Hair Growth Starts with a Healthy Liver

Ancient Health Podcast

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In this episode of our hair loss series, Dr. Motley explores how liver issues may cause thinning hair on the crown of your head, according to Chinese Medicine. Discover the link between the meridian system, liver infections, testing, treatments, and the role of diet and emotions in hair health. #liverhealth #wellness #hairgrowth Takeaways Hair loss can be linked to liver problems. Specific hair loss patterns indicate liver toxicity. Liver congestion can manifest as weight around the stomach. Herbs like Shisandra and milk thistle can help cleanse the liver. The gallbladder is closely connected to liver function. Dietary changes are crucial for liver health. Emotional health significantly impacts liver function. Reducing sugar intake can alleviate liver stress. Cleansing the liver may lead to hair regrowth. Understanding the mind-body connection is essential for overall health. Chapters 00:00 Understanding the Liver's Role in Hair Loss 12:42 The Connection Between Liver and Gallbladder 21:44 Cleansing the Liver for Hair Regrowth 30:14 Dietary Changes to Support Liver Health 37:03 Emotional Factors Affecting Liver Function ------ Links: For Gallbladder Golden Thread: https://shorturl.at/SqVsD For Liver BodyGuard Supreme (cleans out stones): https://shorturl.at/l7KuF Glutathione Milke Thistle Dandelion Root Schisandra Supreme: https://shorturl.at/4SD2r Low Sugar Diet If you’re a health coach and you’re looking for more in-depth knowledge about the body and healing, consider joining Dr. Motley’s membership where you can dive into his clinical wisdom on emotions and the body, Traditional Chinese Medicine and more + regular Q+As where you get the chance to pick his brain: doctormotley.com/membership. Want more of The Ancient Health Podcast? Subscribe! ------ Follow Doctor Motley! Instagram Twitter Facebook Tik-Tok Website ------ DISCLAIMER Please remember that the information shared in this podcast is for education purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing, or other professional healthcare services, including the giving of medical advice. No doctor-patient relationship is formed through this podcast, and the use of information here or materials linked from this podcast is at your own risk. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult with your healthcare provider before making any changes to your health regimen, and do not disregard or delay seeking medical advice for any condition you may have. Our content may include sponsorship and affiliate links, through which we earn a small commission on sales made through those links.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the ancient health podcast, where East meets West in the world of medicine.
0:04.9	I'm Dr. Chris Motley, and here we explore how modern Western science and traditional Eastern wisdom
0:10.0	come together to unlock the body's full healing potential. Each week, we'll dive into powerful tools,
0:16.1	techniques, and approaches from both sides of the world to help you optimize your health
0:20.3	and live with vitality.
0:22.1	Let's bridge the gap between ancient practices in cutting edge medicine. Let's get started.
0:28.3	Hello friends, welcome to the ancient help podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Chris Motley, and we're going to talk about the liver, liver problems, and its relationship to hair loss.
0:40.9	Congested dirty liver can lead to hair thinning and hair loss.
0:47.3	Specifically when we're talking about the liver, there is a hair loss pattern in Chinese medicine that's related to the liver.
0:55.3	So you can have hair loss at the very top of the head, the vertex, which is normally associated with bladder or kidney infections like UTIs or kidney or bladder stones.
1:08.0	If you have spotty loss of hair around the cranium, thinning hair, and patches that's often
1:16.9	associated with lymph conditions like swollen lip nodes and spleen problems, such as mono. When we talk
1:25.8	about the liver, we're talking about thinning and loss of hair in a pattern
1:32.3	that's at the sides or the corners of the top of the head. I hope that makes sense. If you're
1:39.1	driving or listening to this, you know where they have the receding hairlines that starts on some
1:46.0	individuals. It is basically where the sides of the head meet the top of the head. That area of
1:53.1	your cranium that's wrapping around almost where the crown, the king or the queen's crown sits.
2:02.5	That area, if it starts to thin and the hair loss starts to grow inwards towards the top
2:10.6	and middle of the head, that is associated with liver problems or liver toxicity.
2:17.3	So many times in my clinic, I will see this liver pattern of hair loss associated with a body type known as a liver body type.
2:26.8	And this is where individuals are not necessarily heavy set, where there's weight all over the frame, but usually there is weight around the stomach,
2:37.0	a hardened stomach, because fats, adipose tissue has been hardening around the liver
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