Vegetarian, Genetics, Hair Salesmen, and Medication

1. can vegetarian diets attribute to hair loss?
2. and is there some sort of genetic test that will tell you if you have inherited male pattern baldness?
3. also in Australia there are a few hair loss companies (advanced hair, ashley & martin and so on) that promote hair regrowth ect, I went to have a hair consultation with the former, but it seemed as though they just wanted a “sale” (they refused to tell me what was in there products or talk to there doctor unless I paid upfront for there program)
4. I’ve since then saw my GP who recommended that I start taking a 1/4 tablet of 5mg finasteride to help slow the hair loss (I feel that I’m receding on the sides of my fringe). but I’m still unsure about the whole thing whether I have genetic hair loss or something that can be treated without having to take tablets all the time.
5. is there some way I could find a hair specialist with being roped into a sales program that could give me a definite answer on my hair?!

please reply as I’m trying to loss weight to get back into modeling/acting and I feel having hair is very important to the industry

P.S I’ve heard minoxidil products such as regaine can help grow hair back or home laser therapies such a lemio is this true? and would you recommend it?

thank you

-age 24

1. A healthy vegetarian diet shouldn’t contribute to hair loss, but if you’re lacking dietary vitamins you might see some thinning.
2. There’s a genetic test called HairDX that I believe is up to 70% accurate. But just because you have the gene doesn’t mean you’ll express the gene.
3. There are only 2 treatments that are FDA approved for hair loss — finasteride (Propecia) and minoxidil (Rogaine/Regaine). I have no idea what the AU hair loss companies are promoting or selling, but if they don’t contain finasteride or minoxidil, they aren’t proven to treat hair loss.
4. Your GP is right about the 1/4 Proscar tablet. That’s about the same as a Propecia tablet, but at a lower cost. I couldn’t tell you if finasteride is right for you, as I’ve not seen you and don’t have enough info. That’s a prescription medication.
5. You can try to find a doctor in your area by using the physician search at www.ishrs.org — then use the web to research the doctor(s) a bit more.

P.S. Minoxidil can help grow hair, but finasteride actually treats the hair loss better in my experience. I’m not a fan of hair loss treatment lasers, as I’ve yet to see them work as well as claimed. I don’t recommend LLLT (hair lasers).

Good luck!