rawmeat
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Hi all,
To provide context:
In elementary school and high school, I had the THICCest head of hair a male could possibly have. The barber would practically break my neck as he tried dragging his comb through my unmanageable hair while cutting it.
Fast forward to the summer before college, I began intermittent fasting to lose some excess fat off of my chubbier build. Unfortunately, the internet can be an evil place for the innocent brain, and I was sucked into believing some outrageous health trends (ridiculousness below).
I began working out in a fasted state (thx kinobody), and I lost about 30lbs in a month; I looked good, and felt confident heading into a new era of my life. Come university, I started getting quite a decent amount of quality vagina for the first time of my life, and I attributed it to my healthier 'lean' frame.
I kinda became obsessed with being 'lean' respective to my success with females, so I began to push fasts longer... I also started to drink about a gallon of crappy quality tap water every day because 'youtube health gurus' told me it was 'healthy' (I look back and just think, "F*ck me" lol
). In hindsight (because hindsight is always 20/20) I tortured my body through rigorous fasted workouts, under eating, heavy alcohol consumption, and a poor diet.
Fast forward to March 2017, I noticed my thick head of hair (that I would always keep short), started becoming a bit more manageable?.. It was getting thinner, and it looked better than ever because I could now style it a bit instead of it just growing upwards like an afro. Although my hair looked good, my scalp became constantly itchy and filled with dandruff regardless of what shampoo I used. Around this time, I also began getting pimples for the first time in my life.
Come September 2017, after a summer full of my same habits, I really noticed my hairline starting to recede and thin. I finally found Peat (thx to Danny Roddy) in February of this year, but now it's time to take serious action.
Current status: I am now 20 yrs old. My scalp is constantly inflammed, and it tingles in certain areas (especially temples), and I notice hair shed in those spots. I'd honestly say that I've lost over 55% of my hair density, and my temples have receded and thinned, but because my hair was previously so thick, it is still quite unnoticeable to friends. Something to note* I have tinea versicolor (discoloured pigmentation) on my face, and I've been getting pimples on my chin, cheeks, forehead, and scalp more often than ever before.
Today, May 23, 2018, marks the day I really need to take matters into my own hands, or I'll be a bald brother quite soon.
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:: The plan for ascension of the follicle ::
1. Ray Peat and Danny Roddy nutrition and lifestyle - Big shout out to DRod for saving lives through his info on baldness.
- liver, oysters, carrots, milk, cheese, OJ, coffee...etc I will look to supplement thyroid too.
2. Man up and shave my head - this will make it much easier to break up the tight, calcified areas on my scalp and remove the plague of dandruff/seb dermatitis I have.
3. Red Light Therapy on scalp -info I've seen suggests this can be quite effective (need to do more research)
4. Believing and visualizing myself at perfect health once again.*
Well, if you got this far, thank you for your patience! Any suggestions on food, topicals, treatments, supplements, anecdotes, thoughts on my health, etc., will be greatly appreciated.
lmk if you want me to share progress pics/blood tests/updates on this thread.
To provide context:
In elementary school and high school, I had the THICCest head of hair a male could possibly have. The barber would practically break my neck as he tried dragging his comb through my unmanageable hair while cutting it.
Fast forward to the summer before college, I began intermittent fasting to lose some excess fat off of my chubbier build. Unfortunately, the internet can be an evil place for the innocent brain, and I was sucked into believing some outrageous health trends (ridiculousness below).
I began working out in a fasted state (thx kinobody), and I lost about 30lbs in a month; I looked good, and felt confident heading into a new era of my life. Come university, I started getting quite a decent amount of quality vagina for the first time of my life, and I attributed it to my healthier 'lean' frame.
I kinda became obsessed with being 'lean' respective to my success with females, so I began to push fasts longer... I also started to drink about a gallon of crappy quality tap water every day because 'youtube health gurus' told me it was 'healthy' (I look back and just think, "F*ck me" lol
). In hindsight (because hindsight is always 20/20) I tortured my body through rigorous fasted workouts, under eating, heavy alcohol consumption, and a poor diet. Fast forward to March 2017, I noticed my thick head of hair (that I would always keep short), started becoming a bit more manageable?.. It was getting thinner, and it looked better than ever because I could now style it a bit instead of it just growing upwards like an afro. Although my hair looked good, my scalp became constantly itchy and filled with dandruff regardless of what shampoo I used. Around this time, I also began getting pimples for the first time in my life.
Come September 2017, after a summer full of my same habits, I really noticed my hairline starting to recede and thin. I finally found Peat (thx to Danny Roddy) in February of this year, but now it's time to take serious action.
Current status: I am now 20 yrs old. My scalp is constantly inflammed, and it tingles in certain areas (especially temples), and I notice hair shed in those spots. I'd honestly say that I've lost over 55% of my hair density, and my temples have receded and thinned, but because my hair was previously so thick, it is still quite unnoticeable to friends. Something to note* I have tinea versicolor (discoloured pigmentation) on my face, and I've been getting pimples on my chin, cheeks, forehead, and scalp more often than ever before.
Today, May 23, 2018, marks the day I really need to take matters into my own hands, or I'll be a bald brother quite soon.
----
:: The plan for ascension of the follicle ::
1. Ray Peat and Danny Roddy nutrition and lifestyle - Big shout out to DRod for saving lives through his info on baldness.
- liver, oysters, carrots, milk, cheese, OJ, coffee...etc I will look to supplement thyroid too.
2. Man up and shave my head - this will make it much easier to break up the tight, calcified areas on my scalp and remove the plague of dandruff/seb dermatitis I have.
3. Red Light Therapy on scalp -info I've seen suggests this can be quite effective (need to do more research)
4. Believing and visualizing myself at perfect health once again.*
Well, if you got this far, thank you for your patience! Any suggestions on food, topicals, treatments, supplements, anecdotes, thoughts on my health, etc., will be greatly appreciated.
lmk if you want me to share progress pics/blood tests/updates on this thread.
