I was a smoker forever, but finally quit the cigarettes with the help of nicorette gum. Then I was addicted to the gum which I think made my hair fall out. Well, not all of it, but at my age, I need to keep as much as I can. It has thinned out on top and in the back. It might be gray, but damnit! I want to keep it.
An online search brought me to several sources that convinced me the Nicorette gum was at fault, but maybe not completely. What I learned was plastics, most plastics at least, have chemicals in them that mimic estrogen. AND the resin binder in the Nicorette gum is essentially plastic and it also has concentrated estrogen mimicing chemicals. This abundance of estrogen mimicing chemicals has created something called "estrogen dominence" in most of us. This overload of estrogen like chemicals in my body is causing my hair to fall out.
If you're interested, or have the same issue, I recommend you visit this web site: http://www.nicorettereview.com . It has a lot of information about the side effects of Nicorette gum and also the drug interactions.
I can't blame my hair lost completely on Nicorette gum because plastic is all over the place. I also sleep with a plastic mouth protector to keep me from grinding my teeth. The truth is, I don't know how to completely escape all the plastic, because it's everywhere. I think you'd have to live in a cave in the Amazon to avoid it. There's probably plastic there too.
I have taken some measures to minimize plastic in my life. Now, I only eat or drink from glass or china, no more plastic water bottles or plastic forks. I've switched from the Nicorette gum to an e-cig. You see, my problem is really a nicotine addiction. I understand that now.
The mouth guard is a problem. I need it or I'll grind my teeth down the gum line. I'm not sure what to do about this one. Any ideas?
