vegetarian hair

[gn1g]

I am not a vegetarian but I do not eat beef and pork. The lack of protein is taking its toll out on my hair and nails. How do you compensate for the protein? Do you take protein tabs? if so what kind? I really hate to add another pill to my daily intake.

 

[afrikurl]

So you eat poultry and seafood? If you think not getting enough protien is the problem then make sure you have a serving of one or the other daily. The truth is most Americans get more than enough protien from, cheeses, meats, nuts, soy and the like. This was my diet for a long time, I think that hair issues are probably stemming from lack of vegetables/ fruits and their nutrients. If that is the case a daily women's multivitamin should do the trick. also get you blood checked by your doc. you may be deficient in something.

 

[orchidgirl]

you can take protein shakes...that may help.

 

[Janet']

I am not vegetarian, but I also do not eat beef or pork...I am a free-range, organic chicken fanatic as well as a seafood junkie! I also take a generic (Publix brand) pre-natal vitamin (no, I'm not preggo), biotin, and Omega 3,6,9 fish oil...My protein hasn't suffered; hope this helps!

 

[katblack]

I think that you need to first know how much protein you need. When you have found that out, you need to make sure that you get that much protein in your diet. There are many forms of protein: yogurt, bean, tofu, milk, eggs, soy milk, nuts.
Realistically only you would know how protein you need based on your height and weight.
Average numbers for adult female:
100 lbs (45 kg) 36g
105 lbs (47.25 kg) 37.8g
110 lbs (49.5 kg) 39.6g
115 lbs (51.75 kg) 41.4g
120 lbs (54 kg) 43.2g
125 lbs (56.25 kg) 45g
130 lbs (58.5 kg) 46.8g
135 lbs (60.75 kg) 48.6g
140 lbs (63 kg) 50.4g

http:// www .fitsugar . com/How-Much-Protein-Do-I-Need-Day-165578

 

[equestrian]

beans and rice, soy, tofu, milk, eggs, veggie burgers.

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

I am not a vegetarian but I do not eat beef and pork. The lack of protein is taking its toll out on my hair and nails. How do you compensate for the protein? Do you take protein tabs? if so what kind? I really hate to add another pill to my daily intake.

I'm transistioning to becoming a vegetarian. Anyway, like Afrikurl said, most Americans get more than enough protein. What does your diet look like? Is it mainly processed (ie. canned/boxed foods) or fresh fruits and veggies?

I still eat fish a few times a week. I eat alot of greens, sometimes have protein powders too. Veggie burgers are nice at times. I also take spirulina and chlorella daily for the increase of protein too (they have more protein than red meat)

So you eat poultry and seafood? If you think not getting enough protien is the problem then make sure you have a serving of one or the other daily. The truth is most Americans get more than enough protien from, cheeses, meats, nuts, soy and the like. This was my diet for a long time, I think that hair issues are probably stemming from lack of vegetables/ fruits and their nutrients. If that is the case a daily women's multivitamin should do the trick. also get you blood checked by your doc. you may be deficient in something.

Very true.

 

[southerncitygirl]

i don't eat alot of meat and many folks think i'm veggie. i don't eat pork, catfish, shellfish or drink milk. i get protein from:
greens (put them in my green smoothies)
seaweed
green podwers like spirulina/cholrella
hemp protein powder
nuts
i am mostly a fish eater

soy is junk....highly processed junk! if you choose to eat it do sprouted or fermented soy like nama shoyu, tempeh or miso....the weston a price foundation has a section on their site called soy alert. in the US we put soy in all processed-packaged foods...and its a huge reason why children are devloping so rapidly, people are having thyroid issues and was given to buddihist monks to make their sex drive disappear


my nails and hair are just fine....they grow pretty fast.

