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[H14]Hair Loss And Vitamin
by Krishan Bakhru, Kri

Biotin - otherwise known as vitamin H - is a proven hair growth vitamin. Furthermore, this vitamin appears to help some balding men to keep their hair for a longer period. It is believed that this vitamin works through mobilizing the fatty acids in the body which are needed by numerous body processes.

A lack of zinc in your diet can contribute to both hair loss and scalp problems. Since most of us lead somewhat stressful lives nowadays and since high stress levels can also deplete your body’s store of this hair loss vitamin, it goes without saying that many people are lacking in zinc, whether they suffer from hair loss or not.

Another vitamin that can affect the condition of your hair is vitamin E. In order to maintain a healthy head of hair, one of the items that your body requires is good circulation in the area of the scalp. As vitamin E increases oxygen intake, this in turn boosts the circulation, promoting strong, healthy hair growth.

Though you might be unaware, protein is the major ingredient of hair itself. If protein is lacking from your diet, this can affect both your hair growth as well as the hair quality itself. In fact, it controlled tests it has been found that protein can actually increase the thickness of individual hair strands within a short period of time, so making your hair appear much thicker.

What you may find is that even if you believe you are taking the correct dose of these preventative hair loss vitamins, your body may not be able to absorb them and you may still be deficient. There could be an underlying medical reason why this is, so it is best to check with a medical professional to find out exactly why your body is unable to absorb the vitamins that it needs.


Hair loss may result from heredity. Millions of men, women and children are confronted with hair loss due to heredity. It is important to know that every day an individual sheds 100 to 300 hairs daily as a natural process. Each and every hair undergoes the hair growth cycle before normal hair loss occurs.

Although there are numerous causes for hair loss, dietary insufficiency is found to be a major one. Especially a deficiency in B vitamins- especially B6, inositol, Biotin, and folic acid can resutl in hair loss. The B vitamins, especially B5 (pantothenic acid) and B3 (Niacin) are required for the growth of hair follicle.

In order to cure hair loss, vitamin supplement intake should be performed carefully. Research shows that excessive intake of vitamin B6 in most cases results in stimulated hair growth. In most cases deficiency in folic acid causes complete baldness.

The main function of Vitamin E is to transport oxygen in the blood and improves the scalp circulation. Vitamin E will enhance the immune function and thereby the hair health gets improved. So we can say Vitamin E is another hair loss vitamin. Vitamin E can be consumed at 400 IU daily.

We can call vitamin C also as hair loss vitamin since it improves circulation of the scalp and maintains all capillaries, which carry blood to the follicles. This vitamin may be consumed 5,000 mg daily.

Other hair loss vitamins are Biotin, Inositol, and B-Vitamins. Biotin maintains the health of the hair. You should eat plenty of food to prevent hair loss due to biotin deficiency. You can also consume 50 mg of Biotin twice daily through food.

The following food contains a lot of biotin: bulgur, green peas, lentils, walnuts, sunflower seeds, soybeans, oats, bulgur, Brewer's yeast and brown rice. Inositol is also considered a hair loss vitamin. To stimulate hair growth you should consume100 mg twice daily.

A deficiency of vitamin A may also be the cause of hair loss. Once the intake of Vitamin A is stabilized, the hair loss may be stopped.

For better growth of hairs, B vitamins are necessary. Among the B vitamins, Vitamin B3 (Niacin), Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) are termed as hair loss vitamins.

B vitamins are rich in food like bran, nuts, eggs, soybeans, cauliflower, carrots, peas, and beans. Intake of these vitamins will help to improve quality, texture, and growth of hair.
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