An unpleasant experience
One of the most unpleasant things that almost all of us have experienced is to see our hair falling out. No one likes to see their hair everywhere; on the floor, on the pillow, in the tub and so on. We now know that a small part of our hair falls anyway, no matter how well we’ve protected it. It’s part of a process: old ones go, new ones grow. But sometimes hair doesn’t come back as much as they tend to leave. They keep falling and falling. Nutritional deficiencies seem to be the main villain. Diets that are low in iron and other important vitamins as well as high levels of stress are the major causes of hair loss.
What is the remedy for hair loss?
So, let’s imagine we went to our doctor and she diagnosed that our hair loss problem is because of vitamin D deficiency. That being the case, here are some questions; where we can find vitamin D? How much we need? What would happen if I took more than I need?
Here we will find the answers. As we know sun exposure will come to the aid of the body to produce vitamin. Great! But for most of us it’s not practicable as we may live in overclouded cities. Besides, we usually prefer, or have to, stay indoors in the daylight.
There is also some nutrition that can escort us with vitamin D such as red meat, liver, egg yolks and so forth. However, studies have shown in the general run of things, it’s not enough. Hence, it’s better to get supplements in order to have the right amount of vitamin D. How much exactly? Well, the answers are not quite specified.
Some institutes say 600 IU per day for young adults and 800 IU per day for the grey-haired. Other institutes suggest 1500-2000 IU per day for adults. So to decide which amount works for you, your health care provider might have the best answer. Even so, be careful not to take too much since your body keeps producing calcium in your blood which may result in nausea and vomiting. Other consequences are bone aching and kidney problems. On that account, always have a track on your vitamin D level.
Back to our hair loss problem, based on experiment, vitamin D can energize hair follicles. When there is not enough vitamin D around, hairs struggles to grow so they prefer falling! In more acute cases, vitamin D deficiency will result in alopecia.
Takeaway
To put in a nutshell, the bond between absence of vitamin D and hair loss is unavoidable. If you enjoy the presence of your hair, double check your volume of vitamin D. without its assistance it’s almost impossible to keep a head of hair.