 

[sensi sweetie]

i don't eat alot of meat and many folks think i'm veggie. i don't eat pork, catfish, shellfish or drink milk. i get protein from:
greens (put them in my green smoothies)
seaweed
green podwers like spirulina/cholrella
hemp protein powder
nuts
i am mostly a fish eater

soy is junk....highly processed junk! if you choose to eat it do sprouted or fermented soy like nama shoyu, tempeh or miso....the weston a price foundation has a section on their site called soy alert. in the US we put soy in all processed-packaged foods...and its a huge reason why children are devloping so rapidly, people are having thyroid issues and was given to buddihist monks to make their sex drive disappear


my nails and hair are just fine....they grow pretty fast.

Say what???? nono:

 

[nikki2229]

Hey OP!
I am having the same issue. Thanks to the lose 5 pds a month challenge I joined myfitnesspal.com By charting my meals, I learned that I am only consuming half of the daily allotted protein. I eat pretty healthy. Oatmeal with fruit in the morning, salad for lunch and some veggies etc for dinner. I would love to know how to get extra protein without eating meats. I can go a few days without eating chicken and only eat fish 1 time per month.
I believe this is the source for my slow growth and previously breaking nails.
I started doing a protein a few days ago mixed with almond milk but I am concerned about drinking it everyday as it contains soy products in it and I am leary of soy products on a daily basis.
I do take chlorella and sometimes spirulina.

 

[KurlyNinja]

Soy... is not junk... If anything its a very healthy alternative and provides a enough protein for an average persons diet... I'm in a nutrition class and we just talked about this TODAY. Yes, soy is put in other foods to bulk it up because soy costs less. A lot of hamburgers have soy in them as well as a filler, but it is definitely not bad. I'm going to grab my nutrition book and post some more things about protein as well as a few government websites on it.

 

[JinaRicci]

Too much protein can be very taxing on your body so be careful of significantly ramping up your intake. An easy way to slighly increase your protein is to try adding a handful of nuts to your cereal for example. I'm on the Insanity Program and my metabolism has increased so that's one of the things I do that they reco.

I eat beans, nuts, yogurt, tofu, certain types of fish and cheese. I drink soy, rice and almond milk. I also take a B complex sometimes for insurance.

Even when I was vegetarian, my protein levels and hair growth were normal w/o supplements. If you have just made these changes to your diet or if you're feeling very tired alot of the time, you might check with your doctor.

 

[gn1g]

I was taking spirulina and Chlorella but I stopped, it really constipates me. but I might start eating yogurt again and attempt to take a multi-vitamin. Although MV make me eat every thing in and out of site!

 

[KurlyNinja]

Ok. I read that you are not a strict vegetarian, you just don't eat pork and beef. You are what my book describes as a semivegetarian - eats some but not all groups of animal-derived products such as meat, poultry,fish seafood, eggs, milk and milk products. Also as long as you eat egg whites and drink milk you are not protein deficient. egg whites and proteins are what are described as complete proteins - proteins containing all of the essential amino acids in the right proportion relative to need. The quality of food protein is judged by the proportions of essential amino acids that it contains relative to our needs. Animal and soy proteins are the highest in quality.

Egg whites are also used as the reference protein - egg-white protein, the standard to which other proteins are compared to determine protein quality.

Some other foods that have protein that are not meat based products:

- calcium-fortified breakfast cereal
- Cows milk or yogurt or fortified soymilk
-cheese
-tempeh or calcium-set tofu
-almonds
-soynuts
-almond butter or seasme tahini
-cooked soybeans
-bok choy
-broccoli
-collards
-Chinese cabbage
-kale
-mustard greens
-okra
-fortified tomato juice
-fortiefied fruit juice
-figs

Some information on soy

Soybeans are legumes, a member of the same plant family that includes other beans, peas and lentils. Among edible legumes, however, the soybean is somewhat unusual because it is relatively low in carbohydrates. Soybeans are however, high in fiber. Among plant foods, legumes are high in protein. What distinguishes the soybean from its cousins, however, is the nature of protein: soybeans supply all of the essential amino acids needed for health. The amino-acid pattern of soy protein is essentially the same quality as that found in meat, milk, and egg protein. Soybeans are he only vegetable food that contains complete protein. What emerges from this nutrition analysis of the soybean is the image of "balance." Soybeans as a food can basically stand alone, give or take a few vitamins and minerals. Add some vegetables to the beans, and you have created a high-quality, nutrient-dense meal!

