Is Hair Loss Associated With Vitamin Deficiency

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Is Hair Loss Associated With Vitamin Deficiency

Friday, May 16th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

by The Alternate Medic

Naturally a daily supply of Vitamins and Minerals contributes to good health.

In their search for the answer to what causes hair loss, some people are questioning if hair loss is due to vitamin deficiency, with the hope of discovering one treatment or another.  What they might not understand is that in most cases, it is completely normal for hair to thin and fall out.  Permanent hair loss, or pattern baldness, occurs when genetics prevent new hair from developing to replace the ones that fall out.

It must be recognized that there are other cases when hair loss can be a sign of a serious medical problem.  This condition is known as temporary hair loss, because genes did not predetermine the loss of hair.  A major cause of temporary hair loss is vitamin deficiency.

Are There Vitamins That Prevent Hair Loss?

There are many different vitamins that are extremely important to maintaining a healthy head of hair.  Hair loss could be caused by a vitamin deficiency in any of these nutrients.  All that is necessary to reverse the temporary hair loss is following a proper diet!

Vitamin A is known to promote the healthy growth of both cells and tissue in various parts of the body, including the cells in the scalp and hair.  Therefore, a vitamin A deficiency could lead to hair loss and dandruff, especially if the deficiency occurs for an extended period of time.  If you note this happening to you, to get the vitamin A you need, we recommend that you consume lots of leafy vegetables, colorful fruits, liver, eggs, and fish oil.

Another area where hair loss can be caused by a vitamin deficiency is when you are lacking in one or more of three B vitamins.  These three B vitamins (more specifically folic acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12) are important to the creation of red blood cells and hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to various body tissues, including the hair cells.  This  vitamin deficiency can cause hair loss due to the reduced blood and oxygen supply to the hair.   Vitamin B can be found in: chicken, fish, whole grains, beets, and orange juice.

Also being deficient in biotin could cause hair loss.  Though deficiency in biotin is rare, it has been observed in some cases.  Biotin is found in select foods, it is also produced in the intestines by good bacteria.  Most people who eat a healthy diet would never experience hair loss as a result of deficiency in this vitamin.  However, if this does occur, vitamin supplements can be taken.

Is There Anything Else You Should Know?

The following vitamins and minerals are important to the growth and maintenance of hair.  These vitamins and minerals include zinc, iron, vitamin C, and copper.  If you do not receive an adequate amount of these vitamins, make sure to look for food sources rich in these vitamins and minerals or begin taking supplements.

It May Be As Easy As That

If you are suffering from hair loss, you are no doubt willing to go to any extent to find a cure. For some, it’s as easy as making changes to their diet.  Wouldn’t it be great if everyone could simply change their eating habits to get the results they want to see?

Modern medicine is moving so fast and new medicines and treatments are appearing almost daily, so it is not to hard to conceive that some of the hair loss treatments available today do actually work in stimulating re-growth of the hair follicles where once there was none. Each individual may react differently to different treatments so along with individual research it may require you to try various treatments before finding the one that works for you.