Weight Loss and Its Effect on Hair Loss 

Thank you I have started my intermittent fasting in March , it’s August 3rd and I’ve lost about 31 lbs . I’ve been noticing a lot of hair shed in shower , and every time I take out my hair ties . A lot of hair loss . 😢I am almost 40 years old woman so I thought I was starting to go bald ! I feel much relief after watching this video . I started to take collagen protein. And woman’s multivitamin since I do not take any supplements or medication. I really hope it helps my hair grow back ! Thank you doctors !

Please do a prolonged video on oral minoxidil and it’s safety and efficacy, I know you already did a video but it’s use has boomed in popularity lately and many would feel comforted knowing that you doctors approve of it, especially curious of Russell’s opinion as he was involved in original trials.

This is such an important topic, I have been waiting for this. I noticed rapid thinning when I lost weight and I couldn’t make a connection 😢

I'm 35 years old. I followed this regime during the last 6 months of covid(Jun -Dec 2021): Intermittent fasting, rigorous exercise(running 7-8 miles on alternate days and cycling 12 miles on days when I wasn't running), topical minoxidil 5% once daily and oral finasteride 1mg twice a week and a 2 min coconut oil massage 20 mins before shower. It helped the regrowth of 80 percent of my hair. Except for a small patch towards the crown, I got all my hair back. The no of grey hair came down to half. Intermittent fasting improved my overall health as I had restricted myself to 2 meals in a 6 hour eating window and the meals were full of nutrition. I was aware of the fact that I won't be able to keep this regime going for long when the world gets back on its feet and regular life would come in the way. No fasting, exercise, oiling, finasteride or minoxidil. And I lost all the hair gradually through the year 2022. I have stuck with a daily 15-20 min exercise routine this year and seen some gain despite having a very stressful situation in my life. I am starting with a 16 hr fast and the oiling routine from this weekend. If things go well, I'll post an update on a future video of this channel. I am deeply thankful to this channel and to both Dr. Jayaprakash and Dr. Knudsen for instilling the confidence in me that the problem of hair loss is not a lost cause. I know that at my age, if I start today, I'll regain most of the lost hair in 6 months with the drugs, but I am not going to use Minoxidil or Finasteride anymore as I was first prescribed these drugs at the age of 18 and I have been using them on and off for close to 17 years. I am confident that I'll be able to keep whatever hair I have on my scalp for the next 10-20 years with the understanding I have received from this channel.

You should do a series on the Norwood Hamilton scale and give real world examples so people can identify early (NW2) signs.

The Boys are back in town!

Much needed video.

Dr you should make a video on exercise/ weight training and hairloss

Doctor i loss 6 kg in two months 10 month back ..And its 9 months of shedding…earlier in life i never have hair shedding…even a single hair not falll….but after weight loss hair falll start and its already ten month …. The hair that fall are sometime thin and sometime thick…but hair fall from center or vertex of head …i can see front hair loss also..but no side and back hair loss…But no hairline reciding…is it TE OR MPB …. WILL HAIR COME BACK TO FULL EVEN AFTER TEN MONTH OF HAIR FALL…. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP

I'm glad to see you both again.

Could you please talk about the effect of swimming, head caps and chlorine on hair? 🙏

Great video doctor👌👍..

Im 25 and 2 months ago i suddenly started loosing weight out of no where and a month later I noticed my hair fall and im so stressed now😮‍💨😥

❤❤❤ love your knowledge

Can you make a video about weight loss after a hair transplant surgery

I love Dr Russell’s watch collection 😅

Dr can we use rosemary diluted oil before shower if we are on minoxidol?

Does the ketogenic diet and ketosis affect hair loss aside from the temporary weight loss induced shedding?

Dr my eyebrow hair is falling i dont know it's due to finasteride or not 😓 plz tell me what to do

find yourself someone who looks at you like Dr Vikram looks at Dr Russel

Would this also be applicable to surgery. I have had 3 major surgeries in the past yr. Hair has been shedding like crazy

two times i lost lots of hair in short period of stressful situations but never fully recovered and my hair looks so bad (texture). nutrition habits are poor, eat once or twice a day lots of sugar products between. Could this be the trouble?

I also have a question about finasteride. I'm on a 0.5mg/day dosage currently and am wandering if I should do the 1mg monday wednesday friday. Is there any difference between taking 1mg every other day and taking 0.5 every day (because you are still getting around 3 mg a week) ?

I lost 100 lbs in 5 months from eating 500 calories a day with no carbohydrates. I experience hair loss now. Will it grow back?!

I lost 20 kg and went from norewood 2 to 6

Married hardly 2 years? I supported my husband (we’d only known each other for 3 months) who immigrated from Greece for about 5 years and through two masters degrees before his career as a journalist began to take off. Although we were never rich we lived in the best part of town and sent our children to very good private schools, not only did I not work once he was established but I had a full time live in house keeper. Because he was very successful we were accepted into the top of Greek American society. So my advice is to be patient. Stop having expectations and help him build up his career. Unfortunately, we divorced after 23 years but have three fantastic adult children and I learned so much about the Greek culture. I’m now engaged to a very wonderful man who’ve I’ve spent 12 years getting to know. This time we are certain.