What causes new hair growth? All hair follicles form before birth. Heredity and genetics, sex, hormonal exposure, and biological age all factor in determining where hair will grow more prominently. If you have an unwanted hair problem, you are likely aware that increased androgenic activity causes new hair growth. We can expect increased hormonal activity at puberty. With perimenopause, estrogenic and progesteronic activity decreases absolutely, but androgenic activity can increase relatively. Some of us are genetically predisposed to grow more hair than others. Some of us had a medical treatment or an unresolved condition that influenced new hair growth. Life is full of unpredictable events, and some of them affect new hair growth. Can diet affect hair growth? Recently, I read that significant dietary changes (i.e., fasting) can cause hair loss in some people. Unfortunately, this hair loss was in the place where most of us want to keep it. I’m an advocate ...
