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I wonder what the INTERNAL causes are of dry hair apart from hypothyroidism?
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Thank you @fradonlow fat absorption...too much fiber, too much calcium, too much acidic like lemons that block fat absorption...perhaps even low protein diety because you need protein to trigger stomach acid and then bile to absorb fat.
blocked sebum gland
Thank you @fradon
It's very interesting. I wonder what causes low fat absorption? I eat quite a bit of saturated ones.
In regards to the fiber, I need them to satisfy my appetite as I have a physically exhausting job and fruits for carbs is not enough for me. So I eat potatoes, rice and occasional sourdough rye bread too.
According to hair mineral analysis my hair has too much calcium because I have low calcium levels elsewhere (Ray Peat thinks).
I don't eat lemons or too acidic things and do eat a high protein diet.
I've never heard about the high fat and calcium connection. Where did you get that information from?
I occasionally use Kerry gold butter when Ste Isigny is not available and eat a little chicken skin time to time. I eat eggs almost daily.
How much fat do you eat on a daily basis? Thank you.
@fradon you sound like someone from a medical background
I meant you sound like Ray Peat himself
@fradon thank you very much for your reply, I've read some of your comments on other threads as well, very valuable information. You seem to do a very thorough research. I'm sorry that you had many health issues, hope you're feeling better?
I second your opinion about doctors being useless. It's hard to get properly diagnosed here in the UK through the NHS.
Thank you for the links, the article about oxalates and methylation is very interesting and well written. It makes me question whether the source of my problems is connected to it. I used to be a vegetarian for over 20 years and after I reintroduced meat 8 years ago, my hair started to thin, I lost 60% of my eyebrows and their colour substantially faded and developed alopecia (secondary to iron deficiency according to doctors-which I don't agree with). I became interested in Ray Peat's work in 2013 but since then my hair further thinned ( from mid back down) and eyebrows didn't improve much. I do feel better though since then, compared to only being able to walk 20 mins a day without spending the rest of my day laying in bed a few years ago. My facial skin and hands are still yellowish though and I have arthritis in two of my fingers. I do take niacinamide a few times per day in small amounts, eat sugar and drink coffee as well to improve liver function. My GP only said that the yellow skin was the result of carotenemia ( which I do question).
I used to follow a predominantly raw food diet so perhaps I was exposed to a lot of oxalates then..the article you shared points out to many of my health issues so it's interesting..
It's great that calcium is recommended to reduce oxalates just like Ray Peat recommends.
It's great that the tuna salad helped you with skin and hair quality. I do eat tuna about once per week but it doesn't affect me the same way as you. I even tried incorporating some nuts and oily fish for a couple of months some time ago which did soften my hair but then I started to feel more achy due to increased inflammation so I stopped eating those not very Ray Peat friendly foods.