Imbalance Male hormones (i.e., testosterone and DHEAS, or dehydroepiandrosterone, which is androstenolone or prasterone) exist in both males […]