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Chronic inflammation can lead to the collection of calcium deposits in the inflamed tissue.
This leads to hardening of the tissue, which leads to further inflammation, which leads to additional calcium buildup, which leads to more hardening, and so on.
This cycle can perpetuate until blood flow is cut off from the scalp, resulting in thinning hair.
Imagine hair follicles as mini factories that produce hair. Just like a regular factory, follicles require incoming supplies and materials to produce the desired output. They need amino acids, glucose, vitamins, minerals, and many other micronutrients.
Blood is the courier that ensures the factory receives its essential supplies. Without adequate blood, the hair-producing factories will stop doing their job, and possibly go out of business permanently. By reducing blood flow, scalp calcification decreases the growth rate, density, and size of hair strands.
As hair follicles grow weaker over time, hair falls out. In severe instances, the hair follicles can die.
Restricted Blood Flow: Excess mineral deposits harden soft tissues around the follicle, constricting micro-capillaries.
Follicle Starvation: Reduced circulation limits the oxygen and nutrients necessary to sustain the active growth (anagen) phase.
Mineral Regulation: Co-factors like National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov) research notes that synergistic nutrients like magnesium and vitamin D3 play critical roles in managing proper calcium distribution and preventing localized soft-tissue buildup.
Symptoms: Do you feel small hard lumps under your skin/scalp where the hair folicle use to be, or is the texture just coarse and dry.
How to treat – Acidic Rinses: Diluted apple cider vinegar rinses help break down calcium mineral films in the scalp.
Magnesium is a natural combatant of calcium. It helps to slow calcium production and build-up and has even been shown to completely stop the production of calcium build-up on blood vessel walls. Additionally, magnesium supplementation can lead to the reversal of vessel wall calcification. For best results, you can apply magnesium oil directly to the scalp. For adults, one fluid ounce massaged into the scalp for 10 minutes, three to five times per week seems to be most beneficial.
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Magnesium seems to calm the scalp, or something similar, I think. I am taking iodine and phosphorous as well, as these minerals are lacking in my nutrition.
