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Hair loss?

March 12th, 2009

wingedstrider asked:


I’m a vegan and I’ve been experiencing some hair loss which I think may have something to do with my diet. Does anyone know if I may be missing something that is linked with hair loss? thanks.

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  1. Batgurl
    March 14th, 2009 at 20:01 | #1

    protein and iron. You should be taking a good multi vitamin too if you’re not already. ^__^

  2. saukoon
    March 15th, 2009 at 07:10 | #2

    a traditional belief in my hometown is that ‘don’t eat too much salty food’ to prevent hair losses

  3. what
    March 17th, 2009 at 18:49 | #3

    the human body was not meant to eat just veggies

  4. Michelle A
    March 17th, 2009 at 22:19 | #4

    Have your doctor do a simple CBC and that might give you some clues. Also—have him check your testosterone level. If it is elevated in women, it can cause hair loss….

  5. mistyme
    March 20th, 2009 at 12:50 | #5

    iguales aquí antes de que… la pérdida pero yo de pelo calculara las yemas de huevo hacen el truco… y ahora… los pelos que caen del normal solamente para mí

  6. Julia
    March 21st, 2009 at 08:08 | #6

    Human beings are meant to be omnivorous, not vegan. People who are vegan are depriving themselves of so many necessary nutrients that can only be found (in their complete form) in animal products that it is really difficult to tell which is causing your problem.

  7. rohan b
    March 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 | #7

    erhalten Sie viel Eisen in der ur Di

  8. Smoothie
    March 24th, 2009 at 04:25 | #8

    If you are a woman experiencing hair loss, and you think it might have something to with your diet, why don’t you consider changing your diet? That might be a clue that it isn’t so great. If I ate ALL meat, that would be extremely bad too. B-A-L-A-N-C-E

  9. Paul Richard
    March 27th, 2009 at 06:43 | #9

    Supplement your diet with biotin capsules. That would help and you can take a lot of it without getting sick or overdosing. I’ve known people who have had success in reversing thinning hair with biotin supplementation.

    Also, if you aren’t doing so already, start taking a green powder supplement daily. VerdiSyn is hard to beat for this. Perfect Food by Garden of Life is another good green powder. A tablespoon of a green powder a day in water or juice (preferably the former, without sugar) will ensure that you are getting all the B-Vitamins that you need in your diet, as well as some essential enzymes and minerals as well.

    By the way, you are right to avoid meat as much as possible and to only eat organic meat once in a while (if at all). The antibiotics, hormones, and other additives injected in regular meat plays havoc on the body, and makes one fat from the hormones, among other things. Not to mention the fact that meat is also hard to break down and often goes undigested for long periods of time, especially among big meat eaters. Pork, pork sausage, and ham should especially be avoided completely, as these are very hard to digest - not even taking into account all the other problems, like the nitrates and nitrites added.

  10. gal
    March 28th, 2009 at 20:16 | #10

    tak more iron i guess

  11. Scared for All of Us
    March 28th, 2009 at 20:18 | #11

    Hi there - Maybe you are not eating enough or not absorbing vitamin B.

    My doctor put me on metformin (glucophage) awhile back and my hair began coming out between my fingers in the shower.

    I began taking a 600 mcg dose of biotin (200% of RDA - one of the lowest doses on the health food store’s shelf) - and my shedding stopped within a week.

    Biotin is vitamin b-7 (aka vitamin h or coenzmye R). I’ve not read about any side effects from supplementation of biotin - and any excess is excreted.

    HUGE supplements are available. I went with a ‘lower’ dose because I don’t want my filtering organs to work any harder than necessary in removing the excess. I’m going to need them later. :)
    I’ve also read that IRON can be a big issue with hair loss - it’s easy to get too much or a really upset stomach on it if you take iron supplements - so be wary, I’d shoot for iron-rich foods rather than the pills.
    I took one iron pill YEARS ago (prior to hair issue) and it caused me to projectile vomit a silvery substance.

    A good way to check for anemia (low iron) would be a blood test with your doctor - before any iron supplementation.

  12. bostonchick
    April 1st, 2009 at 00:22 | #12

    I' ve vernam nooit om het even wat die van uw dieet mist dat u maakt uw haar verliezen, maar ik weet de ondervoeding u maakt uw haar verliezen, zo begin dat een multi-vitamine neemt. U moet heel wat vitaminen missen om u te maken uw haar verliezen. It' s altijd goed om een multi-vitamine hoe dan ook te nemen als u een veganist bent. Ik wedde het zal helpen.

  13. Tanya P
    April 2nd, 2009 at 01:57 | #13

    Protien. U can get it by eating protien bars and taking a good suppliment

  14. nopepsinocoke
    April 3rd, 2009 at 14:46 | #14

    need to have protiens and iron in your diet.. dont stay too late at night.. get enough sleep.. massage your scalp. reduce the use of shampoo.

  15. mockingbird
    April 4th, 2009 at 17:17 | #15

    I' VE hörte, dass Haarverlust mit Zink defiency verbunden sein kann. I' m lacto-ovo und ich nehmen Schiff' s multivitamin that' s formuliert für Vegetarier, plus 30mg der Zinktageszeitung.

    Haarverlust kann hormonal auch sein, oder genetisch und es gibt Formen der Alopezie, die Art ihre eigene Störung sind und hat nichts, mit Gesamtgesundheit zu tun. Möglicherweise sollten Sie mit Ihrem Doktor sprechen, da es jede mögliche Zahl der Sachen sein könnte, die aren' t, zum mit Ihrer Diät zu tun.

  16. john d
    April 6th, 2009 at 14:31 | #16

    Ik vond hier één of andere goede info.

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