I have been low carbing since last September. I have lost 36 pounds of fat and about the same amount in hair. My hair has been thinning terribly!
My nails are so thin, and have tiny lines or ridges in them. They seem to split or break if you just look at them.
I take supplements daily. Stay under 20 carbs a day. My weight loss seems to have hit a plateau.
Would the Atkins vitamin supplement package be better for me than buying my own? Atkins seems to be very pricey.......
Any advice would be most helpful.
Mysstic

Do a search using the green button above your post. Look for "hair AND loss". There have been lots of threads about it.

After a large weight loss in a relatively short time, some hair loss is usual as the follicles shed their hair and wait to regrow.

I don't really think that the Atkins vitamins are the best. But don't buy the cheapest brand either.

I have a friend that is an herbalist and accupuncturist...she works with a lot of women that have this problem...you might try that route. Fortunately, I have lots of hair...lucky I guess

Thanks that is an excellant idea, there are several people here in my area I can consult. Be glad you have lots of hair, take my word it SUCKS to be in my position and not know who to listen to. Thanks again. Mysstic

What supplements are you taking? Also, are you consuming any soy products? (Soy can interfere with the functioning of your thyroid which can in turn cause the symptoms you described as well as others.)

I take a multi-vitamin, biotin(for my hair), gulcosomine(for joint pain), vitamin C, B-complex, potassamin, evening primrose (for estrogen replacement), iron, zinc, and finally 20 mg of celexa (seratonin replacement) on doctor's orders. As far as I know I am not consuming soy products. I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my post. Thanks, Mysstic

Hi Mysstic,

Have you looked at the Low Carb Luxury's info on hair loss? There's a fair bit of good advice there that should help.

Rosebud

Thanks Rosebud, I am not taking some of things listed and my water consumption isn't that high so I will increase that and pick up the ones I don't have. Thanks, Mysstic

HI, I was starting to wonder if it was just me but my hair is thining too & i need all the hair i can get!!! i take vite's q day & have loads of protein with every meal

I have included iron along with my other vitamins. It might help as well. Thanks for responding.
Mysstic

I had the hair loss BEFORE I started low carbing, but I figured that was likely due to Menoupause which is a common effect for hair loss in women. Since I've started LC'ing I'm still losing some hair but it seems to be less than before. Also a friend who was having the same problem had her thyroid checked and there was some problem there and her doctor told her that it was responsible for the hair loss.

I too was suffering from thinning hair and my doctor ran blood tests to rule out zinc and iron defficiency and thyroid but that came back okay, she said it could just be menopausal or hereditary groan.. not much help to me! Since then I started LC'ing and it seems to be improving .. fingers crossed..

My hair is thinning but I thought it was old age! I will check out the suggestions above. Good luck to you. I empathize.

I lost a ton of hair on this WOE...finally I had to get a new short cut, which I did just before Christmas. Last month it stopped coming out and is now starting to grow back.

mystic i read on atkins we are not to have iron that mite be causing you to stall als i think you mite have a thyroid prob check the net to see in you have any other symptoms and get it checked i have hypothyroid and they are classic symptoms