Just in case some of you do not know what amino acids are.

Amino Acids- building blocks of protein; each is a compound with an amine group at one ed (NH2) and an acid group at the other (COOH), and a distinctive side chain

Some websites

Personal Nutrion by Boyle (book where all this info came from)
www.cengage.com/nutrition/boyle/personalnutrition7e

www.healthfinder.gov

www.eatright.org

www.fda.gov

The Vegetarian Resource Group
www.vrg.org

U.S. Soy Foods Directory
www.soyfoods.com

United Soybean Board
www.soyconnection.com

Hope this Helps. BTW this all comes from my book called Personal Nutrition 7th Edition by Boyle

 

[Netta1]

So you eat poultry and seafood? If you think not getting enough protien is the problem then make sure you have a serving of one or the other daily. The truth is most Americans get more than enough protien from, cheeses, meats, nuts, soy and the like. This was my diet for a long time, I think that hair issues are probably stemming from lack of vegetables/ fruits and their nutrients. If that is the case a daily women's multivitamin should do the trick. also get you blood checked by your doc. you may be deficient in something.

Ok. I read that you are not a strict vegetarian, you just don't eat pork and beef. You are what my book describes as a semivegetarian - eats some but not all groups of animal-derived products such as meat, poultry,fish seafood, eggs, milk and milk products. Also as long as you eat egg whites and drink milk you are not protein deficient. egg whites and proteins are what are described as complete proteins - proteins containing all of the essential amino acids in the right proportion relative to need. The quality of food protein is judged by the proportions of essential amino acids that it contains relative to our needs. Animal and soy proteins are the highest in quality.

Egg whites are also used as the reference protein - egg-white protein, the standard to which other proteins are compared to determine protein quality.

Some other foods that have protein that are not meat based products:

- calcium-fortified breakfast cereal
- Cows milk or yogurt or fortified soymilk
-cheese
-tempeh or calcium-set tofu
-almonds
-soynuts
-almond butter or seasme tahini
-cooked soybeans
-bok choy
-broccoli
-collards
-Chinese cabbage
-kale
-mustard greens
-okra
-fortified tomato juice
-fortiefied fruit juice
-figs

Some information on soy



Just in case some of you do not know what amino acids are.

Amino Acids- building blocks of protein; each is a compound with an amine group at one ed (NH2) and an acid group at the other (COOH), and a distinctive side chain

Some websites

Personal Nutrion by Boyle (book where all this info came from)
www.cengage.com/nutrition/boyle/personalnutrition7e

www.healthfinder.gov

www.eatright.org

www.fda.gov

The Vegetarian Resource Group
www.vrg.org

U.S. Soy Foods Directory
www.soyfoods.com

United Soybean Board
www.soyconnection.com

Hope this Helps. BTW this all comes from my book called Personal Nutrition 7th Edition by Boyle

That sums it up OP

The only meat I eat is fish, I have no problems with my protein. Protein can come from so many alternative sources, thankfully.

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

soy is junk....highly processed junk! if you choose to eat it do sprouted or fermented soy like nama shoyu, tempeh or miso....the weston a price foundation has a section on their site called soy alert. in the US we put soy in all processed-packaged foods...and its a huge reason why children are devloping so rapidly, people are having thyroid issues and was given to buddihist monks to make their sex drive disappear

I went and spoke with a girlfriend of mine who is a nutritionist/ex-vegetarian/fitness trainer. She said you are totally right! Anyway, she sent me this link: http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert.html

