When fistfuls of hair told me something was deeply wrong

It was around March or April of 2017. One morning I woke up and saw my pillowcase covered in hair. Not a few strands—covered.

I froze. I was scared and completely taken aback. My first thought wasn’t even coherent. Just panic. “Holy crap. What is happening to me? What’s going on?”

I was only 38

The impact was huge. I was only 38, but my hair was falling out. It scared me and crushed my confidence. I felt so self-conscious, so confused. As a wife and mom, I already felt like I was failing. Now I didn’t even feel like myself as a woman.

Biotin didn’t work

We started researching vitamins. I tried biotin gummies. They didn’t work. Handfuls of hair still fell out. I hated the mirror, but I couldn’t stop checking. I felt like I was going crazy.

I thought I was dying

When I could see straight through to my scalp, I broke. I thought I was dying. I finally made a doctor’s appointment, desperate for answers.

Nothing came out

It took a couple of months after shifting to animal protein. But one day, I ran my hands through my hair—and nothing came out.

Then I saw it: tiny baby hairs filling in at my hairline. I almost cried.

Food really is medicine

This taught me two things. Food really is medicine. Real animal protein is the most important thing I can give my body.

And healing takes time. Years of poor choices had damaged me. It wasn’t going to reverse overnight. But it could be reversed.

Healing takes time

If you’re scared by symptoms like this, don’t give up. Healing takes time. Stay consistent with protein and whole food animal fat. Pray for strength. It will get better.

Ben lost hair too

Ben lost hair too, though not as much. His came back faster. And I’ve read countless similar stories in Carnivore Cure, The Carnivore Diet, The Dietitian’s Dilemma, and from classmates in carnivore training.

The crazy part is this: protein deficiency causing hair loss is a known medical fact. Yet hardly anyone talks about it.

“Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits—who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” — Psalm 103:2–5