Thoughts On Youtube Poster Vp? (vegetable Police)?

[Alphalete]

This guy claims that a better diet stopped his male pattern baldness completely. He's even done a few videos where has said that you cannot keep your hair if you don't go vegan.

'' If you want to stop your hairloss, and at the same time eat dairy, f*** you'' - Vegetable Police

Never heard him talk about DHT or any correlation to that. lol. Any thoughts? Does anyone know anything about him?

 

[AnxiousAndy]

I've watched his videos before. His 'loss' seemed to be diffuse and was probably just due to vitamin deficiency or something. His hairline is NW1 so I question whether it was male pattern baldness at all. However I do think maybe there is something to his claims.. I'm sure you know of Nick Shell, that hair loss youtuber. He stated when he became vegan his hair loss slowed down dramatically. Coincidence?

 

[Alphalete]

I've watched his videos before. His 'loss' seemed to be diffuse and was probably just due to vitamin deficiency or something. His hairline is NW1 so I question whether it was male pattern baldness at all. However I do think maybe there is something to his claims.. I'm sure you know of Nick Shell, that hair loss youtuber. He stated when he became vegan his hair loss slowed down dramatically. Coincidence?

Yes, I know of Nick Shell. Actually there are a lot of vegans/vegetarians who claim that a decrease in meat and dairy is good for men with male pattern baldness.. Even if it's true, I doubt I could go vegan. Too much of a hassle, can't afford the expenses either

 

[AnxiousAndy]

Yes, I know of Nick Shell. Actually there are a lot of vegans/vegetarians who claim that a decrease in meat and dairy is good for men with male pattern baldness.. Even if it's true, I doubt I could go vegan. Too much of a hassle, can't afford the expenses either

Vegetarian but cutting out cheese and milk is a fairly low cost alternative to being a vegan.

 

[Alphalete]

Vegetarian but cutting out cheese and milk is a fairly low cost alternative to being a vegan.

I don't see how purchasing fruits and vegetables could be an easier alternative than meat tho. Where I live, a kilogram of tomatoes is about 5$. I could get 1 kg ground beef with the same amount of money.

I do believe that being vegan/vegetarian is optimal both ethically and health-wise but I'm too selfish to care about it tbh.

 

[adityar]

I've been a subscriber of his on Youtube for a while now so I know a bit of background about him. He used to have ulcerative colitis and put it into remission with his various dietary experiments. His hair grew back in the process of doing that. The most likely explanation in my opinion is that his hair grew back because he fixed a nutrient deficiency.

It could be anything: iron, zinc, one of the B vitamins, etc. Let's look at iron for example. If you look at the causes of iron deficiency it clearly states: "bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract (ulcers, hemorrhoids, ulcerative colitis, stomach or colon cancer, etc.)" People routinely grow their hair back after fixing an iron deficiency; it has nothing to do with male pattern baldness. And that's just one nutrient. Gastrointestinal bleeding can cause anemia which can cause other nutrient deficiencies -- and anemia can actually cause hair loss in and of itself independent of iron or other nutrient deficiencies.

If you want to give his dietary advice a try I guess it couldn't hurt, but you should know that he changes his diet every few months, and sometimes every few weeks -- and often dramatically. You wouldn't know that if you looked at these videos in isolation. If you look at his history of videos you would be hard-pressed to attribute his hair regrowth to any particular dietary change other than the most important thing which is putting colitis into remission.

Based on his latest video he's now gotten an affiliate deal with a hair regrowth shampoo company and seems to be crediting a lot of his success to that, even though as I've stated the timeline is dubious at best, and his evidence is questionable. I felt compelled to come here and share this because to my dismay he's deleting comments that go against his desired narrative. I'm saddened to say it but his credibility is shot in my mind; I'd suggest taking his experience and advice with a huge grain of salt.

 

[Alphalete]

@adityar I don't take his advice. The guy is a total nutjob

 

[Retinoid]

There is something off about him. Just disregard him and get on Finasteride already. Jesus.

