Thinning Hair? 4 Hormone Deficiencies

Have you noticed your hair thinning? Excess hair loss is associated with the keto diet, but did keto really cause it? What can you do to help your hair grow back? Watch to learn more!

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[Babesinthewood]

Eat your vegetables too. :) not just meat. whole plant foods, supplements like vitamin D, K2, and B12, excercise, no caffeine or sugar, sleep early, and massage scalp daily, and don’t maintain toxic relationships to avoid stress.

[ChroniclesXposed]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:29 📊 Pathological hair loss occurs when hormones are not reaching the hair follicles fast enough.
02:04 🔄 Hair follicles go through phases of growth, rest, and shedding, with stress triggering the transition to the restorative phase.
02:57 🔥 Chronic inflammation, caused by factors like chronic stress and insulin resistance, negatively impacts hair follicle health.
03:37 ⚙️ High insulin levels prevent fat-based hormones from reaching the hair follicles, limiting their ability to stimulate hair growth.
04:30 🥩 A ketogenic diet, by lowering insulin levels, increases the availability of fat-based hormones to the hair follicles, promoting hair growth.
05:12 💥 Weight loss and transitioning into ketosis can initially cause hair shedding due to the shock to the system.
06:08 ⏳ Hair growth takes time, and expensive treatments or shampoos are unnecessary. Waiting allows the hair to naturally grow back with the help of healthy fat-based hormones.

[djackson]

This is one of the most informative videos ive seen in YEARS. Literally answered all my questions regarding all the symptoms ive been experiencing for years.

[JoyJJ]

I had thick hair so thick I had to have thinned 2x a year. After doing keto in 2020 lost 84lbs & my hair got so thin..my hair salon lady thought I was sick. After further research I upped my protein lower fat in 2022 & my hair is now coming back thicker. I also take hair/collagen supplements. I am no longer keto just low carb & still have maintained my fat loss & labs good. I feel better wirh higher protein...helps my muscles as I do resistance training.

[meghoward]

I have had a thin patch on my head for years. After taking Zinc tablets for about one month I noticed I couldn't see my scalp anymore. My hair is also thicker. I am thrilled!

[niloofarghanbari]

Such an excellent clear explanation. Thank you so much. I started keto back in 2018 after a whole 9 months of research in advance and it has been the absolute best decision of my life. It completely not only changed my life but changed how I view the world. It started as a diet, developed into a lifestyle, and is now a mindset. I have completely stopped processed food since December 2023, including ground beef or almond milk. For the past 6 months I have been extending my fasts without even trying. My abs have been visible for months by just a simple morning workout or swimming sessions. Something that never happened before even gym with 4 times a week. My mom also started keto in 2019 and has full head of hair, overcame her menopause issues, her back pain, her obesity.

[lindaa]

This video confirmed my thoughts. I had hair loss initially as well. It was concerning, but all of my labs came back as normal and I was just so happy to finally be successful at losing weight. Since I had noticed fruit trees drop their fruit and much of their leaves during a drought, but come back strong once the drought was over I assumed my hair thinning might be temporary as well. It was. As soon as my weight loss began to level off, my hair loss stopped and my hair soon started growing back. This isn't the first time my hair fell out. The first time was when I changed careers. It was a very stressful time but eventually my hair regrew that time too.

[kathystclair]

I am mostly keto, definitely not carnivore. I intermittent fast and have been eating this way for 4 years. I no longer have blood sugar spikes which has been a blessing. Never been a diabetic, but I apparently was eating the wrong foods until I started eating high fat and lower carbs. I had covid during this time and did not notice hair loss. I have heard some horror stories about that. Also, at 67 do not notice hair loss. I am on estradiol patches and progesterone, and I personally have to give credit to that component, along with having good genetics. My dad was 84 when he passed and still had a decent amount of hair. My mother only started thinning when she got cancer and passed at 67.

[kristieangel]

Collagen peptides saved me. My hair was thinning so bad for over a year. I would end up with a sink full of hair. Every time I brushed it. The only thing I did different was supplement with college peptides. It took about 2 to 3 months and now my hair is growing back, like crazy! I also take vitamin D3 with K2. Hope this helps someone

[getbit]

FINALLY someone explaining hairloss in a way that makes sense! No one has a propecia deficiency, so you're not treating the root cause with these drugs.

[labelus]

Please do more videos on hair loss, I have lost a lot of my hair since 16 and if it was not because of my family thick hair gene, I would likely be bold now 😢😢😢 I really miss those years when I have really really thick and long hair

[TruePatriot]

Stress is the #1 reason for hair loss.. it creates problems with your hormones, etc.

[surajgaikwad]

At 52 you look gorgeous. Thanks for sharing such deep insight into my head. I am going through Alopecia Aerate and I hope to achieve regrowth

[FulvioGa]

This is the best explanation I have received about hair loss and regrowth!

[christinehopping]

Age > 50. Since keto/carnivore 90%, my hair is thicker than in high school. My vision is sharp no corrective lenses needed to drive/read. Blood work is perfect. My doctors are shocked. Two doctors touched my flesh and muscles, because they could not believe at my age that my flesh is like a young girl. I tell people eat more fat to stay young.

[mrsbootsworkouts]

Thank you for this information! I've always had very thin hair, and it just seems to get thinner as i get older.

[glengraham]

Rob English hair expert researcher explains a combination of reasons including stress and a tight scalp as most are deficient in collagen on head - tight scalp and stress. Men have hairy chests and beards and some think it's too much testosterone but it's often a blocking of testosterone or other factors.
It helps to use a sports massager on the head along with topical zinc copper + A mixed with aloe vera + magnesium oil + eat collagen and glycine and use hair stamp needling 1 a week

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I started losing hair 1 year after starting keto. Not weeks or months like most. And I have stress from a family member... I'm very happy with the results from rubbing red onion and oils into my scalp. The shedding was reduced 3 times with just the 1st use. Red Onion is the king, better than oils.

[sylviaking]

Many women going through menopause have hair loss due to hormone deficiency.

[kandismueller]

I am in Ketocontinuum #6 (74 years old, BTW) and my hair has grown 1 inch in the last month! No thinning at all that I can notice. I've got to get my roots done a month early now. Half an inch per month is normal growth for me. I will never quit this fasting lifestyle! I feel younger than I have felt in decades!