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Vitamins For Hair Loss:  Natural Vitamins For Hair Loss Treatment.

Here Are The Safe Vitamins And Some Sources....

Is there such a thing as a vitamin for hair loss ?  This question has 2 sides to consider.  Are you looking for a vitamin to stop you from losing your hair, or do you want a vitamin that will make your hair fall out ?  Unfortunately hair loss is anything but humouress. But did you know that vitamin A can help with hair loss as well as cause hair loss ?A daily dose of 5000 IU of Vitamin A, has been shown to help stop hair losswhereas a dose exceeding 25000 IUs is not healthy at all and may actually lead to hair loss.

Vitamin Overdose

It is important when you take a nutritionalor vitamins for hair loss supplement, that you ensure to only take  the recommended daily dose.  Some vitamins, vitamin A for example over time will accumulate in your body and cause a toxic overdose, in essence vitamin poisoning.  And of course other common side-effects of vitamin overdose such as diarrhea, can always occur if you take too high a daily dose.

B Group Vitamins

The B group of vitamins have a definite preventative action when it comes to hair loss.  Pantothenic acid (B5) has been show to help with hair loss.  Biotin and Inositol are also well known vitamins for hair loss, as are niacin, vitamin B6(Pyrodoxine) and vitamin B12.  Good food sources for these B vites are meat, Brewer's Yeast, nuts and grains and eggs.

Additaional  Vitamins For Hair Loss

Antioxidant vitamins can also help with hair loss by helping to maintain normal functioning within the body. Noeable amongst these vitamins are vitamin C, vitamin A (not above 25000IU) and vitamin E.  

Ok so do over the counter vitamin supplements actually make a difference to hair loss ?  We need to consider a couple of options before making our minds up.

For most people in the world there is an abundance of different kinds of food available for us to eat. So it is not unreasonable to assume that if you eat a healthy varied diet with a broad range of foods you should get all the nutrients you need to maintain your health, hair health included.  

However we need to consider how these foods are grown and packaged before we can say conclusively that there is no need for vitamin supplementation. Today soil is not what it used to be. Many foods grown do so in less than ideal soil and climatic conditions. Transportation and storage issues further impact the nutritional value of the food we eat.

From this perspective it makes sense to take supplements. And all the proof we need is in our hair falling out. If we were getting adequate levels of essential nutrients, ruling out other causative factors of the hair loss of course, then it is obvious we aren't getting enough of the vitamins we need. 

So can we say that there is a specific natural vitamin for hair loss ?  Unfortunately not. However we can say that it is vitally important to make sure we get adequate levels of the nutrients we have discussed in order to give our hair the best chance we can to be as healthy and as strong as possible. And if we experience hair loss, then these essential vitamins will be in even greater demand.