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There's a placebo effect with almost any condition, and I'm sure hair loss is no different. If I told you I was giving you a magic pill to help depression or grow hair, a sugar pill would likely help.

But as someone who worked in pharmaceuticals, I'm a bit surprised the FDA doesn't restrict health claims of this category. It really leads to a lot of B.S. Like anyone, I really want to believe that herbs and vitamins can cure diseases more safely and with lower side effects. But I feel like if they make health claims, they need to prove it.

Do vitamins help fight hair loss? Maybe in some tiny way, but I'd like to see the double-blind study that shows before/after photos or hair counts on this list (from an article today in 24 Medica).

The following nutrients are considered to be very important for dealing with and preventing hair loss: essential fatty acids, raw thymus glandular, vitamin B complex, vitamin C with bioflavonoids, vitamin E, zinc, coenzyme Q10, DMG, and kelp. Additionally, the following nutrients are helpful in dealing with hair loss: copper, grape seed extract, l-cysteine, MSM, and silica. The following herbs can also help prevent and deal with hair loss: apple cider vinegar, sage tea, ginkgo biloba, horsetail, green tea, pygeum, saw palmetto, and tea tree oil.