Nutritional factors to check for apart from DHT ? Chat 1/5/2023
The conversation is about identifying nutritional factors that should be checked and supplemented to address diffuse hair loss, including Vitamin D, Biotin, Vitamin C, Vitamin B, Iron, Zinc, Protein, and Omega-3. No specific treatments were mentioned.
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The conversation discusses which vitamins to take alongside 0.5mg finasteride for hair loss, with suggestions including a multivitamin, iron, zinc, B12, vitamin D, Nutrafol, collagen, vitamin C, saw palmetto, and magnesium. Nutrafol is noted for its benefits but also criticized for containing too much biotin.
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