Are Vitamins Good for Preventing Hair Loss?

As you grow older, you may be faced with thinning hair or complete baldness. People are consuming poor diets and leading stressful lives, which may be affecting the health of their hair. But there are things you can do to prevent hair loss and promote healthy hair growth, such as taking the proper vitamins.

Vitamins for Hair Loss

• Vitamins are effective at preventing hair loss, according to Dr. George Obikoya of the Vitamins and Nutrition Center. Thinning hair and complete hair loss are often the result of deficiency in nutrients. As you age, the amount of blood supplied to hair follicles decreases. In order to supply hair follicles with enough blood to prevent hair loss, you'll need to take an increased amount of nutrients, such as amino acids, vitamins and minerals.
  Your hair health is actually a sign a general health. If you are well-nourished, your hair will shine. If you are deficient in nutrients and have other health problems, your hair may stop growing. You can prevent this from happening by taking a mix of amino acids and vitamin B, according to Obikoya.

Types of Vitamins

• Take 50 mg of major B vitamins, such as biotin, inositol and folate, as well as B6. In addition, seek out a multivitamin that also includes vitamins C and E, and magnesium, sulfur, zinc, flaxseed oil and beta-carotene. Without these nutrients you may begin to lose your hair or suffer damage to it.