Comments on: Hair Loss and Vegetarians?

By: Smoothie

Smoothie — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:36:21 +0000

I’ve never heard of anything missing from your diet making you lose your hair, but I know malnourishment makes you lose your hair, so start taking a multi-vitamin. You must be missing out on alot of vitamins to make you lose your hair. It’s always good to take a multi-vitamin anyway if you are a vegan. I bet it will help.

By: saukoon

saukoon — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:46:06 +0000

same here before…hair loss but i figured eggyolks do the trick…and now…normal falling hairs only for me

By: Baby Bed Rails

Baby Bed Rails — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:36:49 +0000

I’ve heard that hair loss can be associated with zinc defiency. I’m lacto-ovo and I take Schiff’s multivitamin that’s formulated for vegetarians, plus 30mg of zinc daily.
Hair loss can also be hormonal or genetic and there are forms of alopecia that are sort of their own disorder, having nothing to do with overall health. Maybe you should talk to your doctor since it could be any number of things that aren’t to do with your diet.

By: john d

john d — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 11:04:17 +0000

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

By: god bless us all

god bless us all — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:36:15 +0000

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

By: animex3

animex3 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:53:41 +0000

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

By: Scared for All of Us

Scared for All of Us — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:34:45 +0000

the human body was not meant to eat just veggies

By: nopepsin

nopepsin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:11:07 +0000

tak more iron i guess

By: Schmoke and a pancake?

Schmoke and a pancake? — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:18:35 +0000

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….

By: Batgurl

Batgurl — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:25:59 +0000

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.