Pregnancy, contraception with birth control pills and menopause are the common conditions that induce hormonal changes. The kind of hair, whether it is thick, thin, fine, sparse, straight or curly, depends a great deal on the genes inherited. Falling hair is also often inherited and therefore hereditary. It happens for various reasons such as emotional and physical stress of city life, local scalp infection, adverse drug reaction, hormonal imbalances during teenage and pregnancy, etc. The Treatment Adequate amounts of essential nutrients in the daily diet are essential for healthy hair.
Hair is made of protein and adequate protein is necessary for luxuriant hair.
A lack of vitamin A may cause hair to be coarse. A deficiency of some vitamin B's, of iron, copper and iodine may cause premature falling and greying of hair. Women are generally deficient in iodine and vitamin B1, either of which slow down circulation to the scalp to such an extent that hair may fall out and new hair grows in very slowly. Lack of inositol causes loss of hair. Foods rich in inositol are yeast, liver and molasses.