OT: Atkins & Hair Loss Update

"TKDJENNY" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hey all -
I went off Atkins 12 days ago because I noticed I was losing my hair.

When I

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switched to low-cal, I stopped losing my hair - but I also stopped losing
weight.

That's scary. Hair loss can also be a symptom of spilling protein into
the urine. My wife has a weird kidney ailment, and that's one of the side
effects when it reoccurs.

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JK Sinrod
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That's scary. Hair loss can also be a symptom of spilling protein into
the urine. My wife has a weird kidney ailment, and that's one of the side
effects when it reoccurs.

Hair loss is also a common symptom of losing a significant amount of weight.
See earlier posts in Atkins & Hair loss thread..

Laura

"Think about how stupid the average person is, then remember half of them
are stupider than that!" - George Carlin

.. My wife has a weird kidney ailment, and that's one of the side

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effects when it reoccurs.

Interesting! I am a nurse tell me what this is.
Jennifer S.
206/159/135

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Someone on this
board (Carmen, I believe) told me taking biotin would prevent that. Would a
One A Day carb vitamin (which contains biotin) be enough, or should I also
add
a biotin pill to that? If so, what dosage should I take? I don't want to
lose
my hair, but I don't want to overdose on biotin, either.

Please let me know!

That would have been me. I forget where I read about Biotin, but either it
worked, or it was time for me to regrow my hair. I still take it just to be on
the safe side, plus it has other benefits..

I take 1 pill of 1000 mcg per day. So you will need to check to see how many
mcg's your vitamins have to determine if you need to supplement.

Hope this helps
Laura

taking biotin would prevent that. Would a

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One A Day carb vitamin (which contains biotin) be enough, or should I also
add
a biotin pill to that? If so, what dosage should I take? I don't want to
lose
my hair, but I don't want to overdose on biotin, either.

I'd add biotin. B5 too.

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& hubby- 6' 310/188/180
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"Jennifer S." <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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. My wife has a weird kidney ailment, and that's one of the side

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effects when it reoccurs.

Interesting! I am a nurse tell me what this is.
Jennifer S.
206/159/135

It's called nephrotic syndrome, or minimal change desease. She's a NP as
well. You need to be a specialist to have even heard of it. It was a
childhood thing, that reappeared for awhile after 30 years.

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JK Sinrod
Sinrod Stained Glass Studios
www.sinrodstudios.com
Coney Island Memories
www.sinrodstudios.com/coneymemories