Poisons That Make Hair Fall Out
Hair loss can be embarrassing, frustrating, and downright stressful. It doesn’t matter if you’re young or old, man or woman, losing your hair is never a welcome sight.
Unfortunately, hair loss affects millions of people for a variety of reasons throughout life. Some well-known causes of hair loss include hormones, stress, and lack of nutrition, to name a few. However, there are two pieces to the hair loss puzzle that often goes unmentioned — candida overgrowth and toxic heavy metals poisoning.
These are the most common causes of hair loss, yet it remains unknown and unseen by mainstream medicine.
Sudden and severe hair loss is usually due to acute stress or a sudden toxicity or poisoning to the body and/or brain. Chronic hair loss is commonly due to hormonal imbalance, lack of nutrition and/or a slow chronic toxicity. Toxicity causes hair loss because the toxins interfere with the nutrients and hormonal substances that help hair grow. Some toxins interfere with the glands and organs that control these nutrients. They may also damage the hair follicle.
Care should always be taken in washing and massaging the scalp to remove oils, dead skin and other debris.
These materials can clog the follicle and interfere with hair growth.
How Do Toxic Heavy Metals Cause Hair Loss?
There are a few different ways in which heavy metal toxicity can result in hair loss. The most straightforward way is the ability of toxic heavy metals to directly interfere with the growth of hair by inhibiting the binding power of keratin.
Keratin is a type of structural protein that provides strength to your hair and nails. Toxic heavy metals weaken the bonds of keratin, resulting in abnormal development of the hair shaft. This makes the hair shaft increasingly sensitive to breakage.
That’s what toxic heavy metals do to the body. They poison different proteins and functions in the body. Hair thinning and hair loss is just ONE symptom of how toxic heavy metals poison the body and brain.
Another way toxic heavy metals can interfere with hair growth is through their effect on your hormonal system. Toxic heavy metals are hormone disruptors. Your hair growth cycle can be largely affected by hormonal imbalances, as shown in women with PCOS that often notice hair loss.
Therefore, exposure to toxic heavy metals can both directly and indirectly, lead to changes in hair growth, and potential hair loss.
CANDIDA OVERGROWTH AND PARASITES
The same yeast that causes vaginal yeast infections can cause hair loss. This yeast lives in the intestinal tract and is normal in microscopic amounts. Antibiotics, stress, processed sugar diets and many other factors can cause this yeast to overgrow out of control. Both candida overgrowth and parasites rob the body of nutrition. They live in the intestines and eat our food. Further, they prevent your body from absorbing vitamins, minerals and proteins necessary for hair growth.
The correct supplements can many times reverse the hair loss problem. Unfortunately, many fail. You must make sure the supplements you are using are effective and pay close attention to the ingredients.
LOW THYROID
A common cause of hair loss is low thyroid. The thyroid gland produces hormones that help spark our metabolism and keep our body temperature normal.
If our body temperature drops even slightly below what it should be, many chemical reactions in the body either stop or slow down. Among these chemical reactions are those involved with hair growth. Hair loss is a major symptom of low thyroid.
VITAMIN AND MINERAL DEFICIENCIES
Zinc, B vitamins, iron, essential fatty acids, amino acids and other nutrients are responsible for hair growth. If these deficiencies occur, for whatever reason, hair loss is likely. These deficiencies can result from many problems including lack of nutrition.
Dr. David Watts of Trace Elements Inc. has observed that magnesium deficiency is commonly found in hair loss.
Proper testing of urine, blood and hair can be used to assess nutritional needs. Guessing by symptoms can fail. An excess of a nutrient can sometimes create the same symptom as a deficiency of that same nutrient. Therefore, testing is often necessary. Questionnaires to evaluate deficiencies are useful tools, but not always accurate enough to completely rely on.
PROGESTERONE AND TESTOSTERONE
Progesterone is a female hormone that is essential for proper thyroid function. As a result, a deficiency of progesterone can lead to or worsen a thyroid problem. A woman suffering from hair loss should pay attention if it worsens or only occurs at certain times of the menstrual cycle. We do recommend journaling.
Testosterone is known to be responsible for male baldness when it is too high.
Testosterone has been used to treat lack of libido in men and women, bone loss and it encourages muscle gain and fat loss. However, it should be taken ONLY if found deficient. Many natural substances are now being used that help the body naturally produce the hormone on its own. We do not recommend the use of synthetic hormone medications.
ESTROGEN AND COPPER EXCESS
Both estrogen and copper are antagonist to zinc. Zinc deficiency has long been recognized as a factor in hair loss.
STRESS AND CORTISOL EXCESS
Stress has been associated with hair loss for many years. During times of extreme stress, the body loses large amounts of vitamins, minerals and protein in the urine. This sudden loss of nutrients can be a factor in hair loss. The stress can be caused by illnesses as well as other factors.
During times of stress, cortisol levels also increase. Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. It has many important functions. If cortisol is found elevated by saliva or urine testing, a homeopathic does exist that will normalize it.
Lead, cadmium, mercury, iron, aluminum and copper are the most common causes of hair loss. Other elements such as manganese, chromium, arsenic, titanium may be involved. Lithium and selenium toxicity have been well documented as causative agents in hair loss.
