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I know that your not supposed to drink your calories/carbs and what not but I was wondering if anyone drank chocolate breakas during there post op to get extra Protein in? I'm currently on medication that has thinned out my hair and I'm worried that if I don't get the extra protein in I'm going to go bald. I just had a chocolate breaka before and was reading the nutritional information and it doesn't seem that bad - For a 250ml breaka it's 8.0g of protein. 9.3 g of fat and 24.5 g of carbohydrates. I figure if I only ever had one maybe every 3 days just to get that extra protein/calcium it isn't so bad, especially since the fat content isn't huge compaired to other things. Also when I'm in hospital they give breaka's to people that need to get protein or extra energy so it makes me wonder that they are good to some extent just not all the time. So what does everyone else think?

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Hi Sarah, I can totally relate on the hair loss thing. I also had to start medication a few years ago that caused me to lose around 50% of my hair. Unfortunately, I still need to take it, but am hoping to be free of meds by end of this year.

You need to ensure you are getting around 50-80 grams Protein a day. I personally don't think that "extra" Protein helps Hair loss. I actually lost a lot of hair years ago when following a high protein diet. Just try to keep your nutrients and Vitamins etc at Recommended daily amounts.

For what its worth, about 8 months ago I invested in Leimo laser, and use all the associated wet products. I believe my hair has grown back about 25% of the thickness I lost (no longer see my scalp). It was expensive - but for me, totally worth it. So many little hairs still sticking up as new Hair growth.< /p>

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