Wednesday 3 August 2022 07:06 PM How stressed are you? Scientists may soon find out... by looking at your hair trends now
How stressed are you? Scientists may soon be able to find out by looking at your HAIR
Study suggests cortisol concentration in hair can indicate how stressed you are Researchers studied levels in hair in nearly 1,300 women in Mexico and Iceland The top fifth stressed women had nearly a quarter more cortisol concentration By Joe Davies Health Reporter For Mailonline
Published: 19:00 BST, 3 August 2022 | Updated: 19:00 BST, 3 August 2022
Feeling stressed can leave you tearing your hair out.
But scientists may now be able to detect how much pressure you really are under by inspecting the locks themselves.
Researchers have found they can accurately detect cortisol — the body's main stress hormone — levels in your hair.
Until now, scientists could only spot the stress hormone in blood, urine or saliva.
The team said the results suggest measuring the hormone in hair can be a good way of identifying chronic stress.
The condition can, over time, cause anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure and even a weakened immune system.
A study of nearly 1,300 women in Mexico and Iceland found the top fifth stressed people had nearly a quarter more cortisol concentrated in their hair than those in the bottom fifth
What is the 'stress hormone' cortisol?
Cortisol is considered nature's built-in alarm system.
Although stress is not the only reason it is produced, it has been termed the 'stress hormone' because it is released
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