Hair fall

[Mahi]

Hello,

I am the new member. One and half month back me and my husband adopted McDougall diet because my husband is type 2 diabetic. He used to take 5 medications. After 3 weeks into diet his doc took off 3 medication and finally he is off from medications from last week.. Thank you so much Dr. McDougall you have given me so much hope about improving my health and currently I have lost 8lbs from jan 1st. Thank you so much..

my question is I am seeing hairfall. Do I need to take any type of supplements to stop hair fall or do I have to eat any type of vegetables or fruits..

Thank you,
Mahi.

[Vintagesan]

Hey Mahi, great to read you and your husband are doing fine!

It's not easy to make a diagnosis because really a lot of things can cause the loss of hair.
It could be anything from wrong hair care, to periodic hormonal variation, temporary stress, lack of sleep, illness or really a deficiency. I know that's not the kind of answer you wanted to read, but I think it's important to say it's not always just because of the food. In my case I suffered from hair loss for so long and it was just wrong hair care plus taking the pill. After changing one and dropping the other my problem was solved. Of course, this is not a generally valid solution.

B12 is recommended as a daily supplement in this diet.
Maybe you get your blood levels checked first, so you can exclude illness or deficiencies?

[Willijan]

vintagesan,

I am interested in knowing what the "wrong hair care" was. Or, what any kind of wrong hair care is that could result in hair loss. I am not challenging your account, I just want to know more about this. Thanks!

[Vintagesan]

willijan,

just wanted to leave a note that I haven't forget you. I'll answer after work.