Causes of hair loss and tips on how to treat it

There are several causes of hair loss from genetic factors to nutritional deficiencies, and during the winter in particular, hair thinning can become more, and here are the causes of hair loss and how to get thicker hair.

According to a report by "Mirror", genetic predisposition and external factors such as stress, hormonal imbalance and vitamin deficiencies can lead to hair loss, and vitamins in particular are essential to maintaining the general health of your body, with no exception to hair health.

Vitamin D is especially important for healthy hair growth cycles because every hair follicle contains Vitamin D receptors. Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common deficiencies and cause of hair loss in men and women, especially during the winter when we are exposed to less sunlight.

Hair experts stress that a good diet and lifestyle changes can help address any hair loss problems caused by vitamin D deficiency.

Hair loss may be due to genetic factors or external factors such as stress, and it is believed that just 30 minutes of midday sunlight per day or 10 micrograms of vitamin D helps build our immunity, strengthen our bones and keep our hair healthy.

And when there is little sunlight, people need to rely on getting their daily dose of vitamin D from food or even supplements.

Expert Karl Christian explains that vitamin D is very important because it is metabolized in the skin by keratinocytes, and these are the skin cells that process keratin, a protein in hair, nails and skin, and when the body does not contain enough vitamin D, the keratinocytes in the follicles Hair is having trouble regulating hair growth and hair loss.

Christian advised that the key to having healthy, full hair is a healthy scalp, and explained that for this we need to look beyond our usual hair-washing routine.

He noted that eating foods like oily fish, red meat, and eggs (especially egg yolks) can help boost your vitamin D levels.

And the expert gave another tip, which is to massage the scalp every time you wash your hair, as this helps clean any oil or dead skin cells that have accumulated, and it also helps stimulate hair growth.

"Gently use your fingertips in circular motions, and slowly press between the roots of your hair," he added.

Hair loss is not always caused by a lack of vitamin D. It can also be due to a lack of vitamin B12, which is usually found in animal products, or due to eating too little protein, which leads to brittle and brittle hair.

A diet consisting of lean meats, eggs, oily fish, low-fat cheese, quinoa and nuts can help address protein deficiency, while it's best to look for foods fortified with vitamin B12 and take a supplement if prescribed by your doctor, especially if you're a vegetarian.

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