| Many other vitamin or mineral deficiencies can also | | | | oxygen supply to the hair. To get your B vitamins, eat |
| cause hair loss. Vitamin A deficiency can create a | | | | plenty of chicken, fish, whole grains, beets, and orange |
| rough, dry coat with a shaggy appearance and | | | | juice.A vitamin deficiency in biotin could cause hair loss. |
| dandruff. Zinc, iron, B vitamins, essential fatty acids, | | | | Though deficiency in biotin is rare, it has been |
| amino acids and other nutrients are responsible for hair | | | | observed in some cases. Biotin can be found in select |
| growth. If these deficiencies occur ,for whatever | | | | foods, and it is also produced in the intestines by good |
| reason, hair loss is likely. These deficiencies can result | | | | bacteria. Most people who eat a healthy diet would |
| from many of the problems referred to in this article | | | | never experience hair loss as a result of this vitamin |
| as well as poor diet. However, there are other cases | | | | deficiency. However, if this does occur, vitamin |
| when hair loss can be a sign of a serious medical | | | | supplements can be taken.What Else?Other vitamins |
| problem. This is known as temporary hair loss, | | | | are important to the growth and maintenance of hair. |
| because genes did not predetermine the loss of hair. | | | | These vitamins include zinc, iron, vitamin C, and copper. |
| One of the leading causes of temporary hair loss is | | | | If you do not receive an adequate amount of these |
| vitamin deficiency. Hair follicles require certain vitamins | | | | vitamins, make sure to look for food sources or begin |
| to carry on their constant function of regeneration and | | | | taking supplements.High doses of Vitamin A can also |
| growth. If follicles remain deprived of these vitamins | | | | result in the temporary loss of hair.Iron deficiency can |
| they won't be able to carry out their normal functioning | | | | be another cause of hair loss. Young women often |
| and may result in hair loss.Most often due to poor | | | | have low iron due to the changes in their bodies and |
| dietary habits or disturbed metabolism folks happen to | | | | their menstrual cycle. Some people do not consume |
| be deficient with these vitamins. So a change in dietary | | | | enough iron in their diets or have an inability to properly |
| habits or food intake is necessary to ensure enough | | | | absorb iron. A doctor can test your blood for iron |
| intake of necessary vitamins for hair in order to | | | | levels and can treat this by recommending iron pills as |
| prevent hair loss.Vital Vitamins To Prevent Hair | | | | part of your vitamin and mineral regiment.Insufficient |
| LossThere are many different vitamins that are | | | | protein in your diet may result in protein malnutrition that |
| extremely important to maintaining a healthy head of | | | | can affect hair loss. If you are on a diet that is low in |
| hair. Hair loss could be caused by a vitamin deficiency | | | | protein this may be the culprit. Your body will take the |
| in any of these nutrients. All that is necessary to | | | | protein from your hair, forcing your hair into the telogen |
| reverse the temporary hair loss is following a proper | | | | or resting phase. Hair loss will then occur two or more |
| diet!Vitamin A is a vitamin that promotes the healthy | | | | months later. This is not permanent hair loss and can |
| growth of both cells and tissue in various parts of the | | | | be reversed with a proper diet with healthy amounts |
| body, including the cells in the scalp and hair. A vitamin | | | | of protein. Biotin For people who eat a healthy diet, |
| A deficiency could lead to hair loss and dandruff, | | | | biotin deficiency is rare. Besides getting biotin from |
| especially if the deficiency occurs for an extended | | | | select food sources, biotin is also manufactured in our |
| period of time. To get the vitamin A you need, make | | | | intestines by gut bacteria. In rare instances though, |
| sure to consume lots of leafy vegetables, colorful | | | | biotin deficiency can cause hair loss. Both patients had |
| fruits, liver, eggs, and fish oil.Hair loss could be caused | | | | severe loss of hair. These patients, due to their medical |
| by a vitamin deficiency in one or more of three B | | | | condition, did not manufacture biotin in their gut and |
| vitamins. These three B vitamins (more specifically folic | | | | consumed no biotin orally or parenterally. Daily |
| acid, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12) are important to the | | | | supplementation of biotin resulted in the gradual |
| creation of red blood cells and hemoglobin. The | | | | regrowth of healthy hair.If you are facing deficiency of |
| hemoglobin carries oxygen to various body tissues, | | | | these vitamins you should incorporate food items in |
| including the hair cells. A vitamin deficiency could cause | | | | your diet to ensure sufficient intake of these vitamins. It |
| hair loss due to the resulting reduced blood and | | | | would lessen possibility of hair loss. |