Is Your Hair Telling You Something? Experts Reveal Hidden Deficiencies Behind Hair Issues

By Lokmat Times Desk | Updated: October 6, 2025 16:58 IST2025-10-06T16:58:35+5:302025-10-06T16:58:35+5:30

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If you are experiencing any problem with your hair, it is directly related to your health. Therefore, experts suggest that you stop taking superficial measures to reduce hair complaints and get the right treatment by identifying the real cause.

Experts have shared a video on the Instagram page selfcarebysuman, which provides information about hair and your health.

Our hair becomes oily within 1-2 days without applying oil. The reason behind this is that the hormonal balance in their body is disturbed. Moreover, their body also has low levels of vitamin B5. Such people should eat more pumpkin seeds, avocados, and sweet potatoes.

Some also experience hair thinning and their hairline recedes. The reason for this is that their body has low levels of biotin. If you want to increase biotin in the body, you should eat more almonds and sweet potatoes.

If there is low levels of zinc and vitamin D in the body, it causes dandruff. Also, the scalp also itches constantly. If you want to fill the deficiency of these two elements, you should eat more pumpkin seeds, cashews and gram.

If your hair is very dry and breaking, then the reason behind it is the deficiency of vitamin A and Omega 3 in your body. To fill it, eat linseed, carrots, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and walnuts regularly.

People who lose a lot of hair have low levels of proteins and iron in their bodies. To control hair loss, they should eat foods rich in proteins and iron in the right amounts.