Soy Alert!
Confused About Soy?--Soy Dangers Summarized

• High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. Phytic acid in soy is not neutralized by ordinary preparation methods such as soaking, sprouting and long, slow cooking. High phytate diets have caused growth problems in children.
• Trypsin inhibitors in soy interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreatic disorders. In test animals soy containing trypsin inhibitors caused stunted growth.
• Soy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and have the potential to cause infertility and to promote breast cancer in adult women.
• Soy phytoestrogens are potent antithyroid agents that cause hypothyroidism and may cause thyroid cancer. In infants, consumption of soy formula has been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease.
• Vitamin B12 analogs in soy are not absorbed and actually increase the body's requirement for B12.
• Soy foods increase the body's requirement for vitamin D.
• Fragile proteins are denatured during high temperature processing to make soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein.
• Processing of soy protein results in the formation of toxic lysinoalanine and highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.
• Free glutamic acid or MSG, a potent neurotoxin, is formed during soy food processing and additional amounts are added to many soy foods.
• Soy foods contain high levels of aluminum which is toxic to the nervous system and the kidneys.

The above soy dangers and our Myths & Truths About Soy are available in our Soy Alert! trifold brochure for mass distribution.

 

[Nasdaq_Diva]

I was taking spirulina and Chlorella but I stopped, it really constipates me. but I might start eating yogurt again and attempt to take a multi-vitamin. Although MV make me eat every thing in and out of site!

Were you not drinking enough water? That could've def. been an issue.

 

[sweetlaughter]

i eat a lot of greek yogurt for my protein. it's got more protein than regular yogurt because it has been strained

 

[gn1g]

Were you not drinking enough water? That could've def. been an issue.

i still have some left, i will try again and drink more water thanks for the suggestion.



the greek yogurt sounds good.

 

[southerncitygirl]

Soy... is not junk... If anything its a very healthy alternative and provides a enough protein for an average persons diet... I'm in a nutrition class and we just talked about this TODAY. Yes, soy is put in other foods to bulk it up because soy costs less. A lot of hamburgers have soy in them as well as a filler, but it is definitely not bad. I'm going to grab my nutrition book and post some more things about protein as well as a few government websites on it.

you like many others are in denial, the US gov't has convinced us that its healthy when in fact its not......most of the soy we eat is highly processed or used in processed foods.....i was like you until i did deeper research. once again if its not sprouted or fermented its junk. its been proven that an 8oz glass of soymilk throws the thyroid out of whack for several days and fake "soymeat" products are harder to digest than actual meat.giving babies soy formula is like feeding them birth control pills too, theres controvesy about this because lots of people of color are latose intolerant and this is being dumped on our kids. its causing girls as little as age 6 to pop up with pubic hair! please don't believe the hype, everytime you eat soy you flood your body with excessive amounts of estrogen. i know much about nutrition and have friends that have graduated from the integrative school of nutrtion here in nyc, they are amazed at how much i've learned on my own and the info is right....they have told me not to waste my money going there cause 90% or more of this stuff I already know. as you continue with your health journey you'll see, i know many raw foodies and healthy veggies and vegans that would tell you the exact same info.

 

[Minty]

I don't eat SOY of any kind and neither does my family - all men.

It is cold - (of the four humors) and years ago when I switched out all dairy for soy, DH would get cold or some sort of headache from drinking/eating soy.

We don't do soy. - Fermented soy products have a different property spectrum so I don't rule them out.

 

[Tiye]

So you eat poultry and seafood? If you think not getting enough protien is the problem then make sure you have a serving of one or the other daily. The truth is most Americans get more than enough protien from, cheeses, meats, nuts, soy and the like. This was my diet for a long time, I think that hair issues are probably stemming from lack of vegetables/ fruits and their nutrients. If that is the case a daily women's multivitamin should do the trick. also get you blood checked by your doc. you may be deficient in something.

I'm vegetarian. My protein comes from non meat sources. I don't take a protein supplement. I actually had lots of hair issues until I stopped eating meat. As a vegetarian it seems like it absorbs conditioning ingredients much better. Before I went veg my hair was basically dry all the time no matter what I tried. I don't have that problem anymore.

