Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

How to Regrow Your Hair (UPDATED VITAL INFO)

Dec 9, 2023

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Learn the best natural ways to regrow hair, including the importance of lysine in hair growth and strength. Discover the correlation between stress, gut inflammation, and hair loss, and the potential benefits of a carnivore diet. Explore the relationship between digestive health and hair health, and the role of probiotics and natural inhibitors like zinc and lysine. Understand the impact of DHT and chronic stress on hair health, and the role of zinc and B vitamins in promoting hair growth.

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Lysine, an essential amino acid, is crucial for hair growth and can be obtained from high-quality protein sources like red meat and eggs.

DHT, a potent form of testosterone, can cause hair follicle burnout and thinning, but natural DHT inhibitors like zinc and lysine can help combat this issue.

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The Importance of Lysine for Hair Growth

Lysine, an essential amino acid, plays a crucial role in promoting hair growth and strengthening hair. Lysine can be obtained from high-quality protein sources like red meat and eggs, unlike plant proteins or grain proteins which are poor sources of lysine. An adequate consumption of lysine-rich protein, such as 6 to 8 ounces of red meat or eggs twice a day, can be beneficial for hair growth. Lysine also aids in iron absorption, which is essential for supplying oxygen to the scalp and preventing hair loss. Stress and gut inflammation can hinder lysine absorption, highlighting the importance of managing stress levels and maintaining a healthy gut for optimal hair health.

Introduction

4min

The Link Between Digestive Health and Hair Health

2min

Natural Inhibitors of DHT and Stress Reduction for Hair Regrowth

3min

Today, I’m going to cover the best natural ways to regrow hair.

Whether you’re losing hair, your hair is thinning, or you have alopecia—these tips for hair loss may help.

Hair is protein, and protein is made of amino acids. Lysine is a specific amino acid that greatly impacts hair growth. Lysine also helps make hair stronger and more elastic.

The best foods for hair growth are foods high in lysine, like red meat and eggs. Consuming six to eight ounces of high-quality protein twice a day will give you the protein you need.

Many people experiencing hair loss are low in iron. Red meat and eggs are high in iron, and lysine helps increase iron absorption.

When you go through stress, your body’s demand for lysine goes up. If stress is causing you to lose hair, you may want to try increasing your protein consumption. To regrow hair, it’s also crucial to lower your cortisol by reducing your stress.

Inflammation or a malabsorption issue in your gut could lead to a deficiency in lysine. Consuming grains or seed oils can lead to inflammation. If you have gut inflammation, you may want to try the carnivore diet.

It’s also important to support your gut microbiome because your gut microbes make amino acids. A disruption of your gut flora can cause a disruption in the microbes on your scalp. This can lead to issues like dandruff and skin disorders. A probiotic supplement or probiotic foods may help promote healthy, thick hair.

A powerful form of testosterone called DHT has been known to cause hair thinning or hair loss. Zinc is a fantastic natural DHT inhibitor, and it’s in red meat. Lysine also helps inhibit DHT.

Lysine is important to support a healthy body and has many other health benefits that may indirectly help with hair loss and support hair growth.

Great natural remedies for hair loss are:

• Pumpkin seed oil

• Green tea extract

• Stinging nettle root

• Nutritional yeast

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12190640

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