Hair Loss?

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Permalink Reply by Audrey on June 24, 2009 at 9:55pm

Are you losing a lot of weight on raw foods? I have heard that with rapid weight loss, many people lose a lot of hair as well. I do not know the cause, though.

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Permalink Reply by Colleen on June 24, 2009 at 10:28pm

I am not as high raw as I used to be. :( The reason was because I was my hair starting thinning and I freaked out.. I have thin hair to begin with. I did lose weight quickly.. but Its been really slow now for the past few months, especially now that I am eating some cooked foods again.

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Permalink Reply by Audrey on June 24, 2009 at 11:22pm

My aunt is losing a ton of weight very quickly and her hair is all falling out. She has fine hair too. Her doctor says it is common and will grow back. I don't know if that is the reason for you, but could be?

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Permalink Reply by YogaBrudder on June 25, 2009 at 12:34am

That's interesting. I've been accustomed to reading some people's hair grows BACK, returns from gray to normal color, etc...

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Permalink Reply by Az'ya on June 24, 2009 at 11:46pm

Could be a hormone imbalance. I'd suggest getting a hormone panel done.

Here's a good article suggesting hormone imbalance is often a primary factor - related to androgen metabolism.

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Permalink Reply by Chicory on June 25, 2009 at 7:46pm

my hair has been through an all over thinning for the last 5 or 6 years, due to a hormonal imbalance. (half as much hair as I used to have) I have not lost a lot of weight or anything. have you ever had any symptoms of PCOS? I had menstrual symptoms early on, but the thinning hair took years to come about. Been raw for a year, but haven't noticed any difference. When I do an apple cider/distilled water rinse after washing my hair, it keeps the shedding way down

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Permalink Reply by Colleen on June 27, 2009 at 3:59pm

I do not know what PCOS is.. will have to research it to find out. I have tried the apple cider vigar thing once.. will have to do it more, and try that. I got some silcon tablets yesterday to try too.

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Permalink Reply by Nell on June 25, 2009 at 2:00am

I've heard that jojoba oil can be good for this.

http://www.regrowhair.com/non-surgical-hair-loss-treatments/jojoba-...

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Permalink Reply by Mike Snyder on June 25, 2009 at 5:18pm

Which version of the raw foods diet are you following? Do you eat sea vegetables and superfoods?

Back when I was doing 80-10-10 about 6 years ago, I started to have alot of hair falling out. Big clumps would come out.

I added organic eggs into my diet (the DHA rich eggs) which I bought from my local farmers market. My hair stopped falling out after eating cooked eggs.

I'm not sure what caused the hair loss, and I don't know why eggs fixed the problem. It might be because eggs are high in protein and the essential long chain fats.

It hasn't happened since then, and I no longer eat eggs. I now eat vegan foods with DHA and EPA, including E3Live , "Ruth's Hemp Protein with E3Live", and superfoods.

You may want to try eating 99% raw vegan, with the 1% cooked being organic eggs.

Good luck,

Mike
~ http://www.TheRawDiet.com ~

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Permalink Reply by Colleen on June 27, 2009 at 4:00pm

I haven't checked to see if my water is fluoridated.. probaby it though, Most tap water now-a-days is. I use a britta pitcher for my drinking water.. no filter on my shower water though :(

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Permalink Reply by YogaBrudder on June 27, 2009 at 4:35pm

Britta won't remove fluoride I am certain. Shower filter's a good $40 investment to rid chlorine. I got one.

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Permalink Reply by Cam on June 26, 2009 at 2:40pm

The concept of 80-10-10 has only been around since the book came out in 2006. Don't know how you could have been practicing it before it was conceived.

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