 

[Alphalete]

There is something off about him. Just disregard him and get on Finasteride already. Jesus.

hahah f*** it man im too worried it'll stunt my height. im going for an x ray and if i got growing left to do idk waht to do

 

[Retinoid]

hahah f*** it man im too worried it'll stunt my height. im going for an x ray and if i got growing left to do idk waht to do

Idk why but whatever

 

[Alphalete]

Idk why but whatever

because if I have opportunity to be taller why not? I know that i'm losing time but it would kill me to know that i could be 6'1+

 

[Retinoid]

because if I have opportunity to be taller why not? I know that i'm losing time but it would kill me to know that i could be 6'1+

Idk why you are thinking Finasteride stunts growth. DHT is not involved in growth and estrogen increases are extremely small if at all. It is just annoying how wishy washy ppl are....Just take the drug or forget about your hair for a few years and come back...

 

[doyle11]

It could be anything: iron, zinc, one of the B vitamins, etc. Let's look at iron for example. If you look at the causes of iron deficiency it clearly states: "bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract (ulcers, hemorrhoids, ulcerative colitis, stomach or colon cancer, etc.)" People routinely grow their hair back after fixing an iron deficiency; it has nothing to do with male pattern baldness. And that's just one nutrient. Gastrointestinal bleeding can cause anemia which can cause other nutrient deficiencies -- and anemia can actually cause hair loss in and of itself independent of iron or other nutrient deficiencies

Jesus. You would bloody know about having any of those conditions hair loss would be the last thing you notice. especially ulcerative colitis as is severe and can lead to serious complications. You don't f*** around with stupid meme diets, you get your *** to your doctor/specialist and get advice from a dietician.

 

[Alphalete]

Idk why you are thinking Finasteride stunts growth. DHT is not involved in growth and estrogen increases are extremely small if at all. It is just annoying how wishy washy ppl are....Just take the drug or forget about your hair for a few years and come back...

15% increase in estrogen is pretty high tho man

 

[adityar]

Jesus. You would bloody know about having any of those conditions hair loss would be the last thing you notice. especially ulcerative colitis as is severe and can lead to serious complications. You don't f*** around with stupid meme diets, you get your *** to your doctor/specialist and get advice from a dietician.

You misunderstood. I didn't say he was worried about his hair loss while he had colitis. From what I remember he was receiving the standard of care for the time which is immunosuppressant drugs. While he was on those drugs, he was also trying to get rid of his symptoms with various diets. Then finally he got off the drugs when he felt well enough. During that time his hair grew back and he attributed his success to whatever he was doing at the time, when what probably happened is he repleted his nutrient stores.

Again, this is all based on my recollection which is probably faulty. If you want to hear it from the person who actually went through it, watch his videos.

 

[Retinoid]

15% increase in estrogen is pretty high tho man

In the main studies they did not see a significant rise in testosterone or estrogen. 15% increase is not going to make someone stop growing in either case. But do what you want.

 

[Alphalete]

In the main studies they did not see a significant rise in testosterone or estrogen. 15% increase is not going to make someone stop growing in either case. But do what you want.

yeah idk what the hell to do. im at a crossroad . my initial plan was to wait til the end of the summer and think about what to do then but im not sure if ican last that long anymore

 

[cyclonus]

I know a bunch of very bald vegans...

 

[joeblack2017]

Yeah this guy is prolly the biggest fraud. No one would believe his claim that he doesn't have any digital pics the time he was balding. All he shows is that one pic where he's had a buzzed cut. I keep on saying dude you're not balding, stop the nonsense videos. What's worse now is he makes videos related to hair loss now for the sake of promoting a product. This guy is a piece of sh*t

 

[INT]

Yes, I know of Nick Shell. Actually there are a lot of vegans/vegetarians who claim that a decrease in meat and dairy is good for men with male pattern baldness.. Even if it's true, I doubt I could go vegan. Too much of a hassle, can't afford the expenses either

Sure, quiting animal products cold turkey and going 100% can be a hassle but slowly removing your animal product consumption should not be an issue. I pay less for my groceries now that I am 90% plant based by the way.

I would also not take Nick Shell too seriouss. I am sure he is a nice guy but for someone that is so obsessed with hair loss he really does not have a lot of knowledge about it, since he is quite the broscientist. He also has this tendency to take his own anecdotes as evidence a lot.