Medical Questions » Hair Questions » Question No. 1371
| Question: | I am losing a lot of hair. Am I missing something in my diet? |
| Answer: | Hair loss is connected to many different factors, from stress to a general nutrient deficiency. Nutrients particularly linked to falling hair are iron, vitamin B1, vitamin C and the amino acid lysine. Some hair supplements contain all of these. To optimize hair growth, make sure you are getting adequate protein from fish, lean chicken and soya products like tofu, as well as the mineral zinc, which is essential for growth. Meat, shellfish, eggs, wholegrains such as oats, nuts, and seeds such as pumpkin and sunflower are all rich in zinc. Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) has also been shown to help stimulate hair growth. Take a good multivitamin which contains at least 15mg of zinc and 50mg of vitamin B5. If you have other symptoms, such as fatigue, dry skin and low libido, you may have low thyroid function, so ask your doctor to run a test. |
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