Healthy Hair & Preventing Hair Loss

Protect Your Crowning Glory!

These suggestions are not intended to replace appropriate professional advice. Please check labels and consult your pharmacist if you take medications.

Common cited causes of hair loss are nutrient deficiencies, stress, illness/drugs, thyroid and hormone imbalance. Regardless of the origin the most effective remedy is to increase nutrient levels and decrease inflammatory acid production.

A Hair Raising Diet - Nutrient Dense and Acid Lean

Hair follicles need a rich supply of nutrients and oxygen provided by circulating blood.

Drink 8-10 glasses of filtered or spring water. Chlorine can interfere with thyroid function.
Eat a diet that is 75-80% alkaline forming. Chart available.
Go organic. Pesticides and chemicals are hormone disrupters.
Make antioxidant rich fruits and vegetables, beans, legumes and whole grains the mainstays of your diet. Eat wheat only if it’s sprouted.
High intake of starches results in excess sebum production which congests hair follicles.
Combine foods to digest cleanly: fruit on an empty stomach 30 minutes before other food – starches and animal products digest in very different digestion secretions and should not be eaten at the same meal.
Have complete protein no later than lunch for better assimilation of amino acids.
Enjoy fermented foods such as kimchi, sauerkraut, and coconut kefir. Healthy gut flora enhance the absorption of other nutrients and correct pH.
Consume 1-3 tbsp of flaxseeds daily. Lignans in flax slow degradation of hormones associated with hair loss, inflammation, and cancer.
1-2 tsp apple cider vinegar and honey (opt) in water with meals improves mineral absorption and corrects pH.
Seaweeds and Herbamare are good sources of iodine for the thyroid.
Cook gently. High heat generates acrylamides and advanced glycation end products.

Basic Supplements to Avoid Common Deficiencies

Bio-Strath – source of B vitamins including biotin- improves digestion, relieves stress, corrects pH.
Vitamin D – 8,000 IU for one month then reduce to upper limit of 4,000 IU daily – stimulates hair growth, reduces inflammation, strengthen immunity.
Magnesium – necessary for more than 300 biological functions.
Omega 3 fatty acids – can improve hair density and reduce hair loss.
Probiotics – even hair follicles are affected by the levels of healthy bacteria in the digestive system. We recommend intermittent use for overall health.

Specific Care for Hair - One or more can be taken for 8-12 weeks

Biotin is part of the B complex vitamins that has been shown to significantly reduce hair loss.
Spirulina is a blue-green algae considered to be one of the best whole food supplements. It has been shown to decrease hair loss and promote new hair growth. In addition to regular internal use it can be added to shampoo and/or conditioner for intensified treatment. Leave it sit on your hair and scalp for 1-2 minutes before rinsing. Spirulina has so many potential benefits it deserves a place in everyone’s natural remedies cupboard!
Resveratrol reduces inflammation of the scalp, reduces dihydrotestosterone production and protects follicles from damage. Like spirulina resveratrol offers a broad range of potential health benefits.
Iron – A 5 oz glass of beet juice daily provides iron, promotes oxygen circulation, increases nitric oxide, reduces blood pressure, and slashes amyloid plaque. Take a liquid iron supplement for one-two months if you dislike beet juice.

Some Additional Suggestions

Keep all pathways of elimination clear so waste doesn’t accumulate in your body. Dry body brush to open skin pores and encourage lymphatic drainage. Take sufficient magnesium to keep the bowels moving easily.
Hair follicles have a natural “resting” phase called telogen. The difficulty arises when they don’t wake up. That is your goal - to wake them up. Get a good quality boar bristle brush and use it daily. When you dry body brush it’s a good time to hang your head down and brush your hair (avoid the bending if you have high blood pressure).
Hair does not need to be washed every day, 3-4 times a week is sufficient. Use only natural hair products, including hair colour.
The night before you wash your hair apply a mixture of castor oil combined with a few drops of essential oil of rosemary. Massage gently and cover with a soft scarf.
Fresh air and exercise promote good circulation to hair follicles. Brain metabolism is faster than most other systems meaning more oxygen is used and more CO2 produced in the head that needs to be eliminated. Breathe deeply, exhale completely.
Long term use of vitamin A in dosages of 10,000 IU can result in hair loss.

Journal to track your progress. Many customers find they enjoy multiple health benefits following the diet and basic supplement suggestions. We hope you will too!

*Revised September 2024

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