Toxic heavy metals usually do not appear in a blood test unless the person is suffering with acute poisoning. However, they will show in the hair, if the person is suffering with slow, long-term exposure. This is the most common type of exposure. Courtney and I have both taken a 24 hour urine toxic heavy metals test with provoking agent. The provoking agent we chose was DMSA. If you are interested in taking this test yourself, please reach out to us here and we will be happy to assist you in your detox efforts.
Toxic heavy metals do not easily move out of the body and will accumulate in the joints, bone, liver and other organs and/or glands. They need to be removed by taking specific supplements that drive them out and eliminate the deficiencies they cause. Testing is the key factor in understanding how the body is being affected.
Both poor hair and nail growth and hair loss can be caused by toxic heavy metals. Many hobbies and occupations involve exposure to toxic heavy metals. Some examples include painting, arts and crafts, electrical work, welding, jewelry repair, cleaning up environmental hazardous waste, general dentistry, etc. Any activity that involves working with metal filings or dust from the heavy metals can result in toxic heavy metal overload.
CHEMICAL TOXICITY
Chemical toxicity from various sources can contribute to hair loss such as chemotherapy, thallium compounds (rat poisons) and medications, to name a few.
The list of chemicals that can cause hair loss is long. However, I will list some chemical agents that could be your hair loss culprit.
- PESTICIDES
- RADIATION
- CHEMOTHERAPY (not a therapy when it is toxic)
- IONIZING RADATION (NUCLEAR RADIATION, X RAYS, ULTRAVIOLET, RADON GAS, ETC.)
- RADON
- RANCID OILS
- FORMALDEHYDE (a common ingredient in vaccines)
- BENZENE
Detoxing can address each toxicity.
Our experience has been that most hair loss can be corrected, but ONLY if the correct causes are found and removed. There is no one “magic” pill that corrects it, regardless of what is wrong. Proper testing will discover the reasons why. Then the correct treatment can be used.
Many times, improvements can occur in just a few weeks, so there is hope!
Tips To Improve Hair Health Naturally
Consume Adequate Protein
Your hair is composed mostly of protein, so if you want to strengthen your hair, the most obvious step is to make sure you’re consuming enough of the amino acids your hair needs to grow. Research shows that inadequate protein intake can lead to hair loss and that getting in the correct amino acids can promote hair growth.
Therefore, if you’re concerned about hair loss, look at your nutrition or lack of nutrition. Are you lacking proper nutrition? Make sure you’re getting sufficient amounts of high-quality protein.
I have a recipe for my homemade chicken bone broth in our book, Courtney’s Healing Journey. You can purchase your copy here.
Check Your Iron Status
Iron deficiency is associated with hair loss. This is especially true for premenopausal women, and if you follow a vegan or vegetarian diet.
Be careful to avoid doing a simple ferritin test, see that it’s low and then supplement iron. It’s not that simple.
A low ferritin test does NOT mean you have low iron status. This can mean your magnesium deficient. You need a complete iron panel.
Massage Your Scalp with Coconut Oil
Coconut oil has an affinity for the protein that creates structure in your hair (keratin), and it penetrates the hair shaft since the degradation of keratin bonds is one of the detrimental effects that toxic heavy metals can have on your hair. Massaging your scalp with coconut oil may help to prevent damage and hair loss.
Use Essential Oils
If you want to kick your scalp massage up a notch, add some essential oils to the mix. Research shows that essential oils like thyme, rosemary, lavender, and cedarwood improve symptoms of hair loss. (My ID # is 12668940.)
The Key to Hair Growth is Toxic Heavy Metal Detox
All tactics mentioned can help to improve the health of your hair. However, if you want to get to the true root cause of this issue, you MUST eliminate the factors that are contributing to hair loss in the first place.
Toxic heavy metals may be behind the obvious and not so obvious causes of hair loss. Since these toxins have both a direct role in hair loss, as well as an indirect role via hormonal systems, immune function, and stress — a toxic heavy metals detox should be one of your steps in reclaiming healthy hair.
Let’s not forget that ANY symptom you have is really pointing to a systemic issue that needs addressing. And a toxic heavy metals detox can help address those issues and promote better health.
When removing toxic heavy metals from your body, you need to do it correctly. Heavy metals can lodge deep into your tissues and can be quite challenging to remove. Thankfully, God has provided us with nutrients that can penetrate deep into your tissues and dislodge toxic heavy metals — removing them from your body.
We take a supplement called BioCleanse that includes nutrients such as vitamin C, magnesium, and a citrus bioflavonoids blend.
After the source is removed, a toxic heavy metals detox will be necessary. This will require fulvic and humic acid which are two of the strongest natural chelators of toxic heavy metals. The minerals contained in fulvic and humic acid help to push metals out of your tissues, relieving your body of this toxic burden. The fulvic acid we take is called CytoDetox and the humic acid we take is called Bind.
Cilantro is another toxic heavy metal detox agent that has an affinity specifically for arsenic, mercury, and copper — three of the primary culprits for hair loss. Cilantro is a good starting point; however, it is too weak for a complete detoxification.
Bind helps to do just that, bind to the toxic heavy metals and pull them out, so they don’t re-lodge into your precious tissues. Courtney and I use Bind and it can provide you with complete detoxification.
You don’t want any released toxins circulating – only to deposit elsewhere. The biggest mistake people make in detox is not taking a strong binder.
With love and purpose,
Kim Seymour LVN and Courtney Seymour
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