Diseases Of Civilization: Hair Loss
Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 8:10PM
Updated on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 8:12PM by
Danny Roddy
Hair loss, for men and women, can be one of the most devastating diseases of civilization. The thought of one's outward appearance being changed, forever, is a hard pill to swallow. It can lead to anxiety, depression, and an overall failure to thrive. It's no wonder that hair loss is a multi-billion dollar industry with more and more products flooding the market everyday.
The problem with chosing any one drug or product is that the etiology of hair loss has many variables. Hair loss can manifest in almost any disease state, deficiency, or hormonal imbalance. Therefore we need something that will positively effect all the systems in our body, instead of focusing on one specific area. In this post I will try to demonstrate that the best way to combat hair loss, in all forms, is to adopt a carnivorous lifestyle.
Blood Sugar & Insulin
The starting point, as with any disease of civilization, is the dysregulation of insulin by high blood sugar. A high carbohydrate diet leads to elevated blood glucose, which ushers in the master hormone insulin. When this happens chronically, we acquire high blood sugar and insulin resistance. Studies show that men who experience advanced hair loss tend to have high blood insulin levels. It is no wonder why many type two diabetics also see a marked reduction in hair growth.