Comments on: Hair loss and Kimkins

By: mreades

mreades — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:06:59 +0000

Since I don’t have a problem with baldness – if anything I have the opposite problem: too much hair that grows like crazy – I haven’t spent much time looking into it. My friend Loren Cordain, however, has spent a fair amount of time studying baldness, and, based on his research, he believes apical baldness (baldness on the point of the head) is a function of insulin resistance.

By: Melissa McDowell

Melissa McDowell — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:38:01 +0000

I have been wondering if baldness in general, “male pattern baldness” is diet related. I don’t recall seeing pictures of people in Price’s book or native Americans with baldness. I recall a single observation from Price that he didn’t see any baldness in the populations eating traditional diets. Do you have an opinion on this?

By: WildAngel6

WildAngel6 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:56:33 +0000

Please help spread the word:

http://saynotokimkins.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/notice-of-pendency-of-class-action/

Thank you!

By: Sue in Spokane

Sue in Spokane — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:10:39 +0000

Thank you Dr. Eades! I knew you would have a reassuring word on the loss of hair. I am 56 and through menopause. I also am about seven and a-half months into PP, and have lost 41 pounds! Yeah! Some of my hair actually is beginning to grow back, but my concern is the thinness of the actual strands of my hair, they have become sooo thin. Because the new growth is still so short, I cannot tell if the strands are any thicker than the ones that have been falling out. Do you think that the new strands will be stronger than the ones falling out?

By: Viv

Viv — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:43:31 +0000

I have been facing hair loss too since I was 16. I tried to consult many doctors and used many medicines but none of them worked.Then I came across this herbal shampoo named as Zulvera Shampoo (herbalhairshampoo.com). Within a few weeks, I could see a positive effect by using that shampoo and that shampoo really worked for me and made my hair grow again and also made them smooth.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:53:33 +0000

Nice article about hair loss. I really found your articles informative and beneficial.

By: smith

smith — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:04:35 +0000

Hey, this helps so much, I was seriously considering going bulimic until I read this article

By: skipper

skipper — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:41:58 +0000

It seems I remember reading in one of your Protein Power books that some hair loss could be a consequence of starting the Protein Power diet, but that the hair would grow back and be healthier than before. I can’t put my finger on that paragraph now. I see your reassuring responses above. Am I correct regarding the hair being healthier upon its return while continuing a Protein Power style diet?

Thanks.

You are correct.

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 10:10:06 +0000

Thank you so much for this article. I stopped low carb dieting about 6 months ago, after losing 90 pounds. Two months after that my blood pressure shot up and i was put on medications. Shortly after I noticed my hair falling out, not in clumps, but definately a lot more. I can’t pin it to anything specific because i had stopped Atkins, started medication, and had an injury at work. Two weeks ago I returned to Atkins, finally realizing that this is a life long change. I went to my doctor who gave me medication to try and stop the hair loss and have also started on a multi vitamin and calcium hoping my hair will return. Your article has given me hope that all may not be lost.

If the hair loss occurred because of dietary changes, you should regrow your hair just fine.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:27:52 +0000

Hello,
Thanks so much for posting all of that info. I recently lost 70lbs in less than six months time. I started excersing and eating very little. I have continued on this diet and recently I have noticed more shedding than i ever remember. i started taking a multivitamin supplement. What should I do? I have recently been trying to eat more protein but i dont think that is helping. My diet has consisted of very few calories. I really dont want to shed more but i dont want to gain the weight all back…

As the post says, the hair loss occurs because new hair is growing in and pushing the old dead hair out. You should be fine.