Hair loss can be triggered by several factors, including pregnancy, stress, surgery, and
age-related hormonal changes. However, few realize that losing weight can cause you to shed hair,
most likely because of a nutritional deficiency. Iron deficiency is often associated with diet-related
hair loss, but a range of deficiencies can have the same effect. Changes in levels of zinc,
magnesium, protein, essential fatty acids and vitamins D, B, and A can all result in episodes of
thinning hair. The problem affects men and women, but women are more likely to notice it and go
for treatment.
So, when you see that many weight loss programs sell supplements, essential oils, and vitamins,
it's not just that they want to make extra money off you. There is a reason. Just be careful not to go
overboard and buy lots of expensive things that are not necessary.
Quick weight loss diets, say professional dermatologists, often lack proper nutrition and rapid
weight loss in itself can also trigger metabolism changes that affect hair growth. For the healthiest
hair, physicians say that the best weight loss programs are reduced calorie diets that promote
gradual weight loss and a healthy diet using foods from all the food groups. Diet plans low in
protein and iron, such as vegetarian diets and very low-fat diets, often cause deficienciesThe
typical hair thinning patient of dermatologists complains after losing about 20 pounds in a relatively
short time period. No scientific study has ever identified whether certain diet plans are more or less
likely to produce hair loss.
Sudden changes in nutrition can disrupt the hair growth cycle, causing hair follicles in the growing
phase to convert to the "resting" phase too soon. This may mean a 20-30% increase in the number
of daily hairs a person loses.
What You Can Do - Treatments
For many people, diet-related hair loss is temporary and may last only 2-6 months. Once you start
eating a healthy diet, a balanced diet, the hair eventually comes back.
1) Try to stay away from quick weight loss fad diets if you can. Use ones that promote healthy
weight loss of 1-2 pounds per week.
2) Don't use radical hairstyles that pull your hair tightly on your scalp.
3) Take vitamins. If you only want or can afford one, make it a multivitamin with iron.
Dermatologists say that they advise dieters to take a multivitamin with iron and keep the weight loss
to a rate of 1-2 lbs per week. Those with a family history of thinning hair or baldness should be
especially careful and use proper nutrition and a moderate rate of weight loss.
Minoxidil (the active ingredient in Rogaine, a topical treatment) is often recommended for chronic
hair loss, although it does not work for everyone. Below are some treatment options..
Minoxidil/Rogaine... cost: $120 - $200 a year, requires continuous treatment
Propecia... cost: $600 a year, only for men, requires continuous treatment
Electric current... cost: $1,200 a year, weekly treatments, unproven
Hair transplant... cost: $5-20,000, expensive and requires a skilled surgeon.
The 12 Types of Emotional Hunger
By: Dr. Roger Gould, M.D.
Below are the 12 types of emotional hunger that fuel emotional eating. In
order to lose weight for life, you will have to conquer all 12 types. Look
over the list -- which type of emotional hunger derails your diet?
Type 1. Dulling The Pain With The Food.
If you get really hungry when you feel angry, depressed, anxious, bored,
or lonely, you suffer from Type 1 emotional hunger, and you use food to
dull the pain that these emotions cause.
Type 2. Sticks And Stones May Break Your Bones, But Cake Won't Heal
What Hurts You.
According to Dr. Gould and Mastering Food, if you react by getting
hungry when others talk down to you, take advantage of you, belittle you
or take you for granted, then you suffer from Type 2 emotional hunger.
You eat to avoid confrontation.
Type 3. A Full Heart Fills An Empty Belly.
If you crave food when you have tension in your close relationships, you
suffer from Type 3 emotional hunger. You eat to avoid feeling the pain of
rejection or anger.
Type 4. Hate Yourself, Love Your Munchies.
If you tend to become hypercritical of yourself, if you label yourself
"stupid," "lazy," or "a loser," you have Type 4 emotional hunger. You eat
to "stuff down" self-doubts.
Type 5. Secret Desires Have No Calories.
If your hunger gets activated because your intimate relationships don't
satisfy some basic need like trust or security, you suffer from Type 5
emotional hunger and you use food to try to fill the gap, according to Dr.
Gould and Mastering Food,
Type 6. Forty Gulps And The Well Is Still Empty.
If you eat to make up for the deprivation you experienced as a child, you
have Type 6 emotional eating.
Type 7. It's My Pastry, and I'll Eat If I Want To.
If you eat to assert your independence because you don't want anyone
telling you what to do, you have Type 7 emotional hunger.
Type 8. I Can't Come To Work Today--I'm Eating
According to Dr. Gould and Mastering Food, if your appetite kicks in when
you're faced with new challenges--if you use food to avoid rising to the
test, or to insulate yourself from the fear of failure--you have Type 8
emotional hunger.
Type 9. Aroused by Aromas, Not by the Chef.
If you stuff your face in order to avoid your sexuality-either to stay
overweight so that nobody desires you or to hide from intimate
encounters--you suffer from Type 9 emotional hunger.
Type 10. I'll Beat You With this Éclair.
Emotional eaters often eat to pay back those who have hurt them, often
in the distant past. They use their bodies as battlegrounds for working out
old resentments. If you do this, you're really battling type 10 emotional
hunger
Type 11. Peter Pan and the Peanut Butter Cookie.
