Hair, an Indicator of Blood Quality

Information provided by Dr. Dahl :

Hair is a great indicator of blood quality. In oriental medicine, hair is said to be an extension of the blood and therefore is influenced by the health of the spleen, pancreas and kidney. Hair loss and pre-mature gray hair can be treated by improving blood quality and strengthening the spleen, pancreas and kidney.

Certain foods have traditionally been used to prevent gray hair: hijiki seaweed, molasses, nettles and wheat grass. Incidentally these foods help alkalinize the blood and lower tissue acidity. It's easy to add a ¼ tsp of molasses to a smoothie, use nettles as an herbal tea and throw a bit of seaweed into the broth of soups and stews. Americans have the greatest incidence of baldness of any people group. This is not surprising since hair loss is tied to high-fat, high protein diets, which damage the kidneys and create acidic blood. Dr. Atkins does not hold the secret to clean blood and a full head of healthy hair.