OP should reassess her diet. She might be short on phyto nutrients - i.e. fruits and veggies. Also take a multi-vitamin and b-complex for healthier hair.

 

[Curlykale]

great foods for your hair: walnuts, almonds, green leafy vegetables, quinoa, avocado, I used to like soy but I got to know about its estrogenic content so I tend to prefer almond milk and oat milk (without corn syrup or homemade)... if you really really want to eat soy then I suggest the fermented kind (miso and tempeh)... green smoothies with spinach and a lot of kale (it's packed with vitamins, when you boil it the water smells and looks like you boiled a hanful of vitamin pills), and definitely a lot of wholemeal food and some eggs here and there, beans, chickpeas, water and teas... and variety in fruit and vegetables...

... I tried multivitamins (a very good one) but I got hungry and it put on weight / got headaches. Eating this way works very well for my skin and hair. This kind of food gives me omega 3, magnesium and other minerals, wheat germs, protein, vitamins... and I can really feel the difference. I also try to eat a portion of my food in its raw state every day (i.e. salad) and I can tell its makes a difference in my hair and skin as well as in my energy level.

 

[GreenD]

I don't eat meat, just seafood and I get a lot of protein by eating egg whites/eggs, I have an egg white protein shake (from the Vitamin Shoppe), nuts, beans (black beans are my fav), soy and almond milk. If anything just start to count how much protein you get in a regular day and increase your intake from there if needed.

One thing I have noticed with the change in diet is that I have a lot of gray hairs.

 

[gn1g]

I started the greek yogurt and I LOVE IT. It is super health

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[FlowerHair]

I have protein with every meal; breakfast, lunch and dinner.

It's very important to build every meal from protein, carbs and fats.

If I make a tomato sauce, I'll add some lentils. Or I'll mix in some beans with rice or have some chopped nuts on my salad. I'll have an omelet for lunch or just pour a cracked egg onto my pasta and mix it in after I have strained the pasta. It will "cook" with the hot pasta.

If I feel that a meal is too one-sided, so to speak, I'll pour a big glass of full fat milk and drink it.

Make your carbs healthy carbs and your fats healthy fats too. It's all in the synergy of healthy foods...together they create a healthy body.

 

[SweetSpirit86]

Soy isn't bad. The genetically modified soybeans that have actually been copyrighted in the U.S. are bad. Google Monsanto.

 

[SayNo2HairCrack]

Woww I wonder if that Soy is breaking me out.. I can't stop my skin problems for anything and I have tried EVErything.. until now my aesthician is telling me to look into food allergies or something internal that may keep causing the breakouts... but I am a full vegetarian... I'm not a vegan... I will eat cheese if presented to me or mac n cheese and so forth but as far as milk... I barely use it for anything and when I do it is only soy milk... I eat alot of vegge burgers though !!! but I eat NO meat... whatsoever.. only seafood.. and my skin looks horrible.. I use to have very clear skin but ever since about 1 yr and a half ago its been on its own lifespan.. and I'm 25 so it isnt adolescents... JUST recently it has cleared up a bit but I think that is due to my regular visits to the aesthican... @southerncitygirl any suggestions?? or is that not ur expertise?? go to the skin forum??? okay nvm... lol

 

[EllePixie]

Ground turkey has a TON of protein for little calories. I actually started a high protein diet based on my nutritionalist's advice (110g a day) and I lost 12 lbs in about a month and a half with regular exercise only 3x a week. Also, be sure not to eat more than 30g of protein per meal - anything more than that will turn into fat.

I have heard mixed opinions on soy - I personally stay away from most soy products because the protein - calorie ratio isn't good for my daily goal. I'd rather just eat turkey or chicken, or even lean cheese.

 

[SweetSpirit86]

I feel you, Elle...I stay away from soy for a different reason..the one brought up in this thread. Like I said, there is good soy and then there's genetically altered soy, which is bad for you. I can't tell which one is being used in my food, so I just avoid it altogether.