If you eat to make yourself feel carefree, like a child, you have Type 11
emotional hunger. You eat to keep yourself from facing the challenges of
growing up.
Type 12. That Stranger In Shorts Wearing Your Face.
If you overeat because you fear getting thin, either consciously or
unconsciously, you have Type 12 emotional hunger.
If you binge, snack constantly, overeat a lot, or can't control what you eat, then you are suffering from
emotional eating. If that's the case, diet plans have probably failed you, and on some level, you probably
feel like you just can't lose weight no matter what you do.
But whether it's midnight cravings, secret binges, or constant snacking, the problem is always the same:
you experience hunger, but can't seem to satisfy it for long. And when the craving for food grips you, you
can't tell that your hunger originates in your mind, not in your belly.
I like to think of it this way: you eat when you aren't really hungry because you have two stomachs--one
real, the other a phantom. According to Dr. Gould and Mastering Food, the hunger in your belly signals
you when your system has a biological need for food. If that was the only signal of hunger you received,
you'd be thin. It's the phantom stomach that causes the problems. The phantom stomach sends out a
hunger signal when unruly emotions and unsolved personal agendas start pushing themselves into
awareness. A short-circuit occurs, and you feel so hungry that you're compelled to eat.
I see the power of the phantom stomach demonstrated almost daily in my work with patients. The other day,
a patient who had just finished breakfast told me in the middle of a difficult session that she suddenly felt
extremely hungry. As soon as we started talking about her sexual problems with her husband, her appetite
kicked in and she could hardly wait to get to McDonald's. Her phantom stomach was shouting, demanding
action.
Phantom hunger comes on quickly and knows what it wants, and it wants a lot of it. Biological hunger
comes on gradually and you can satisfy it with relatively small amounts of food. Phantom hunger has such
power that it drives you to go to almost any lengths to satisfy it.


The Top 10 Weight Loss Myths & Mistakes
Obesity and overweight are often the overlooked, acceptable results of living a high stress lifestyle
centered around complex responsibilities. Often we find ourselves balancing a challenging career and
family activities that can leave us with a lack of time to dedicate to a healthy diet and a proper exercise
program. Weight control is often a confusing and unattainable goal that takes second place to more
important things.
Unfortunately we are barraged with endless myths and incorrect outlooks on how to properly lose weight
in a way that is physically and emotionally healthy and sustainable.
1 - I can succeed with enough will power.
FACT: Let's face it, willpower comes and goes daily, even hourly. Willpower alone is not enough. What
you need is a clear plan and an easy, convenient diet. Medifast does all of this for you with clinically
proven pre-packaged Medifast meals delivered directly to your door.
2 - Calories don’t matter.
FACT: Weight loss is predominantly a function of burning more calories than you consume. Counting
calories can be very difficult and is often boring and time consuming. Medifast does this for you, and our
Medifast meals are the lowest calorie meal replacement foods on the market.
3 - I should only eat once or twice a day.
FACT: Doctors suggest that you eat 5-6 small meals a day. If you’re only eating once or twice a day, you’
re going to be extremely hungry and will most likely overeat. Eating every 2-3 hours helps you build
excellent eating habits and keeps you from getting too hungry.
4 - I have to exercise a lot.
FACT: Of course exercise is helpful. However, even if you jog for one hour, you'll burn less than 500
calories. That is still less than one McDonald's "Big Mac." The truth is, you cannot lose significant weight
with exercise alone. Medifast keeps your caloric intake between 800 - 1000 calories per day, which will
help you lose up to 2-5 pounds per week.
5 - I’ve tried everything out there... diets just don’t work for me.
FACT: You are not destined for failure. Your diets failed either because they were too hard to stick with,
or because you didn't see significant results. Medifast is easy to stick with, and you can lose 2-5 pounds
per week.
6 - All diets are the same.
FACT: While losing weight is mainly a function of calories taken in vs. calories burned, diets differ widely
as to how easy they are, how they satisfy your hunger, and how safe they are. Medifast foods are easy
to prepare, they keep you full throughout the day because you’re eating every 2-3 hours, and Medifast
has been proven to be safe and effective at Johns Hopkins University.
7 - All I have to do is eat better.
FACT: Eating healthy foods in reasonable portions is the ideal way to improve your health. However,
many of us have tried this before and failed because food programs are hard to stay on. This is because
there is so much work involved and cheating is so easy. A recent study at Johns Hopkins University
proved that people lose twice as much weight and are twice as likely to stick with Medifast as a regular
food diet.
8 - It’s too late to lose weight before summer, I’ll just be unhappy with my body for another year.
FACT: You can do it! Medifast helps you lose weight quickly, 2-5 pounds a week. Start today, and you'll
be amazed at your quick results. In 2 months you can lose up to 40 pounds and be ready for summer
9 - I have to count calories and carbs.
FACT: Dieting by counting and measuring calories and carbs is not only time consuming, but frustrating
as well. Most of us lead busy lives and don't have time to prepare a lot of meals, especially healthy ones.
Medifast does all of the counting for you, and most meals can be prepared in less than one minute.
10 - My whole family's overweight - it's just in the genes.
FACT: While there is some correlation between genetics and obesity, this doesn't have to stop you from
reaching your goals. You can lose weight with Medifast. Your health is your most precious asset - and
Medifast will help you get healthier and feel great.
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