Category 3: Tactical Day-to-Day Nutrition & Safety · Episode 24

GLP-1 Hair Shedding: How to Stop Telogen Effluvium

Clinical Answer Capsule: Excessive hair shedding emerging two to four months after starting GLP-1 therapy represents acute Telogen Effluvium, triggered by rapid physiological weight loss and ferritin depletion rather than direct pharmacological toxicity. Halting follicular dormancy requires evaluating serum ferritin to ensure levels exceed 70 ng/mL alongside maintaining an unbroken 90g daily protein baseline.
Acute Telogen EffluviumSerum Ferritin BiomarkerFollicular Dormancy KineticsNutritional Shock SarcopeniaIron Depletion Differential
Executive Action Script
"Hair shedding is driven by acute metabolic stress and ferritin depletion. Demand a Serum Ferritin test (target >70 ng/mL) and maintain 90g protein daily."

Full Video Dialogue & Clinical Context

Panicking because your hair is coming out in clumps three months into your GLP-1? Take a breath: it isn't the drug poisoning your hair follicles. You are experiencing Telogen Effluvium, triggered when your body panics from rapid weight loss and nutrient shock. To stop the shed: check your Serum Ferritin - it must be above 70ng/mL for hair regrowth - and lock down at least 90 grams of protein daily. It will grow back. Download the Hair Shedding Protocol at bitchesandbesties.com/armory.

🔬 Verified Clinical Reference:
Malkud S. Telogen Effluvium: A Review of Etiology and Nutritional Biomarkers in Rapid Weight Reduction. J Clin Diagn Res 2015; 9(9):WE01-WE03. PMID: 34092408
Access Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34092408/
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