Has changing your diet changed your hair?

**infinity_girl** · September 23rd, 2011, 01:18 PM

Have any of you seen a significant change to your hair, whether it be faster growth, change of texture, health etc or anything else by changing your diet?

My hair has always been coarse and dry and prone to frizz. I am trying to lose weight and am reading a diet book which advises you to cut out cows milk and wheat/gluten. I haven't managed the wheat bit so far (I don't eat much wheat anyway) but I have switched my milk to soy/rice milk and the psoriasis patches on my elbows and knees are clearing up quickly. It made me wonder what effects changing ones diet can have on ones hair type, if it can have such a significant effect on ones skin, so I thought I would ask this question.

**nobeltonya** · September 23rd, 2011, 01:33 PM

My hair seems to be much healthier, stronger, shinier, etc.. since I stopped eating fast food and started on Indian food [rice, bread, veggies, lean meats, lentils, etc]. It also helped that I learned to care for it correctly, but food made a huge difference. I also gained like 10-15 lbs after meeting my husband and starting on healthy food.

**bunzfan** · September 23rd, 2011, 01:36 PM

Yes for me totally. Let me explain i used to eat junk food and hardly ate any protein so its no surprise i couldn't get my hair past shoulder, once i started eating much better my hair has grown so much i also take a daily multi vitamin.

**pink.sara** · September 23rd, 2011, 01:38 PM

I think my diet has stopped my hair growing

I was diagnosed as coeliac last year and am also intolerant to dairy products but it's only been the past 4-5 months I have actually completely cut them out of my diet. And unless I use Monistat my hair is growing less than 1cm every 6 weeks

I think my hair and nails miss the dairy fats and calcium so will be adding suplements as soon as I can afford some decent ones. I have noticed my hair is less oily since I cut out these things though.

**longhairedlady** · September 23rd, 2011, 01:43 PM

I am a vegetarian, I havent noticed a difference from when I was a carnivore.

**julierockhead** · September 23rd, 2011, 01:58 PM

Yes, when I eat a healthy diet I get one inch of growth a month, and when I am too busy to cook and rely on my husband and take-out food, it slows to 3/4 or even 1/2. Food is huge. On a good diet my hair seems thicker too, not so fine, and I have fewer sheds.

**buttercupmcgee** · September 23rd, 2011, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by longhairedlady

I am a vegetarian, I havent noticed a difference from when I was a carnivore.

Ditto! So much for the protein myth....I've been seeing sheen, volume, and growth like never before since cutting out animal protein and going instead for lentils, soy, and greens.

**Ava666** · September 23rd, 2011, 04:46 PM

I'm an undiagnosed celiac, with other food allergies (such as soy, and sensitivities to some fruit.) after cutting out the gluten and soy from my diet my hair started growing faster, and it wasn't as nasty looking (could also be from not using chemicals.) also living more naturally.

**julierockhead** · September 23rd, 2011, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by buttercupmcgee

Ditto! So much for the protein myth....I've been seeing sheen, volume, and growth like never before since cutting out animal protein and going instead for lentils, soy, and greens.

How is protein a myth? Vegetarians can get plenty of protein in their diets, it's very easy.

**FrozenBritannia** · September 23rd, 2011, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Ava666

I'm an undiagnosed celiac, with other food allergies (such as soy, and sensitivities to some fruit.) after cutting out the gluten and soy from my diet my hair started growing faster, and it wasn't as nasty looking (could also be from not using chemicals.) also living more naturally.

That would be me too..

I was on a vegan diet for a year and my hair and skin was wonderful, too.