Hormones, Hair Loss, and Getting Your Health Back On Track with Dr. Anna Cabeca and Dr. Shel

<p>Have you ever suffered from hair loss or struggled with your hormones? Dr. Shelena Lalji shares her experience of dealing with hair loss, being diagnosed with breast cancer, and how she started her journey to understand her own hormone imbalances and what she did to get her health and hormones back on track. It’s an inspiring story filled with a number of insights and tips for women and men dealing with hair loss or hormonal issues.</p> <ul> <li>Shel’s hormone journey started in her early- to mid-30’s after the birth of her son. Right after postpartum, Dr. Shel began losing large amounts of hair. A clear indication that something was wrong.</li> <li>A symptom is your body trying to give you a message. It’s a way of communicating that your body requires something to get back to optimal health. Most often, it’s telling you your hormones are imbalanced.</li> <li>Her experience trying to get a diagnosis lead to Dr. Shel looking into functional medicine and identifying the root cause of her symptoms. Her hair loss at that point was so bad that she was reluctant to leave her house.</li> <li>Doing the research into hormone imbalances gave her an intense interest in helping other women suffering from the same issues.</li> <li>In October of 2019, Dr. Shel was diagnosed with breast cancer, which was just two years after her husband was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The stress of that time had a lot to do with her hair loss and hormonal imbalances.</li> <li>Leading up to that point, Dr. Shel had completely ignored her health while thinking of herself as a self-sacrificing martyr. It wasn’t too surprising to hear that her cancer experience started after two years of not focusing on her health.</li> <li>Shel took her cancer diagnosis as a wake-up call. It was an opportunity to slow down and refocus on what her body needed.</li> <li>She chose to do chemotherapy with the knowledge that she would probably lose all her hair, so she decided to shave her head preemptively and own the experience. She made it a goal to regr