Joined: 28 Nov 2004 Posts: 102 Location: California
Vegetarianism & Hair Loss Posted: 11-28-04 21:48pm
I was
a vegetarian for health & ethical
reasons. For the past few months I ate
only eggs & dairy products plus lots
of soy for my proteins. Now my hair is
falling out! Plus it's dull & dry
& doesn't grow. I'm not sure if
that's because of the diet but that's all
that I can think of. Yet I read about how
bad the fat in meat is for you & how
americans eat too much animal protein.
I've started eating some organic turkey
& salmon again, with a bad conscience,
within the last week. So far no change
in the hair situation. Does anyone else
have this dilemma?
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mistherd13
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Oct 2004 Posts: 52 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
... Posted: 04-17-05 01:06am
I've been a vegetarian for about 7 years
now, and I admit i'm still not that good
of one for a variety of reasons--i don't
consume nearly as much protein per day as
I should. I'm only 19yo so this
deficiency probably wouldn't mean hair
loss for me, and I still have a full head.
Perhaps something else is wrong and you
should have a chat with your doctor.
Also, you can't expect a change in hair
loss to begin being cured in a week--it
takes times for hair to grow and such.
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Eleatie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 07-06-05 10:19am
I'm not a vegetarian, but I don't like
most red meats so I have been experiencing
similar problems from time to time. I
have to agree with mistherd13, you will
probably need to wait longer than a week
for improvements, but I do believe that
the salmon is a good idea. The turkey
probably doesn't make such a difference,
but salmon has lots of omega-3 fatty acids
which are great for your hair, they should
prevent the dry and brittleness. Sorry to
depress, but the only other sources of
omega-3 fatty acids that I can think of
are fish like tuna and mackerel and
trout.
I think sometimes they attribute hair loss
to a deficiency in b vitamins and zinc.
Because of this, recently, I have taken to
snacking a lot on almonds, peanuts,
walnuts and other kinds of nuts because
they have lots of zinc in (which is quite
hard to come by otherwise) and b vitamins.
Peas, beans and carrots are also good
sources of b vitamins.
Hope that helps!
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anpet
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 4
Posted: 10-26-05 03:25am
Well I can honestly say I think the
proble,m may be deeper rooted than youe
diet, I am veggie my self but I dont eat
eggs or dairy not for any reason just
purley they freak me out and my hair is
lush. :)
I was
a vegetarian for health & ethical
reasons. For the past few months I ate
only eggs & dairy products plus lots
of soy for my proteins. Now my hair is
falling out! Plus it's dull & dry
& doesn't grow. I'm not sure if
that's because of the diet but that's all
that I can think of. Yet I read about how
bad the fat in meat is for you & how
americans eat too much animal protein.
