subject: Hair Loss Vitamin E [print this page] Having a healthy skin means healthy nails and a healthy scalp. That also means a healthy crown of hair. A lot of factors go into making your overall body healthy regular exercise, a balanced diet, and a simple healthy lifestyle that does away with smoking and addictive substances like caffeine. Talking about a healthy diet, one cant help include vitamin supplements that can help correct any vitamin deficiency that is almost certain to cause episodic hair loss. Vitamin E is often touted as an anti-aging miracle substance that can improve skin complexion as well as maintain a healthy scalp. 1. Benefits of Vitamin E Commercial hair care and cosmetic products are often advertised to have vitamin E reinforcements. There are potent vitamin E pills advertised to be fully natural which is best as they get absorbed faster in the body than synthetic vitamin E. Regular uptake of vitamin E promotes blood circulation in the skin and scalp. It is basically an antioxidant that stimulates the skin and the scalp to have increased blood circulation. Increasing blood circulation causes more nutrients in the blood to reach the epidermal layers of the skin as well as the hair follicles to make hair grow stronger and healthier. Hair growth is also known to be linked with the bodys immune system and some experts have opined that hair growth is also stimulated by its action to enhance the bodys immune system. Most people already get some vitamin E in their normal diets, consciously or not. Food rich in it are whole grains, nuts and green vegetables. But it doesnt hurt to get vitamin E supplements especially among heavy meat eaters to stave of hair loss. Vitamin E dosage is recommended to start at 400 IU daily. Most foods and supplements hardly get there. An overdose beyond 1,000 IU can result in health problems though.
