The Hair Mayven

Breakfast doesn’t have to be complicated.

This morning’s plate:
🥚 Eggs for protein
🥑 Avocado for healthy fats and fiber
🥓 Turkey Bacon
🍞 Sourdough Toast
🍐 Half a pear for additional fiber

One of the biggest mistakes I see people make is focusing only on calories while ignoring nutrients. Protein, healthy fats, and fiber work together to support blood sugar balance, energy, satiety, and overall health.

Your hair doesn’t just respond to what you put on your scalp. It responds to what you put on your plate.

Hair follows the health of the body.

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You can spend hundreds on hair vitamins.

You can buy the red light cap.

You can apply every oil on the market.

But if your body isn’t sleeping, it isn’t repairing.

One of the things I look at in women struggling with hair loss is sleep.

Not because sleep causes every hair loss case.

But because poor sleep impacts nearly every system involved in healthy hair growth:

⚠️ Thyroid function
⚠️ Adrenal function
⚠️ Hormone balance
⚠️ Gut repair
⚠️ Immune regulation
⚠️ Hair growth

Read that again.

One problem.
Six systems.

I’ve worked with women who were chasing ferritin, hormones, biotin, collagen, and expensive treatments while sleeping 5-6 hours a night, waking up exhausted, and wondering why their hair wasn’t responding.

Your body does most of its repair work while you’re sleeping.

If you’re waking up between 1-3 AM…
If you’re not waking up feeling restored…
If you’ve been running on fumes for years…

Your hair may be trying to tell you something bigger.

How many hours of sleep are you getting each night?

I get it.

When you hear something long enough from enough people, you begin to believe it’s true.

“Hair loss runs in my family.”
“My dad went bald, so I guess I will too.”
“It’s genetic. There’s nothing I can do.”

But let’s talk about the truth behind androgenetic alopecia.

Yes, genetics can play a role.

But genetics are not a life sentence.

Your genes may create a predisposition, but they do not guarantee the outcome.

What many people don’t realize is that androgenetic alopecia is often influenced by factors far beyond your DNA, including: Insulin resistance, Chronic inflammation, Poor circulation, Nutrient deficiencies, Hormonal imbalances, Stress, Metabolic dysfunction

Think of it this way:

Your genetics may load the gun, but your environment and lifestyle determine whether the trigger gets pulled.

As a Functional Trichologist, I’ve worked with men who were told their hair loss was simply “genetic,” only to uncover underlying health imbalances that needed attention.

The question isn’t just “What genes did you inherit?”

The question is: “What is your body trying to tell you?”

And no, you don’t have to simply accept going bald without investigating what’s happening beneath the surface.

I can’t let this month end without celebrating 20 years as a licensed cosmetologist. From the days of ATEC going to two blocks of cosmetology from my 11th and 12th grade year to graduating from cosmetology school 3 days before my high school graduation to 19 years behind the chair. I set a goal years ago that I would do 20 years and retire, but that retirement came a few months early and I am not mad at it. I had every intention to get back behind the chair when I moved at the end of December early Jan, but I told God I want to go all the way in with Trichology so here I am today walking fully into my purpose. My passion runs deep in the beauty and now wellness industry and I am blessed to have had a fulfilling and sustaining career over the new years. Cheers 🥂 to a new chapter and a new version of Stephanie the Functional Trichologist 😘

The biggest mistake I see? Waiting.

Many women assume a receding hairline is normal aging when it may actually be FFA—a form of scarring alopecia that can cause permanent hair loss.

The earlier you identify what’s happening, the more options you may have.

If you’ve noticed your hairline moving back, thinning eyebrows, itching, burning, or scalp discomfort, it’s time to investigate.

Hair loss is information. Don’t ignore the message.

Did you know that approximately 70% of your serotonin is produced in your gut? 🤯

Serotonin is often called the “feel good” neurotransmitter, but its influence goes far beyond happiness. It plays a role in mood, anxiety, focus, sleep, emotional well-being, and even how you handle stress.

So if your gut is struggling, there’s a good chance the rest of you may be struggling too.

✨ Brain fog
✨ Anxiety
✨ Mood swings
✨ Poor focus
✨ Low motivation
✨ Sleep disturbances

These aren’t always “all in your head.” Sometimes they’re signals that your gut needs support.

This is one of the reasons I’m so passionate about helping people understand that the body is connected. Your hair, skin, mood, energy, digestion, hormones, and immune system don’t operate separately. They communicate with each other every single day.

When we begin supporting the gut, we often uncover a much bigger picture of what’s happening inside the body.

If you’re interested in learning more about the connection between your body systems and overall wellness, check out my book, Root to Radiance: A Holistic Approach to Hair Health and Wellness.

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Have you ever noticed a connection between your gut health and your mood? Let me know in the comments. 👇🏽

Your body is not as “broken” as the internet makes it seem. 👀

The human body already has the ability to produce GLP-1 naturally. The real question is: are we supporting the body… or constantly working against it?

Poor sleep.
Stress.
Ultra-processed foods.
Blood sugar spikes.
Gut dysfunction.

All of these things can disrupt the body’s natural signaling and leave people struggling with cravings, energy crashes, weight gain, and inflammation.

This post is not about shaming anyone who uses GLP-1 medications. Some people truly benefit from them. But I also believe people deserve to know the body was intelligently designed and has systems working behind the scenes every single day to help regulate appetite, blood sugar, and fullness cues.

The body is always communicating.
The symptoms are often messages… not betrayals.

Swipe through to learn how your body naturally supports metabolic health and what may be interfering with it. 👉🏽

It’s going down tomorrow. Are you signed up? Come on in the room and learn what the root causes of hair loss are.