How to Use Vitamins to Spur Hair Growth

Some statistics say approximately 40 percent of men in America experience premature balding before the age of 30. As much as 60 percent of men experience "significant hair loss" by the time they reach 50 years old. While the numbers are significantly lower for women, hundreds of thousands of women in the U.S. alone experience hair loss before the age of 50. Many people are looking for all-natural solutions to their hair loss problems. There are several vitamins you can use to maintain and spur hair growth.

Instructions

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  Increase the amount of Vitamin A in your diet to at least 5,000 IU. Vitamin A produces sebum for a healthier scalp. Natural sources for Vitamin A include: meat, milk, cheese, eggs, spinach, fish liver oil, peaches, apricots, cabbage, carrots and broccoli.

• 2

  Improve the blood flow to your scalp with Vitamin E. Increased blood flow will increase the delivery of hair growth vitamins and minerals to your hair. Don't take more than 400 IU of Vitamin E supplements per day. You can find Vitamin E in dried beans, raw seeds, raw nuts, wheat germ oil, vegetable oil, soybeans and leafy green vegetables.

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  Consume more B Vitamins, like B-3 (Niacin), B-5 (Pantothenic Acit), B-6 and B-12. You can find B Vitamins in foods such as bran, nuts, eggs, cauliflower, carrots, peas, beans and nutritional yeast. If using supplements, take up to 300 mg per day spread throughout the day. You can take a B-complex supplement to get all of your B Vitamins from one source.

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  Swallow Inositol supplements up to 100 mg, twice a day. Inositol can be found in brown rice, oat flakes, nuts, vegetables, raisins, unrefined molasses, brewers yeast, wheat germ, liver and bananas.

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  Increase your beta-carotene by eating more green and yellow vegetables and fruits. You can also take supplements as long as it is less than 30 mg per day.