Hey First name / you,
We're starting off strong this winter season with a chat on wellness ⚕️ Why? Because most women I meet are malnourished.
We're under-eating or eating the wrong things (hello carbs) and wondering why our hair is dry, brittle and falling out.
It's not sexy to eat. It's not sexy to count your macros and protein.
But lemme tell ya, if you're not getting your iron, protein and healthy fats in daily, you're not going to see much beauty in your skin, nails or hair.
Hair is made up of dead protein, called keratin. If you don't eat protein, how will your hair grow? Your hair needs foods like eggs, meat and greek yogurt and so do your muscles, by the way, especially if you work out.
Marketing companies spend millions to get you to buy gummies, collagen and biotin supplements that don't actually grow your hair.
🚫 There is absolutely no research that backs up biotin or collagen supplementing for skin and hair. 🚫
The #1 thing you can do right now to get great hair is to get your blood work done. 💉
I realize that blood tests are not sexy either, but if you want great hair … 🤷🏻♀️ You gotta find out what's going on in your body and give it what it needs.
✨a little story on the importance of iron for healthy hair✨
I had a client come in with fine, brittle hair. Each individual hair looked thin and weak, and seemed to shed out of the follicle within weeks of growing. I knew something was going on internally, because a healthy hair follicle should be strong enough to push through the skin and sustain itself for the entire hair cycle. ➰
After we consulted we decided on a graduated bob, short enough to look like a pixie. I didn't want to intrude too much on her health, in case she didn't want to share, but when she opened up I took the chance and asked if she'd gotten her blood test done.
She said, “No, never.”
At her next appointment, her hair was noticeably thicker and shinier. She even looked younger and more vibrant ✨
“I got my blood test done, and turns out I was low in iron," she said. "I realized my depression went away. I had thought I was just anti-social my whole life.”
Her doctor put her on iron supplements et voila, ONE PILL CHANGED HER LIFE 💊
It's not just about hair. If your symptoms are showing in your hair, skin and nails, chances are other things are going on internally as well.
I'll never stop harping on about how important it is to check for low iron. Without enough iron, your body cannot produce hemogolobin, which carries oxygen to your cells.
If your scalp isn't getting ehough oxygen, your hair can't grow.
Okay, enough of the lecture, I'm going to share with you a couple ways you can support your body if you've been dealing with hair loss or if you simply want to make sure you're doing all the right things 👍
