💇 Hair Loss Nutrient Deficiency Screening Simulator

Diffuse Hair Shedding Without Pattern Loss

Placeholder: diffuse shedding differs from patterned or patchy loss.

• 50–100: Normal daily shed (hairs, placeholder)
• ~10%: Telogen fraction (follicles, placeholder)
• 2–3 mo: Onset lag (after trigger, placeholder)
• Majority: Reversible cases (nutrient-driven, placeholder)

Recognizing diffuse shedding

Placeholder text: no receding hairline, no patches, whole-scalp thinning.

Ruling out other causes

Placeholder text: androgenic and autoimmune patterns look different.

Why history matters

Placeholder text: diet, illness, and stress timeline guide screening.

Nutrient Panel — Ferritin, Zinc, Vitamin D, Protein

Placeholder: a targeted panel screens common reversible deficiencies.

• <30–40: Ferritin threshold (ng/mL, placeholder)
• <70: Zinc threshold (µg/dL, placeholder)
• <20: Vitamin D threshold (ng/mL, placeholder)
• Low intake: Protein flag (diet recall, placeholder)

Ferritin as iron store

Placeholder text: ferritin reflects stored iron, not just circulating.

Zinc and vitamin D roles

Placeholder text: cofactors support follicle keratinocyte activity.

Dietary protein assessment

Placeholder text: keratin synthesis needs adequate amino acid supply.

Low Ferritin Disrupts Follicle Matrix Division

Placeholder: iron deficiency is the most common reversible driver.

• ↓ with: Matrix division rate (low ferritin, placeholder)
• Notable: Anagen fraction drop (placeholder value)
• Common: Telogen effluvium link (placeholder value)
• ~3 mo: Time to shedding (lag, placeholder)

Iron and the follicle matrix

Placeholder text: matrix keratinocytes are iron-dependent rapid dividers.

Premature telogen shift

Placeholder text: deficient follicles exit growth phase early.

Distinguishing from pattern loss

Placeholder text: follicle miniaturization is absent in deficiency shedding.

Supplementation and Dietary Correction

Placeholder: targeted repletion restores nutrient levels over months.

• Oral / IV: Iron repletion (placeholder route)
• Oral dose: Zinc repletion (placeholder route)
• Oral dose: Vitamin D repletion (placeholder route)
• Increased: Dietary protein target (intake, placeholder)

Repletion strategy

Placeholder text: correction is paced to target lab thresholds.

Monitoring intervals

Placeholder text: labs are rechecked periodically during correction.

Expected lag before visible change

Placeholder text: follicle response trails lab normalization by weeks.

Shedding Normalizes as Nutrients Correct

Placeholder: shedding declines toward baseline over three to six months.

• 3–6 mo: Normalization window (placeholder value)
• Baseline: Shedding at correction (placeholder value)
• Low: Permanent loss risk (if reversible, placeholder)
• If deficiency: Recurrence risk (returns, placeholder)

Cycling returns to normal

Placeholder text: matrix division and anagen duration recover.

Distinguishing reversible from permanent

Placeholder text: full regrowth argues against pattern hair loss.

Maintaining correction

Placeholder text: ongoing diet and monitoring prevent relapse.