Your cat died last year. But you're still finding hair everywhere, except on your head. While a certain amount of hair loss everyday is normal — we usually shed off about 50 to a 100 hair each day — you may want to find out what causes this shedding if you happen to shed more than average.
There are many causes for excessive hair loss. Possible causes include stress and anxiety, hormonal problems, fungal infections, medicines (blood thinners, excessive intake of vitamin A, birth control pills and antidepressants), and a mineral or vitamin deficiency.
When a mineral or vitamin deficiency is at the root of your hair loss, you simply need to correct the deficiency. Maybe it's the result of improper digestion, or perhaps you're not absorbing the necessary vitamins and minerals as well as you need to.
Iron Deficiency
There are many causes for excessive hair loss. Possible causes include stress and anxiety, hormonal problems, fungal infections, medicines (blood thinners, excessive intake of vitamin A, birth control pills and antidepressants), and a mineral or vitamin deficiency.
When a mineral or vitamin deficiency is at the root of your hair loss, you simply need to correct the deficiency. Maybe it's the result of improper digestion, or perhaps you're not absorbing the necessary vitamins and minerals as well as you need to.
Iron Deficiency
One of the most common causes of hair loss in pre-menopausal women is not hormones, but a nutritional deficiency, with depleted iron stores being the most important factor. Iron deficiency is less common in men and postmenopausal women than in women of childbearing age.
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study, carried out over eight years by French researchers, tested the impact of a daily dose of antioxidants on 13,000 healthy subjects, including 7,886 women, and allowed researchers to provide conclusive evidence that iron deficiency and iron depletion are factors in hair loss.
Data from 3,759 pre-menopausal women showed that 48 percent suffered from iron deficiency or iron depletion. Among post-menopausal women only 23 percent had lower than normal levels of ferritin because iron loss is often due to menstruation and pregnancy.
Researchers cross-referenced data concerning hair loss and iron reserves, as measured by the amount of ferritin in the blood. They were able to show that pre-menopausal women in the 'severe hair loss' category had significantly lower iron reserves than women who did not suffer from excessive hair loss.
Foods rich in iron include liver, kidney, mussels, oysters, lean beef, lentils, beans, spinach, prunes, and raisins. Note that you shouldn't take iron supplements without having your iron saturation and ferritin levels tested first. Too much iron in the body, called iron overload, can damage a number of organs including the heart, liver and pancreas, and cause hair loss.
Inadequate Protein
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study, carried out over eight years by French researchers, tested the impact of a daily dose of antioxidants on 13,000 healthy subjects, including 7,886 women, and allowed researchers to provide conclusive evidence that iron deficiency and iron depletion are factors in hair loss.
Data from 3,759 pre-menopausal women showed that 48 percent suffered from iron deficiency or iron depletion. Among post-menopausal women only 23 percent had lower than normal levels of ferritin because iron loss is often due to menstruation and pregnancy.
Researchers cross-referenced data concerning hair loss and iron reserves, as measured by the amount of ferritin in the blood. They were able to show that pre-menopausal women in the 'severe hair loss' category had significantly lower iron reserves than women who did not suffer from excessive hair loss.
Foods rich in iron include liver, kidney, mussels, oysters, lean beef, lentils, beans, spinach, prunes, and raisins. Note that you shouldn't take iron supplements without having your iron saturation and ferritin levels tested first. Too much iron in the body, called iron overload, can damage a number of organs including the heart, liver and pancreas, and cause hair loss.
Inadequate Protein
Some vegetarians, people who go on crash diets that exclude protein, and those with severely abnormal eating habits, may develop protein malnutrition. When this happens, a person's body will help to save protein by shifting growing hairs into the resting phase. Massive hair shedding can occur two to three months later. Hair can then be pulled out by the roots. This condition can be reversed by eating the proper amount of protein.
European studies have found that soy protein reinforces hair and stimulates its growth. In one study, the hair growth increased by 15 percent. Tofu and soy milk are good sources of soy protein. Other good sources of protein are low-fat cheese, eggs, fish, beans, brewer's yeast and yogurt.
Silica Deficiency
European studies have found that soy protein reinforces hair and stimulates its growth. In one study, the hair growth increased by 15 percent. Tofu and soy milk are good sources of soy protein. Other good sources of protein are low-fat cheese, eggs, fish, beans, brewer's yeast and yogurt.
Silica Deficiency
Silica translates to collagen by the body and is found in hair, muscles and nails.
The chief symptom of silicon deficiency is sensitiveness to cold — one always feels cold even in the hot months. Other symptoms include aging of the skin e.g. looseness and wrinkles, loss of hair accompanied by thinning, poor bone development, and brittle nails.
The chief symptom of silicon deficiency is sensitiveness to cold — one always feels cold even in the hot months. Other symptoms include aging of the skin e.g. looseness and wrinkles, loss of hair accompanied by thinning, poor bone development, and brittle nails.
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