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Back on the wagon
The last couple of days I've been slacking on my anti-inflammatory diet, and it all started with some cardamom pear cupcakes someone brought into work (sigh). Then yesterday, I ate a carb and sugar laden breakfast, tried to get back on track with a healthy lunch, but ended up giving in to a butter drenched dinner with two martinis and ended the day with a mug of hot chocolate. Oh, dear. It was fun while it lasted. This morning, I awoke with a persistently itchy scalp and double the shedding I normally see. Coincidence? Who knows, but it was incentive enough for me to clean up my act. Breakfast today was ginger-apple-strawberry-flax seed smoothie, scrambled eggs with lots of sauteed red onion, garlic, spinach, Swiss chard and turmeric, and a big mug of green tea, all followed with a tablespoon of fish oil and a biotin supplement. A fascinating journey alopecia is, but I'm ready for some boredom. Magical foods: get busy!
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Comment by Electra on October 29, 2012 at 9:20pm
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I've been on the paleo diet for 2 months for my scarring alopecia. It seems to be helpful. It's definitely better. It was so painful this summer I'd sit with ice packs on my head. Does AA hurt or just itch?
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Comment by Tracey on October 30, 2012 at 1:33am
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Aimee- I'm still learning myself, but anti inflammatory diets are similar to Mediterranean diets- lots of low starch veggies, beans, wild fish, nuts, omega 3 fatty acids, various herbs and spices... very little/no dairy, red meats (unless grass fed), farmed fish, carbs, processed sugars, unhealthy fats. If you want to learn more, I suggest connecting with a dietician or nutritionist, preferably naturopathic.
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Electra- I've primarily just had itchiness and a burning sensation w/ AA, both early on and just before I experienced my heaviest shedding. Now, a 1.5 yrs later, those symptoms are rare for me. Thus, the itching was alarming the other day. The good news, after getting back to healthy eating, the itchiness stopped by midday and the next day my shedding was back to normal, if not lighter than normal and was even lighter the second day (today). I can't help but think diet impacts the intensity of the symptoms. BTW, I was also tested for food sensitivity and am avoiding items that topped that list. Now that I've said all of that, my hair will probably rain down like mad tomorrow and blow my theory out of the water! :-P
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Comment by laura on November 4, 2012 at 4:54pm
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hi tracey i think you have a good point here,my alopecia is in remission and i have a full head of hair but i still get a tender scalp and im terrified i shed again! when i fall off the wagon and eat sugary,carb foods my scalp is more tender to touch.
im doing intermittent fasting for anti-inflamation but also struggling to stay on the wagon.
im also doing some reading on megavitamin dosage and orthomolecular medicine,i read that alopecia could be a symptom of b3 defeciency.....possible maybe x
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