1. Biotin
Biotin (vitamin B7) is important for cells inside your body. Low levels of it can cause hair loss, skin rashes, and brittle nails. Your levels may be low if you’re:
Pregnant or breastfeeding
Taking certain antibiotics or epilepsy drugs
Most people get enough biotin from their diet.
Low levels can cause iron deficiency anemia. You’re at risk for low iron i.
1. Eat A Healthy Diet
A 2015 review in the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research lists starvation, crash dieting, and malnutrition as some of the causes of telogen effluvium. When it comes to the best foods for preventing hair loss from stress, it’s important to focus on whole foods and a balanced diet. Try to eat foods with:
Lots of fruits and vegetables
Whole grains
Lean prote.
1. Vitamin A
Sebum moisturizes the scalp and helps keep hair healthy While it’s important to get enough vitamin A, you don’t want too much. Cod liver oil is a particularly good source. Good sources include sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, kale, and some animal foods.
Abstract
Patients presenting with hair loss should be screened by medical history, dietary history and physical exam for risk factors for nutrient deficiency. In patients with no risk factors, further laboratory evaluation searching for nutritional deficiencies is not warranted. At this time, patients must be informed that such research is lacking and that in fact some supplements carry the risk of worsening hair loss or the risk of toxicity.