Iron and hair growth

**alwayssmiling** · January 18th, 2011, 02:38 AM

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...CKLE-diet.html

I read this wonderful story about a lady who managed to regrow her hair, after suffering from alopecia, using an iron rich diet.

Thought it may be of interest to some of you. I'll be eating spinach tonight

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**eilz90** · January 18th, 2011, 04:14 AM

"When mother-of-three Mary Corrigan began losing her hair, she was naturally devastated.

The 43-year-old was so embarrassed about her bald patches that she wouldn’t go out without a hat.

Yet despite visits to her GP and a trichologist, she was told there was no cure. So the housewife, a former chef with a background in nutrition, decided to find her own solution.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/...66_468x566.jpg
Healthy hair: Mrs Corrigan now has a full head of hair after she started following her own iron-rich diet

And after lengthy research, she came up with a ‘grow-your-hair-back diet’ – featuring iron-rich fare such as cockles, venison and leafy green vegetables."

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**LocustSpawning** · January 18th, 2011, 04:23 AM

Wow!!! ..... Okay.. now I am definitely going to include more iron in my diet. Seriously.

**Flossy** · January 18th, 2011, 05:41 AM

Leafy green vegies I can handle. Cockles and venison...I might pass on those ones!

**vanity_acefake** · January 18th, 2011, 05:52 AM

Wow what an amazing story. Thank you for posting. Funnily enough I have just had blood taken to be tested for iron deficiency as I'm so tired.

**Othala** · January 18th, 2011, 06:00 AM

What an intelligent (and beautiful) woman. Well done to her for taking her health into her own hands and curing her alopecia.

She has motivated me to eat more home-made beefburgers and green salads.

**hanne jensen** · January 18th, 2011, 06:11 AM

Thanks for posting this article. I'll definately add more iron rich foods to my diet! By the way, what are cockles?

**PiroskaCicu** · January 18th, 2011, 06:16 AM

Wow, what an inspiring story! I suffer from lack of iron anemia but I am slowly gaining more iron levels! Maybe I need to start eating venison... hehe

I need iron...hmm inspires me to take even better care of my diet