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Is B-Vitamins the most important vitamins if you want to grow faster and healthier?
I think i'm gonna go out and buy B-Complex because i've heard that it's good for the hair growth.
so you've decided to grow your hair out again?that's good!
Hi Simon, hi everybody else,
I found the following doses, taken twice a week (NOT daily), helpful:
- B1 / B2 / B6 / Niacin: 20-100 mg each (somewhat hard to find in Europe; US residents try B-100). Some people get funny dreams and /or increased libido after high doses of vitamins B6 or B1.
- B12: 1 mg (= 1000 micrograms; may be included in "B-100")
- Folic Acid: 5-15 mg
- Biotin: 5-10 mg (do NOT combine with undercooked eggs - they inactivate biotin)
- Zinc: 50-100 mg
- Iodide: 200-400 micrograms (avoid if you have a thyroid gland overfunction)
- Vitamin E: 250 mg - 1 g
- Vitamin C: 100 - 500 mg; or use lemon juice for your tea
- In spite of that "regimen", make sure you have fresh fruit and healthy food in general!
The idea behind this is that hair shafts seem to be very sensitive to nutrient deficiency - therefore shedding is exacerbated by poor diet.
Plus, enough sleep and some exercise (something you enjoy) are probably helpful, so is spending time with friends that you enjoy being around.
Avoid cigarette smoke, by all means, even passive smoking, if you can (you are probably smoke-free anyways, aren't you.
All the best!
Hans-Uwe
Hi Hans-Uwe,
I'm curious why you feel that daily taking of vitamins is not good. The bottles recommend daily intake.
Regards,
Jason
Hi Jason,
it seems to me that I sleep less well if I take high doses of B6 and B1 and iodide daily (I take the vitamins in the morning, anyways). And, I noticed a good effect on hair growth (less shedding) even with the twice-weekly dose (which would save some 70%, compared to daily dosing).
B-100 is really a lot more than we would need if it were strictly for meeting dietary needs only.
Greetings,
Hans-Uwe
I have been using Biotin for sometime ... 5000mcg 2 times a week (I know its a high dose). I also take Propecia for hairloss. I think with these 2 the hair fall has reduced and rate of hair growth has been the same ...
Hope this helps.
Srini