I've always had thin
hair,
and yes I noticed that I seemed to be shedding more. But the problem for me was breakage, not that the
hair was actually falling out from the follicles in the scalp.
And the new growth that replaced it has been strong
and great condition. (of course, then I go
and fry it with a perm!..
)
Normally,
hair and skin cells are completely renewed
and replaced every 4 to 6 weeks. Stress - even good stress - can affect the growth of
hair cells in the follicles, causing the
hair strand to actually fall out, or the new
hair that grows will be weakened
and brittle at that particular point,
and thus will break. An abrupt change in diet can potentially "stress" the system enough to cause such changes. But with the 4 to 6 week cell growth, you won't notice a change in your
hair until a month or two into the new diet.
If the thinning is at the scalp level,
and you're noticing bald areas, this may indicate some other health problem ... low thyroid springs to mind.
Biotin is a good idea ... also a source of essential fatty acids such as flax or fish oils, or best of all, a blended mix of nutritional oils, such as Udo's Choice, which provides a balance of omega-3, 6
and 9.
Doreen