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Started by NorthCarolinaMama. Last reply by LauraLGiraldo Jul 25. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!I'm a freelance writer working on a story about alopecia. I need to find a dermatologist at major hospital or teaching institution to interview -- any suggestions?I've already reached to physicians at Duke,…Continue
Started by NorthCarolinaMama. Last reply by DragonandFox Jul 22. 11 Replies 0 Likes
Hello!I was wondering if anyone has been tested for food allergies to determine if a particular food is causing inflammation, which in turn could exacerbate FFA. I had the skin test a couple of years ago at an allergy clinic, and it came back…Continue
Started by Leni. Last reply by Lang Bozic May 22. 10 Replies 0 Likes
I am interested in getting a topper but don't know where to go for one. Having one of those weeks when the hair keeps falling and I am not feeling very comfortable. I don't want to spend a lot of money. Thinking of ordering off the internet. Please…Continue
Started by Liz. Last reply by Carol Aug 7, 2025. 11 Replies 1 Like
Hi I don't post on here much so I may well be giving information which you might have been discussing already. Are any of you in the UK going to the Get Ahead of Hairloss event in London at the end of September? It has been organised by Dr Wong who…Continue
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Hallo again :o) Did anyone who has seen Dr Harries at Salford, stay the night in a hotel? If you did, what one and would you recommend it? xx
Liz - redness.
How do I know if have any inflammation or not?
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Welcome, Simone and hi, everyone. Celia, I have to say, I've been better at reducing my wine intake, but I haven't stopped it completely. We have to have some pleasure in our lives. There are mixed messages about red wine as inflammation-reducing/inflammation-inducing. I'm trying to only have that glass with food. What a lot of people are saying about sugar fits with what my nutritionist told me about having to be sure I don't have so many sugar highs and lows - she thinks that's part of what got my system out of wack because I often eat breakfast, don't have a good lunch, but then eat again in the evening. I've never had diabetes, but my dad has had some blood sugar issues, bordering on diabetes and he's completely controlling it with diet and exercise. So I'm trying to be moderate in my sugar-intake (only small treats after having eaten something real), limit alcohol and then I'm still off gluten. I'm also eating some beef stock every day which I make myself (lots of minerals and gelatin, which is good for hair and skin.) My hair loss seems to have slowed down and for the past several days I've had no inflammation at all. I'm sorry if I'm repeating myself too much, but I just wanted to post an update. The tricky thing is that I've made quite a few changes, so it's hard to say what's helping, but it does seeem to be helping. Time will tell... All the best to everyone!
My mum reckons that the hormones we absorb might have a part to play. Those such as in the contraceptive pill and in the foods we eat. I'm a big milk drinker and I dont think this can be good and the stuff they feed animals before slaughtet would makybe make us wince if we knew the details. Does anyone have FFA more on one side than the other? The right side of my head is at least twice as affected than the left.Half my right eyebrow has gone too. In addition to this I have problems with other righthand areas of my body. My right eye, my gall bladder etc. Does anyone have gall stones? Also, a weird question I know, how many of us are left handed?
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