Can Diet Cure Your Hair Loss?

It is amazing to me that most people immediately turn to supplements or pharmaceuticals to treat their hair loss without knowing the causes and the remedies that really work. I believe that our lifestyle has a great deal of impact on our health and appearance, it’s just like having a great body – even if your genetics are not the best you can get ripped and look athletic if you work out and keep a healthy diet – or – you can suffer from being overweight with low self esteem if you’re eating junk food, drink/smoke and neglect yourself. I do believe that the same is relevant for hair.

Perhaps it is our innate desire to overcomplicate manners, but I have found food to be an important factor in combatting my own hair loss. Trial and error have led me to the conclusion that when I exchanged my prior “industrial” nutrition to natural foods my hair loss reduced dramatically and I noticed even a thickening of existing hair. Of course, this happened along time and I also used topical and oral treatments, but no doubt – when you take care of yourself in all fronts, inside out, using the best ammu that works and controlled nutrition – then the progress you can achieve is amazing.

Over the last four years of I have come to the conclusions that hair loss is more akin to a disease than a condition of fleeting vanity. Research suggests that hair loss coincides with hormonal dysregulation, inflammation, stress, and nutrient deficiencies; all of which can be reversed with the right treatment in many people.

Let’s take a look at what I have dubbed, “The Four Horsemen of The Hairpocalypse.”

Hormones – The dysregulation of the hormone leptin is the starting point where me must focus our efforts. Leptin is the most important hormone in the body, as it controls both the body’s metabolic rate and fuel regulation. Leptin is secreted from your fat mass, and to function properly must travel through your circulatory system to your hypothalamus (brain). White sugar, grains, and vegetable oils disrupt leptin’s message on it’s way to the hypothalamus, so that your brain “cannot hear” this message. Interestingly enough, insulin resistance is downstream from leptin resistance. This point is integral, considering that insulin resistance is an early marker for premature hair loss.

Inflammation – The typical westerner has an omega-6 to omega-3 balance of 30-1. What does this mean in English? Inflammation. Excessive consumption of the following oils; vegetable oil, rapeseed oil, soybean oil, canola oil, peanut oil, etc. spur the production of the inflammatory messengers interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP). This results in a hyper-inflammatory state that causes destruction of the hair bulb.

Excessive Stress – Cortisol is released in response to inflammation, low calorie dieting, too much exercise, and environmental stressors. Anxiety, sleep apnea, and depression are all calling cards of the excess cortisol. Elevated cortisol can lead to one of the most aggressive forms of hair loss known as telogen effluvium. Similar to inflammatory markers, cortisol is found to be significantly elevated in those with hair loss.

Nutrient Poor Diet – Zinc, copper, selenium, magnesium, b-vitamins, essential fats, amino acids, and numerous other nutrients are needed in large amounts to support health and hair growth. Making calories count with nutrient dense foods is a top priority when it comes to halting hair loss. Pastured (grass-fed and wild-caught) animal foods contain all the nutrients to support hair in an easily digested, bioavailable form.

Remove the offending foods from your diet and your health and hair will be better off. If you are interested in the science, advanced strategies, and a detailed guide of how to stop your progressive hair loss, you might want to consider The Healthy Hair Diet. It’s a great guide by a guy who just made it – and reveals how.

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