hair loss info

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The following is from an unbelievably

GREAT book I read for my candida problems. I highly recommend this book.

It is full of information about detoxing,

specific conditions, etc.

The condition I am addressing is hair

loss.

This is from the book, “Complete CANDIDA

YEAST Guidebook, revised 2nd edition, Everything you need to know

about prevention, treatment and diet”

By Jeanne Marie and Zoltan P. Rona,

M.D.

Seborrhea,

Folliculitis and Scalp Problems

Scalp problems such as seborrhea and folliculitis

are most often external expressions of internal imbalances and toxemia. Mild

cases of seborrhea, folliculitis and dandruff have been found to respond well

to antifungal or selenium-containing shampoos. Using prescription antifungals

for six weeks or more can also resolve the problem in mild to moderate cases. In

severe cases, the whole body has to be addressed to achieve healing. This can

best be accomplished by taking a natural approach.

Stress, emotional factors, nutritional

deficiencies, food allergies, and digestive function abnormalities like low

stomach acid, low pancreatic enzyme levels, or a severe intestinal flora

imbalance may all be related to scalp inflammation and hair loss. Bacterial,

fungal or parasitic infections in the bowel create toxic overloads. Some toxins

produced by these microbes have androgenic or estrogenic hormonal effects. Some

cause the immune system to overreact to foods or the environment; some cause

skin rashes: eczema, seborrhea, and psoriasis. If the body cannot eliminate

toxins from these imbalances through the urine or feces, it tries to get rid of

them through the skin. Along the way, skin diseases like acne, seborrhea, and

folliculitis result. No identifiable fungi may be present in the hair or scalp,

but this does not mean they are not in the colon or elsewhere in the body

manufacturing toxins. Prescription antibiotics and steroids in pill or lotion

form offer temporary relief but set the stage for a chronic fungal infection

that just keeps getting worse.

Eradication the problem usually requires a

good bowel cleansing program, as well as a complete revision of the diet:

elimination of food allergens, reimplantation of a friendly bacterial culture

(lactobacillus acidophilus and bididus [sic]), and the use of several digestive

enzymes and other nutritional supplements. A bowel cleansing program might

involve ozone or hydrogen peroxide therapy, magnesium oxide, aloe vera juice,

psyllium seed powder, pectin, bentonite, senna buckthorn, cascara sagrada,

ground flaxseed, and a series of colonic irrigations. Juice fasting is helpful

in most cases.

The diet should be as natural as possible.

You may have food allergies; until you know exactly which foods are harmful to

you, avo8id foods high in sugar, fruit, and fruit juice; fermented foods such

as beer, wine, cheese, and bread; stored grains; grain-fed animal products (red

meats, especially beef and pork, animal fats, butter whole milk and other high

fat dairy products); seeds and refined foods; leftovers; and tobacco products.

Eat more fish and fish oils, garlic, onions, olives olive oil, green

vegetables, herbs, spices, soy products like tofu, yogurt, phylum, pectin and

milled (ground) flaxseed. An increased intake of fiber significantly reduces

the impact of fungal and other microbe toxins.

Nutrient supplements helpful for treatment

and prevention include:

Essential fatty acids, (evening primrose

oil, flaxseed oil, black currant seed oil, oil of borage, and others); Vitamin

A; B-complex vitamins, including biotin; vitamin C; bioflavonoids (pycnogenol,

hesperidin, catechin, quercetin); vitamin E; zinc; silica; selenium; calendula;

Echinacea; goldenseal; chaparral; cayenne; propolis; hypericum; lomatium; and

aloe vera juice.

Topically, the use of tea tree oil and

calendula cream is beneficial. So is topical Vitamin E, silica gel, and aloe

vera. Colloidal silver is a natural antimicrobial that can be taken internally

and/or applied topically to skin lesions. If possible, see a natural health

care practitioner for biochemical individuality testing (blood, urine, hair

analysis, food allergy testing, comprehensive digestive and stool analysis, and

so on). A personalized nutritional program can reverse scalp problems and

restore general health.

Dawn