Re: That's a myth about veggies

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Posted by Kalifornia Karol on January 9, 2005 at 23:54:12:

In reply to: That's a myth about veggies posted by Elettaria on January 8, 2005 at 21:28:15:

: Veggies are generally in far better health than the rest of the
: population, and we live a lot longer. Yes, we can become
: nutritionally deficient, anyone can, but the nutritional deficiency
: rates tend to be lower than in non-vegetarians. Same goes for vegans.
: (Speaking for myself, I've been vegetarian since 12, vegan since 19,
: I'm now 27 and I have always had over three feet of thick, healthy
: hair, but one person isn't quite enough for the stats.)
:
: Mild nutritional deficiency is fairly common in the Western world.
: Make sure you get plenty of fresh fruit and veg, stay off junk food,
: that sort of thing, and it never hurts to take a good multivitamin and
: mineral supplement (with normal dosages of the nutrients in question).
: Modern farming methods mean that there's a lot less in food than
: there used to be in the way of vitamins and so forth, unfortunately,
: and they reckon that even if you grow everything yourself organically,
: the soil is still dreadfully depleted.
:
: Couple of points about taking care of your hair: yes, blow-drying is
: bad for it, and I've been told that so is using hairbands. I use
: wooden hairsticks and hair forks myself. It's best to put it up if
: you're going to be outside when it's windy, and generally treat it
: really carefully. Hormones can affect your hair (hormonal
: contraception, pregnancy). There are some long hair sites around
: which have good advice on hair care for those who want to grow it
: longer. I've adopted a few of the suggestions and I think the ends
: are staying in better condition, but I was already treating my hair
: pretty well and I think I got good keratin genes anyway.

I'm way old (50's) been a vegetarian on and off much of my adult life
and basically vegan for the last 10 years. My hair is really healthy,
fine it has always been, but the henna "plumps it up". That just
can't be true about the veggie hair loss connection. My 29 year old
daughter has been vegan longer than I and has thick butt length hair,
despite using bad chemicals on it. She's gonna go the henna route
soon after a test.

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: : Veggies are generally in far better health than the rest of the : : population, and we live a lot longer. Yes, we can become : : nutritionally deficient, anyone can, but the nutritional deficiency : : rates tend to be lower than in non-vegetarians. Same goes for vegans. : : (Speaking for myself, I've been vegetarian since 12, vegan since 19, : : I'm now 27 and I have always had over three feet of thick, healthy : : hair, but one person isn't quite enough for the stats.) : : : : Mild nutritional deficiency is fairly common in the Western world. : : Make sure you get plenty of fresh fruit and veg, stay off junk food, : : that sort of thing, and it never hurts to take a good multivitamin and : : mineral supplement (with normal dosages of the nutrients in question). : : Modern farming methods mean that there's a lot less in food than : : there used to be in the way of vitamins and so forth, unfortunately, : : and they reckon that even if you grow everything yourself organically, : : the soil is still dreadfully depleted. : : : : Couple of points about taking care of your hair: yes, blow-drying is : : bad for it, and I've been told that so is using hairbands. I use : : wooden hairsticks and hair forks myself. It's best to put it up if : : you're going to be outside when it's windy, and generally treat it : : really carefully. Hormones can affect your hair (hormonal : : contraception, pregnancy). There are some long hair sites around : : which have good advice on hair care for those who want to grow it : : longer. I've adopted a few of the suggestions and I think the ends : : are staying in better condition, but I was already treating my hair : : pretty well and I think I got good keratin genes anyway. : : : I'm way old (50's) been a vegetarian on and off much of my adult life : and basically vegan for the last 10 years. My hair is really healthy, : fine it has always been, but the henna "plumps it up". That just : can't be true about the veggie hair loss connection. My 29 year old : daughter has been vegan longer than I and has thick butt length hair, : despite using bad chemicals on it. She's gonna go the henna route : soon after a test.
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