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How likely are you to go full NW7 while on finasteride?
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Vegetarian diet is supposed to reduce inflammation, I don't know how it can be bad for hair.
22. Started balding at 16, but it speeded up at age 20. I lost 50% of my hair in a year.
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@BurningCoals @Mr. Slap Head @Adri23 The reasons are:
Iron – iron deficiency is a well-known cause of hair loss. Since the iron in plant food sources (a.k.a. non-heme iron) is absorbed by the body at a lower rate than iron in animal products, a poor vegan diet can lead to deficiency.
Zinc – is an essential mineral required by hundreds of enzymes in your body. Zinc is certainly present in plants like chickpeas and lentils, but the bioavailability of zinc is lower in plants than meat. In other words, zinc present in plants isn’t well absorbed by the body. Low levels of zinc may cause hair loss.
Protein – yes, my friends, low protein levels can cause hair loss. Many plants are not complete protein sources (i.e. do not contain all 8 essential amino acids). If you aren’t watching your diet and not consuming a balanced variety of plant protein sources, you may easily slip and be way under your protein intake for the day.
A poor plant-based diet can result in all sorts of vitamin and nutrient deficiencies. It’s important to pay attention to your body and what you eat to avoid these deficiencies.
After I got my transplant, my surgeon emphasized that I eat foods with rich meat / protein content for some time to help with hair growth.
Iron – iron deficiency is a well-known cause of hair loss. Since the iron in plant food sources (a.k.a. non-heme iron) is absorbed by the body at a lower rate than iron in animal products, a poor vegan diet can lead to deficiency.
Zinc – is an essential mineral required by hundreds of enzymes in your body. Zinc is certainly present in plants like chickpeas and lentils, but the bioavailability of zinc is lower in plants than meat. In other words, zinc present in plants isn’t well absorbed by the body. Low levels of zinc may cause hair loss.
Protein – yes, my friends, low protein levels can cause hair loss. Many plants are not complete protein sources (i.e. do not contain all 8 essential amino acids). If you aren’t watching your diet and not consuming a balanced variety of plant protein sources, you may easily slip and be way under your protein intake for the day.
A poor plant-based diet can result in all sorts of vitamin and nutrient deficiencies. It’s important to pay attention to your body and what you eat to avoid these deficiencies.
After I got my transplant, my surgeon emphasized that I eat foods with rich meat / protein content for some time to help with hair growth.
Iron: I take 80mg Iron pills Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Zinc: I take Zinc supplements.
Protein: I don't know if you knew it but Quinoa for example contains all the essential amino acids. I eat that every day, about 150-200g. I also take legumes, nuts, etc..
I am pretty aware of my diet, so no I'm not lacking in any nutrient.
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You are veg?
Yes. I've been veg for 4 years now.
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Yes, you are probably fine then.
Out of curiosity, have you gone to a dermatologist/hair transplant surgeon for an official male pattern baldness diagnosis?
I've gone to several trichologist. The one who is treating me right now, is one of the best on my city. All of them diagnosed me with male pattern baldness.
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My work leader is vegetarian and got long nice hair at age 39.
Vegetarian diet is totally fine as long as you know what to eat and what supplements do you need according to your body needs.
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I have lost hair on multiple diets. I think the effect is negligible, usually. Veg diets can still be inflammatory and non-nutritious; there are vegans who eat lots of junk. There are also healthy low inflammatory omni diets when one generally focuses on whole foods. Whatever the case, I think that your diet has to be really lacking nutrients and/or very very inflammatory in order to significantly contribute to hair loss.
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Our regimen are the same atm. I also take msm but all this aint doing sh*t for hair. My hair grows just as slow as always.
Yeah bro, this is f*****g sh*t.............
I totally agree on this.
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When people refer to thin hair or thinning, do they mean: the actual hair is becoming miniature and that hair is now thinner or
The hairs are further apart.
Or both?
Why all the concern with shedding? Doesn't every healthy hair shed eventually and a new hair comes back?
Why does a hair suddenly fallout or shed anyways? Is it damaged? Is this the SLAPHEAD curse?
I don't understand shedding. But I want to. Some day I hope....
I mean....I have a crop circle Bald donut on my head .....I need help. We all do ...when are politicians going to start taking this seriously. We need a task force...
Elon Musk can afford transplants but he chooses mars over my brain dome....noone cares
The hairs are further apart.
Or both?
Why all the concern with shedding? Doesn't every healthy hair shed eventually and a new hair comes back?
Why does a hair suddenly fallout or shed anyways? Is it damaged? Is this the SLAPHEAD curse?
I don't understand shedding. But I want to. Some day I hope....
I mean....I have a crop circle Bald donut on my head .....I need help. We all do ...when are politicians going to start taking this seriously. We need a task force...
Elon Musk can afford transplants but he chooses mars over my brain dome....noone cares
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When your hair thins out, it looks like your hairs are further apart. This happens not because you have less hair, but the hair is less thick so it looks like you have less hair. I remember when my regimen worked 8 months ago, I didn't have any 'gap' between hairs and it was super easy to style. Now that hair is thinning again, it looks spread out one from the other and it is super hard to comb. It has also change from dark brown to a more blonde pigmentation.
“But where do you get your protein from?”
iron, zinc and protein are abundant in a vegetarian diet.