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Resident Doctor
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Magnesium for hair growth: what it can and can't do
Magnesium genuinely matters for the systems your hair relies on, like stress, sleep and vitamin D, so a real shortfall is worth fixing.
Does protein powder cause hair loss, or is it something else?
Short version: no, there is no good evidence that standard protein powder causes hair loss.
Vitamin B12 and hair loss: when it matters, and when it doesn't
The honest position is this: B12 matters for your hair mainly when you are actually deficient.
Zinc for hair loss: what it can (and can't) do for your hair
Zinc helps your hair when low zinc is genuinely part of the problem, and it does very little when your levels are already fine.
Vitamins for hair growth: do you really need them?
Here’s the honest answer before you spend a penny: if you eat a reasonably balanced diet, vitamins probably won’t grow you more hair.
Mounjaro and hair loss: why it happens and what helps
Yes, some people do shed more on Mounjaro, but for most it’s a temporary type of shedding triggered by rapid weight loss, not the drug damaging your follicles.
Vitamin D and hair loss: is the sunshine vitamin behind your shedding?
Deficiency is genuinely common and very correctable, and your follicles really do care about vitamin D.
Iron deficiency and hair loss: why low iron triggers shedding (and how to fix it)
Learn how low iron causes shedding, how it's properly diagnosed, what actually fixes it, and how to look after your scalp while your hair recovers.
Natural DHT blockers: do they actually work?
We review the most commonly recommended natural DHT blockers by how strong the evidence actually is, and give a realistic sense of what you can expect.