Jennifer Ashton Quotes

"Aggressive color, color process or heat process on a long-term basis is absolutely going to damage hair. That's a fact," Ashton said. "So, it's a matter of is it worth it? How much are you going to damage it, and for how long?"

The magazine will provide expert opinions and interpretations that readers can continue to refer to and have access to at the palm of their hands. I see this magazine as a real patient encounter where I can be their personal expert on issues that really matter.

That doesn't mean [hair] still can't be fabulous. It just means it requires a different approach.

The pandemic amplified the interest and need for medical and nutritional information, and this is especially true for women. Women are demanding more access to this information from credible sources, and this needs to be presented and analyzed clearly for the lay public.

"Due to a variety of factors, hair takes a hit," Ashton said of the perimenopause and menopause phases. "It grows less. It gets thinner. It's more vulnerable and more delicate and it can lose some of its luster."

My philosophy is to be honest. It's not about being the best. It's about being better than you were before, improving yourself. Even baby steps can be the difference in improving your health.

There is so much stigma about mental health as well as blame. I felt that blame when my ex-husband passed.

"The earlier we all prioritize the health and well-being of our hair, the better [it] will be across our lifetime,

A holistic approach is essential in addressing anxiety, stress, and depression. Connecting the dots between mental health and physical health is a must. One cannot have a healthy body without a healthy mind, and vice versa.

“Funding is critical to advance women’s health. We cannot move the needle on women’s health without money. Men must also be involved in that conversation in an equal way”.

"That means making sure your diet is good, making sure that you're getting enough protein, that you're getting enough zinc, that you're getting enough folic acid, all of those are important for hair growth," she said, adding, "Your styling and grooming habits are incredibly important."

Experiment with different types of things, whether they are fun hats or scarves or even wigs,

"Be kind and gentle and patient with yourself as an older woman," she said. "Don't only be gentle with yourself figuratively, but literally. You can't do the same heat, the same pulling, the same processing and styling as a woman who is middle-aged."

Roughly every decade there is a change in hair," Ashton said, adding, "With age, all of us will have a change in our hair."

It's something that almost every woman, if she's being honest, will deal with basically from menopause on.