CysterWigs Official Blog Tagged "Lifestyle"

Medication-induced hair loss

July 28, 2020

Medication is designed to treat a variety of health conditions, but sometimes they can have unwanted side effects - including changes to your hair. Certain medicines can contribute to excess hair growth, changes in hair color or texture, or even hair loss.

SELF-CARE – WHY WE SHOULD CONSIDER TAKING TIME OUT FOR OURSELVES

July 14, 2020

No, it doesn’t make you weak. It only means you’re human just like everyone else. In a society that tells us to hide our vulnerability, some of us try to put on a brave face even when we’re desperately in need of a break. Life is hard enough as it is. There’s no need to wreck our health in the process. That’s why self-care isn’t just important--it’s essential. And making self-care a priority is not a sin. It’s very necessary.

Setting Realistic Health And Wellness Goals

June 24, 2020

Everyone wants to live a healthy life. Because of this, we often implement diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes to achieve this goal. However, setbacks and stumbling blocks tend to cause us to get discouraged. As a result, many health and wellness goals are often abandoned before encouraging progress is made.

This is a hate-free zone :)

June 17, 2020 1 Comment

I want to let it be known that this is a place where we should all come together to be supportive of one another in our respective hair journeys, whether or not we support (or understand) each others’ life paths. This could be a fabulous opportunity to learn from one another, provided we maintain respect for each other’s boundaries.

About PCOS.

April 21, 2020

PCOS is a chronic (meaning there is no cure and it develops over the course of many years, perhaps as the result of lifestyle variables or environmental factors), systemic (meaning it effects multiple body parts and systems, and sometimes even the whole body), syndrome (meaning that it is a collection of multiple typical symptoms as part of a cluster; no two women experience the same symptoms in the same way).

How to Talk About Hair Loss

February 12, 2020

It can be hard enough when you look in the mirror and see that you are losing your hair, but it can be even harder when you’re trying and failing to hide it from others. Whether it is a slight upwards glance during a conversation or full blown unsolicited advice, you need to get comfortable talking about hair loss and you might need to do it fast.

Ask Dr.Moon Kitty #2: Communication

October 18, 2019

Introduction to Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

October 15, 2019

Polycystic ovary syndrome is undoubtedly the most common cause of anovulatory infertility, which means that infertility is linked to the absence of ovulation, the process in which the ovary releases a mature egg every month. A great number of women are unaware that they are sufferers of this syndrome until they start experiencing difficulty in conceiving.

PCOS is also capable of causing other issues, like hair growth in unwanted parts of the body, hair loss on the top of the head, presence of dark patches on the skin, excessive weight gain, as well as irregular menstruation.