The Condition"...Common causes of hair loss or hair thinning in women ... zinc deficiency..." Relationship to Manganese Requirement"...Eighteen patients showed considerable problems with calcium absorption, and twelve patients had problems with their zinc metabolism..."
The Condition"...Common causes of hair loss or hair thinning in women ... essential fatty acid deficiency..." Relationship to EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Requirement" Essential fatty acid deficiency can results in dry, brittle hair and hair thinning or loss..."
Recommendation Test Iron Stores (Ferritin)"...Laboratory evidence of such a deficiency may show up on a complete blood count, serum iron or serum ferritin..."
The Condition"...Common causes of hair loss or hair thinning in women ... local viral, fungal, or protozoan infection..."
Relationship to Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Diet"...Basically, this diet can cause your cortisol levels to go sky high, which will lead to hair loss..."
Recommendation Test for Hormones"There have been several reports that supplemental DHEA has accelerated hair loss in susceptible men and women..."
Relationship to Yeast / Candida Infection" Candida can cause hair shedding in male or female patients..."
The Condition"...Common causes of hair loss or hair thinning in women ... any condition that upsets the ovarian, adrenal, or pituitary axis..." Relationship to Hypothalamus / Pituitary / Pineal Dysfunction"Any condition that upsets the ovary, adrenal or pituitary gland may result in hair loss..."
The Condition"...Common causes of hair loss or hair thinning in women ... too much vitamin A..." Relationship to Vitamin A Toxicity" Vitamin A toxicity symptoms include skin that has a rough and dry appearance, hair loss and brittle nails..."
Relationship to Manganese Requirement"Mineral metabolism of 19 patients with hair loss was examined and the analysis showed manganese deficiency in all..." Relationship to Zinc Requirement"See the link between Hair Loss and Manganese..."
The Condition"...Common causes of hair loss or hair thinning in women ... bromocriptine - used to inhibit lactation..."
The Condition"...Most modern medical research leans toward the position that a male hormone called dehydrotestosterone (DHT), which is converted from testosterone, binds to sites on hair follicles and is a primary instigator of hair loss..."
The Condition"...Common causes of hair loss or hair thinning in women ... antimitotics - such as those used for chemotherapy..."
The Condition"...Women rarely lose their hair due to a genetic predisposition; instead it is usually caused by hormonal imbalance and other cyclical shifts such as during/after pregnancy, postmenopausal trauma or birth control side-effects..."
The Condition"...Common causes of hair loss or hair thinning in women ... protein deficiency (common with vegetarian diets)..."
Relationship to Lupus, SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythromatosis)" Alopecia occurs in 50% of patients..."
The Condition"...One plausible theory to explain some of the difference between men and women is based on the angle of follicles and resultant sebum build-up..."