Are You Losing Hair? Study: Stress and Cortisol Level in Your Hair Might Be the Cause

Are You Losing Hair? Study: Stress and Cortisol Level in Your Hair Might Be the Cause
A study confirms correlation between stress and cortisol levels in hair. The higher stress someone experiences, the higher the cortisol level. Anxiety might be causing us to lose hair. Prostock-Studio / iStock via Getty Images Plus
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A published study in the International Medical Journal of PLOS Global Public Health discovers a correlation between stress and cortisol level in human hair. That means the high stress you experience, the higher the cortisol level in your hair will be.

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