I ve started losing hair. Is this connected with premature menopause?
This is yet another symptom often connected with low estrogen levels. When estrogen levels drop, so do your collagen levels…..which can result in thinning hair or hair loss. But hair loss can also be due to other problems, such as thryoid disease, low iron levels in your blood, a low-protein diet, or unhealthy eating in general (such as extended crash dieting). If you’re noticing hair loss — and if you’ve ruled out any other cause — taking estrogen may help since it replenishes the collogen in your body. In addition, certain vitamins many help combat hair loss: vitamin A, B-complex and C, plus the minerals manganese, selenium and zinc. And Omega-3 (which you can get in flaxseed oil capsules) and Omega-6 fatty acids also are a good bet, as they help lubricate the hair shaft.
