Guest guest Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. I have not eaten meat in almost a month and am working on cutting out cheese and dairy as well. I do have a quick question about vitamins...Should I be using them and what are good brands. I ask this because I am loosing a lot of hair now and wonder if it is because I am not eating some of the vitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Sounds like something else is going on. You don't need any vitamins if you're eating a variety of whole foods (except vit. b12, which people generally don't *need* to supplement right away because the body stores a few years' worth). Vegan food has more vitamins and minerals than meat, cheese, and dairy! What are you eating? At 4:10 AM +0000 10/25/08, jammypie83 wrote: >HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. I have not eaten >meat in almost a month and am working on cutting out cheese and dairy >as well. I do have a quick question about vitamins...Should I be using >them and what are good brands. I ask this because I am loosing a lot >of hair now and wonder if it is because I am not eating some of the >vitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. Any suggestions would >be great! Thanks so much! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hi and Welcome. The important thing is to eat a good varied diet. If you do that you should have covered most bases. So make sure you eat lots of varied veg from red peppers/ brocoli/carrots etc, and plenty of fruit, apples/oranges/grapes, almonds and brazil nuts, plenty of beans/lentils & salads, and fortified soya milk if you can get it, and you shouldnt be too worried. If you are still worried, and you are in the UK, then The Vegan society have a specially devised vitamin see here : http://www.vegansociety.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=239 & osCsid=f6dfd26d97dd4153fb43dc77749d1566 Peter vv jammypie83 <jammypie83 Sent: Saturday, 25 October, 2008 5:10:07 AM New to the group and to veg/vegan living HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. I have not eatenmeat in almost a month and am working on cutting out cheese and dairyas well. I do have a quick question about vitamins...Should I be usingthem and what are good brands. I ask this because I am loosing a lotof hair now and wonder if it is because I am not eating some of thevitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. Any suggestions wouldbe great! Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Wow, not sure why your hair is falling out? I totally believe in vitamin! I take a multi B with alot of B12, Flaxseed, and I take an algae for the Omegas, and a Calcium. A lot of people overdue vitamin because of the advertising industry! I would go to the doctor and research the hair loss problem. Hope this helps. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 Hi, Jammypie, I believe that a good multivitamin supplement is always a good idea whether we eat animals or not because with our busy lives there might always be something that we are forgetting to eat or that our body needs and we might be missing and we don't know it. As for loosing hair, I'm not sure why that happens. Although, that never happened to me, I have heard of other vegans or vegetarians noticing some different body changes after they cut out meat. It could be their body adjusting. , " jammypie83 " <jammypie83 wrote: > > HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. I have not eaten > meat in almost a month and am working on cutting out cheese and dairy > as well. I do have a quick question about vitamins...Should I be using > them and what are good brands. I ask this because I am loosing a lot > of hair now and wonder if it is because I am not eating some of the > vitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. Any suggestions would > be great! Thanks so much! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 hello and welcome jammypie losing hair? when did this start? thats a new one on me. i'd see a doctor or a nutritionist. as for vitamins..i'm in the minority...don't take em..never have.,.. for me, as long as you get a nice balanced vegan diet, you should be fine. but again i'm in the minority... cheers fraggle jammypie83 Oct 24, 2008 9:10 PM New to the group and to veg/vegan living HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. I have not eatenmeat in almost a month and am working on cutting out cheese and dairyas well. I do have a quick question about vitamins...Should I be usingthem and what are good brands. I ask this because I am loosing a lotof hair now and wonder if it is because I am not eating some of thevitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. Any suggestions wouldbe great! Thanks so much! For in a Republic, who is “the country� Is it the Government which is for the moment in the saddle? Why, the Government is merely a servant—merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them. Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Also, Jammypie, As the Queen of Stress, I wanted to also comment that often major life changes cause temporary stress that affect hair issues. At least they have with me. Probably not what it is with you, but thought I would give it a shot. Cyn On Behalf Of fraggled to Re: New to the group and to veg/vegan living hello and welcome jammypie losing hair? when did this start? thats a new one on me. i'd see a doctor or a nutritionist. as for vitamins..i'm in the minority...don't take em..never have.,.. for me, as long as you get a nice balanced vegan diet, you should be fine. but again i'm in the minority... cheers fraggle jammypie83 Oct 24, 2008 9:10 PM New to the group and to veg/vegan living HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. I have not eaten meat in almost a month and am working on cutting out cheese and dairy as well. I do have a quick question about vitamins...Should I be using them and what are good brands. I ask this because I am loosing a lot of hair now and wonder if it is because I am not eating some of the vitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks so much! For in a Republic, who is “the country� Is it the Government which is for the moment in the saddle? Why, the Government is merely a servant—merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them. Mark Twain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Make sur eyou get plenty of b vitamins from lentils, beans and nuts etc. and you can take a supplement of brewers yeast. I personally take a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement, plus a few others - have done so for a few decades. Jo - jammypie83 Saturday, October 25, 2008 4:10 AM New to the group and to veg/vegan living HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. I have not eatenmeat in almost a month and am working on cutting out cheese and dairyas well. I do have a quick question about vitamins...Should I be usingthem and what are good brands. I ask this because I am loosing a lotof hair now and wonder if it is because I am not eating some of thevitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. Any suggestions wouldbe great! Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Although vitamin B12 maybe stored for a few years, it is not stored by everyone for that time. Also the recommended daily allowances are just sufficient to stop you getting pernicious anaemia - they are not enough to keep your heart healthy. I, after reading expert research from several sources, including a vegan, recommend having daily supplements or fortified foods. Jo - yarrow Saturday, October 25, 2008 8:07 AM Re: New to the group and to veg/vegan living Sounds like something else is going on. You don't need any vitamins if you're eating a variety of whole foods (except vit. b12, which people generally don't *need* to supplement right away because the body stores a few years' worth). Vegan food has more vitamins and minerals than meat, cheese, and dairy! What are you eating?At 4:10 AM +0000 10/25/08, jammypie83 wrote:>HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. I have not eaten>meat in almost a month and am working on cutting out cheese and dairy>as well. I do have a quick question about vitamins...Should I be using>them and what are good brands. I ask this because I am loosing a lot>of hair now and wonder if it is because I am not eating some of the>vitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. Any suggestions would>be great! Thanks so much!> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 --- On Mon, 10/27/08, jo.heartwork <jo.heartwork wrote:jo.heartwork <jo.heartworkRe: New to the group and to veg/vegan living Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 9:14 AM Although vitamin B12 maybe stored for a few years, it is not stored by everyone for that time. Also the recommended daily allowances are just sufficient to stop you getting pernicious anaemia - they are not enough to keep your heart healthy. I, after reading expert research from several sources, including a vegan, recommend having daily supplements or fortified foods. Jo - yarrow @gro ups.com Saturday, October 25, 2008 8:07 AM Re: New to the group and to veg/vegan living Sounds like something else is going on. You don't need any vitamins if you're eating a variety of whole foods (except vit. b12, which people generally don't *need* to supplement right away because the body stores a few years' worth). Vegan food has more vitamins and minerals than meat, cheese, and dairy! What are you eating?At 4:10 AM +0000 10/25/08, jammypie83 wrote:>HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. I have not eaten>meat in almost a month and am working on cutting out cheese and dairy>as well. I do have a quick question about vitamins...Should I be using>them and what are good brands. I ask this because I am loosing a lot>of hair now and wonder if it is because I am not eating some of the>vitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. Any suggestions would>be great! Thanks so much!> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2008 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Hair loss can be caused by many reasons. I myself experienced hair loss when I dropped a lot of weight and was not eating enough. The other time was due to a hormone shift. If the hair loss continues consult a physician. Eat well and from a variety of different foods. > > At 4:10 AM +0000 10/25/08, > jammypie83 wrote: > >HI everyone. I am new to the whole vegetarian thing. > I have not eaten > >meat in almost a month and am working on cutting out > cheese and dairy > >as well. I do have a quick question about > vitamins...Should I be using > >them and what are good brands. I ask this > because I am loosing a lot > >of hair now and wonder if it is because I am > not eating some of the > >vitamins and stuff that I was consuming before. > Any suggestions would > >be great! Thanks so much! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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