Many people often lose hair due to unhealthy lifestyle habits or disease factors. Seeing large clumps of hair fall out, can you still remain indifferent? Below, we introduce dietary therapy for treating hair loss...
1. For those with liver and kidney yin deficiency, hair falls out in patches and progressively worsens. The hair texture is dry and brittle, often accompanied by dizziness, insomnia, vexation with heat in the five centers, night sweats, and soreness in the lower back and knees. Women may have irregular menstruation, while men may experience spermatorrhea. The principle of dietary therapy is to nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish the blood, and promote hair growth.
2. For those with qi and blood deficiency, hair is sparse, accompanied by a sallow complexion, listlessness and fatigue, dizziness and blurred vision, palpitations and insomnia, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a weak pulse. The principle of dietary therapy is to replenish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen, and nourish the heart.
3. For hair loss due to spleen deficiency with dampness accumulation, symptoms include a greasy and sticky scalp, shiny hair, and scalp itching, accompanied by poor appetite, abdominal bloating, diarrhea, a red tongue with a thick, greasy coating. The principle of dietary therapy is to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness.