Can Iron Deficiency Cause Hair Loss?

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Can Iron Deficiency Cause Hair Loss?
One nutritional deficiency that is most
commonly associated with hair loss is the iron
deficiency. Yes! Iron deficiency can cause hair
loss. Here we will share 5 signs you may have
iron deficiency.
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Losing a hundred strands every day is considered
pretty normal. But if you are shedding more than
that, chances are high that you are suffering
from hair loss and need a help.
Most people associate hair loss and
baldness with age, but there are numerous
other reasons that can cause you lose hair
at a very tender age even in your late
teens or early 20s. Causes of hair loss vary
greatly from
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genetics to fungal infection to nutritional
deficiencies. One nutritional deficiency
that is most commonly associated with hair
loss is the iron deficiency. Yes! Iron deficiency
can cause hair loss. A latest research has found
that iron deficiency has much more influence on
healthy hair growth than most doctors and the
patients realize. Getting enough iron
through diet is the key to preventing hair loss
and restoring hair growth. An article
published in the Journal of American Academy
of Dermatology quoted the researchers
as saying, "We believe that treatment
for hair loss is enhanced when iron
deficiency, with or without anemia, is
treated." Studies also show that low levels
of iron in the blood further worsen the hair
loss due to any other cause. Iron plays a vital
role in production of hemoglobin, a protein
present in the blood that helps red blood
cells deliver
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• oxygen to all parts of the body. Low levels of
  iron affect the bloods ability to carry oxygen
  to the scalp and hair follicles. This weakens
  the hair follicles and causes them
• to shrink. If not treated in time, this iron
  deficiency can cause the hair follicles to shed.
• 5 Signs You May Have Iron Deficiency
• Here are 5 signs that show a person is
  iron deficient. Check out these symptoms, if you
  have them and you are shedding hair as well,
  you are most probably suffering from Anemia
  Hair Loss.
• You Are Exhausted
• The most common symptom of iron deficiency is
  that the person feels exhausted all the time
  for no apparent reason. It is the easiest
  but at the same time the most difficult one
  to detect, because people relate fatigue and
  exhaustion with their routine activities
  and ignore

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considering it as part of life. If you
also feel overly exhausted and lethargic all
the time, go get a blood test to check hemoglobin
levels in your blood.
2.You Are Pale The most visible symptom of
iron deficiency is that the person starts
looking pale. Hemoglobin adds the red color
to your blood, which ultimately gives your skin
that rosy hue. If you look pale, or your
lips have lost their
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pinkness, this could be a symptom that you
have low levels of iron. The easiest way to
spot iron deficiency is to see the inside of your
lips and the inside of lower eyelids. If they
look white more than red, you may be iron
deficient.
3.You Get Out Of Breath Easily If you get
short of breath easily, even after climbing
a few stairs, you may be having low
levels of iron. When
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oxygen levels in your blood are low, you
feel out of breath, regardless of how deeply
you breathe. As stated above, your bloods
ability to carry oxygen depends
on hemoglobin in the blood and iron
is required for production of hemoglobin.
This is why iron deficiency leaves a person
short of breath.
If you find performing routine tasks, like
walking a little brisk or climbing stairs, you
may be iron deficient.
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4.You Crave Clay or Dirt You must have noticed
kids eating clay or licking dust. This
habit is not restricted to kids, even grown up
people crave for these unusual edibles. Dont
think people crave for clay, dist, chalk, and
paper because they are tasty it is just
because they are iron deficient. Most
iron- deficient women crave for ice as well. If
you like any of the above stated non-food
substances, see some doctor and get your iron
levels tested.
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5.You Are Losing Hair This is the direct
indication! If you are shedding hair for no
apparent reason, and it is accompanied by any of
the above stated symptoms, iron deficiency could
be blamed. When your body is iron deficient,
the blood fails to supply oxygen and other
essential nutrients to the hair follicles in
the scalp. The follicles become weak and over
sometime start to shed.
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Iron deficiency is one of the most common causes
of hair loss in pregnant mothers and
post-menopausal women. If you are going through
either of these phases and are losing hairs,
you may be iron deficient. See some
Trichologist today and get some blood tests
done to determine if it is really iron
deficiency or there is some other hormonal
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