Go With Your Gut

When it comes to the health of your hair, the first thing that comes to mind is probably not your gut. While there are many factors that contribute to lost and thinning hair, it may be surprising to learn that your gut health plays a key role in the health of your hair. A balanced gut microbiome can effectively produce nutrients that are crucial for healthy hair growth.

On the other hand, poor gut health, imbalanced bacteria, inflammation, and inadequate nutrient absorption can lead to deficiencies that can severely influence your hair growth cycle.

Deficiencies of these nutrients affect not only the health of your hair, but your overall wellbeing. If left unchecked, this can lead to serious health issues over time. Our Hair Analysis Test is a terrific way to find imbalances in your gut health and any deficiencies you may currently have.

It All Starts with Gut Health

If your gut microbiome is out of whack (imbalanced), it can begin to contribute to hair loss in a variety of ways. Imbalance can lead to chronic inflammation, not just in the gut, but other parts of the body – including the scalp. Inflammation shrinks and weakens the hair produced by your follicles, eventually leading to hair loss.

Bad gut health can also lead to deficiencies in the following vitamins:
• Iron
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin B12
• Zinc
• Magnesium

These aren’t the only nutrients that can become deficient from poor gut health, although these are some of the most critical to the overall functionality of your body. They also happen to be a crucial part of the growth cycle of your hair.

Gut health truly is the first part of the equation of healthy hair and without it, efforts to support your hair can feel futile. A Hair Analysis Test can help you to understand what steps you need to take to get your gut, and your hair, in working order.

Iron Is Crucial for You and Your Hair

Iron deficiency can be a tricky subject for many people, as there is often a notion that, based on someone’s diet, there’s no feasible way they could be iron deficient. However, improper gut health can mean that your body is not absorbing iron correctly, or nearly enough to be considered sufficient. So, no matter how much steak, spinach, and kidney beans you eat, your body still isn’t getting enough.

In fact, iron deficiency is believed to affect a sizable portion of the world’s population, around 15%. From an overall health standpoint, this is concerning considering the positive impact iron has on your immune system, cardiovascular health, and cognitive development.

And your hair? Well, your hair follicles need a steady flow of oxygen and nutrients to remain healthy, which arrive through the bloodstream. If your body is iron deficient, it will choose to direct nutrients and oxygen to more vital organs. Over enough time, the follicles weaken and die off, unable to grow new hair.

The Du Brule Hair Clinic offers on-the-spot iron deficiency tests, and the Hair Analysis includes a more comprehensive look at your iron levels.

What Does a Hair Analysis Test Tell Us About Gut Health?

During a hair analysis test, we evaluate the surface of your scalp to establish any environmental issues. Inflammation is common among people who are experiencing their hair thinning and falling out. This can be an indicator that you are intolerant to a certain food, grain, hair product, fabric, etc. Although, it is often a sign that the harmful bacteria in your gut is overgrown and that beneficial bacteria are lacking.

Our analysis can also evaluate the balance of hormones such as estrogen, testosterone, and thyroid hormones. Imbalances in these hormones are yet another co-contributor to hair loss, and your gut microbiome plays a major part in balancing these and other hormones.

Last but certainly not least, your gut biome is maybe the most critical tool that allows your body to absorb vitamins and minerals. Growing healthy hair requires a steady supply of nutrients such as iron, vitamin D, and Biotin. Without a positive balance in your gut health, your hair will suffer from the lack of these crucial vitamins and minerals.

It is truly astounding what you can learn from a hair analysis test, not just about your hair, but about your health in general. With our experience at the Du Brule Hair Clinic, we can take this information and set up a plan that will have you looking and feeling better!

Book your free consultation today and take the first step towards your healthy future.