The lovely Chelcey Salinger IAT is a certified trichologist and hair loss specialist at the Australian Trichology Centre in Sydney and Adelaide. As well as that she's the executive director for the International Association of Trichologists - phew! Chelcey specialises in hair loss, baldness, alopecia areata, hair breakage, hair damage, psoriasis and other scalp problems. Chelcey's involved in trichologist education, tutoring students around the world and supervising the clinical training of students in Australia and New Zealand. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Movement and Health and a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy. With her long list of credentials, Chelcey is an in-demand speaker globally so we’re delighted she joined us for this episode and so generously shared her expertise.     In this episode, we talk about: 00:00 Introduction 01:04 About Chelcey 04:17 What is a trichologist? 05:10 What causes hormonal thinning/hair loss? 06:40 Lifestyle matters 10:20 Autoimmune conditions and the female epidemic of Female Fibrosing Alopecia 12:10 The importance of vitamin D 16:14 Key nutrients for healthy hair 17:18 The hair growth cycle 18:14 How the hair changes with peri:menopause, age and/or nutrient deficiencies 21:19 Caring for your hair 24:12 Working from the inside out 25:10 Adverse effects of some hormonal therapies and beneficial treatments 27:52. Why do we go grey? Would you rather see our smiling faces?  Subscribe to our YouTube channel here  Episode Resources: Follow Chelcey on Instagram here Australian Trichology Centre here International Association of Trichologists here Women On Fire® is sponsored by MenoMe® Follow MenoMe® on Instagram here Follow MenoMe® on Facebook here Visit the website here Subscribe to the YouTube channel to watch the interviews here  We're honoured you've joined Women On Fire® and hope you enjoyed this episode. If you did, we would be grateful if you would leave us a 5-star review wherever you listen to your podcasts or subscribe to our YouTube channel. That way, we can reach as many women as possible with Women On Fire®.   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.