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Supplements & Vitamins for Hair Loss

Everyone loses hair, but losing more than the normal amount, about 100 hairs a day, is considered excessive hair loss. Waking up with hair on your pillow, losing a lot of hair when you shampoo, and noticing that your hairline is receding may be signs that you need to begin supplementing and taking vitamins that may help get your hair loss under control.

  1. B Vitamins

    • The B vitamins, especially B12, are important to maintain healthy hair and to put an end to hair loss. B12 deficiency is one of the most common causes of hair loss, along with a lack of biotin, another important B vitamin that is actually prescribed along with hair loss medications for some people.

    Omegas

    • Adding omega-3 fatty acids to the diet may help end hair loss for some people. You can get more omega-3 by adding fish, walnuts and soy to your diet, or taking it in supplement form.

    Iron

    • One cause of hair loss is a lack of iron. Adding iron, either in your diet or as a supplement, may help end the hair loss and bring your blood iron level back to normal.

    Zinc

    • Zinc affects the number of androgens, which are the hormones that sometimes cause the kind of hair loss that is referred to as pattern baldness. Zinc is essential to have in your diet to fight hair loss, but you don't need more than you might find in a multivitamin.

    Herbal Supplements

    • Saw palmetto is an herb that has been used to fight hair loss in men and women. Pattern baldness is caused by the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT), and saw palmetto has been proven to help end its production when taken.

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