1. The Most Common Cause Of Female Hair Loss: Deficient in Iron
90 % of women with hair loss have low iron stores, and is thus the first issue to address if you have lair loss issues.
In one study, 23% of Pre-menopausal women with extreme hair loss were found to have depleted iron stores (a Ferritan level of less than 15 micrograms/liter), and 57% had low iron stores (a Ferritan level between 15 and 40 micrograms/liter). In the same study, 52% of post-menopausal women had thinning or excessive hair loss.
However, there is another component to iron deficiency which may cause these problems…