The Lifestyle Change That Helped Sportscaster Bonnie Bernstein Reverse Her Hair Loss
She learned that thinning hair was the symptom of a bigger problem: stress.I’ve been a broadcast journalist for 26 years, and I spent a lot of that time being hard on my hair. For years, I used hot tools and harsh products like hairspray almost every single day. Not to mention, I was always stressed out—as a woman in a male-dominated industry, you’re always under a microscope—and stress isn’t good for your hair. I learned that the hard way.
I always had somewhat fine hair but starting in my mid-30s—almost 20 years ago now—I would lose clumps of it in the shower and every time I brushed my hair; it would also snap super easily.My hair loss was the worst around my temples and the crown of my head, not an ideal place when you look directly at a camera for a living. Plus, I often had to wear my hair back while covering games in windy weather, which only highlighted the hair loss in my temple area.
When you work in TV, there’s a level of self-awareness and self-consciousness that come with the territory—especially in the age of social media where people don’t hesitate to write mean things about the way you look—but hair loss amplifies all of that. I was often worried about my hair when I was on camera.
I tried a lot of different solutions: I wore hats and used hair extensions to make up for the thinning. If I was in the studio hosting a show, the extensions were fine. But I was always concerned the wind would blow them off when I was reporting outside. I tried more long-term solutions, like biotin supplements and Rogaine, but I never got the results I was hoping for.
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