Forum Activity for @miss-anonymous

Wow, that's awesome! I hope my hair decides to follow your hair's lead. Haha.

new dreddie said:

My hair fell out and it grew back! I am an expert!

Thank you! (: Do you have any tips for theitchinessof the scalp?

soaring eagle said:

ok ill send them a message

I tried to add them so I could send them a message, but there has been no word back.

soaring eagle said:

i know panterra and steffani havent been on much lately but i would really recomend contacting them and getting some real expert tips

Thank you, I hope that it will grow back w/the tips I havereceivedfrom everyone. :D

new dreddie said:

No prob hunny! Good luck and I am with u. I believe it will grow Ba ck!

Okay, thank you for your helpful comments! <3 I appreciate them!

new dreddie said:

Make sure you put oil on your scalp and keep it clean! good luck!!

Okay, I understand now. (:

soaring eagle said:

dont make..let.. let it dread itself as it wants to

Miss Anonymous said:

So when it grows out I should make little dreads with them?

Beijaflor said:

I would let that part out a bit and from there you can either create twists and let them loc from there on its own without retwisting or you can just let them grow organically and just separate into the size locs that you want them to be.

So a higher dosage is good???

new dreddie said:

hi,
i would not cut it.go to the Dr to see what is happening. and take biotin least 5000 mg. good luck! Biotin really works!

So when it grows out I should make little dreads with them?

Beijaflor said:

I would let that part out a bit and from there you can either create twists and let them loc from there on its own without retwisting or you can just let them grow organically and just separate into the size locs that you want them to be.

Wow! THATS REALLY GREAT ADVICE! My mom cooks lentils all the time and I love them, so that is good news! (:

ToTheAnkles! said:

Avoid spinach. It's a great vegetable but the last thing you want to consume when short on any mineral, especially iron.

The best to eat would be lentils. They contain a ton of iron, are quite a good source of protein (for a vegetarian food, anyway) and are rich in just about every mineral and vitamin. They also provide alot of calories which is exactly what you need to recover your hair. Search some indian recipes and you'll be surprised at what you can make with lentils, and the bonus is virtually all the dishes are vegan. Oh and they're really really cheap when you buy them dried.

A nutritionist is about as useless as possible. They're just going to put you on a diet of "plenty of healthy grains and bread" which is exactly the thing that causes nutrient deficiency in vegans.

As a vegan you need to make sure that you have either food or supplementation that contains vitamin B12 and DHA/EPA. Not getting enough B12 can cause irreversible damage and it cannot be stored by the body, it's essential that you get enough of that each and every day. Not getting enough DHA/EPA is not going to have severe health problems, but the health benefits are so massive that you wouldn't believe it if I listed them here. They literally prevent everything from heart disease to cancer. Watch out for fish oil supplements (they aren't vegan anyway but I'm just listing this just in case) because some can contain toxins. There are vegan DHA/EPA supplements, so google for those. 110g (4oz) salmon daily would eliminate the need for supplementation (both B12 and EPA/DHA), but isn't vegan.

This is all just to speed up any new hair growth. Twisting and palmrolling causes damage to the scalp and vitamins can't fix that. I think the culture of your hair pretty much rules out every other possibility save for some really obscure disease. Iron levels being "A little low" is good news because that wouldn't cause hair loss and that pretty much says you don't have iron absorption issues so that you can fix it by diet.

The doctor took a culture of my hair to see if fungus or something of that sort was the cause, but the test results came back clear. And they said my iron levels were a little low. I am trying to get more iron into my by eating more beans and spinach etc now. It probably has to do with my diet as well.

Valrie said:

Hi, it looks like you got the maintenance issue well under way. I'm curious though, when you spoke with your Dr did they do any tests to determine for sure that you may be deficient? This would be a good start and then from those results consult a nutritionist and get a healthier diet plan. This should definitely NOT be ruled out.

Good luck.