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Help me with remedy for excessive hairfall and grey hair caused due to coloring?hair are totally damaged and become very dry and dull.

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Dr. Fred Harvey answered

Specializes in Geriatrics

Feed your head!: Hair requires adequate protein intake for strong growth. Consume about 35% of your body weight in pounds as grams of protein daily. If you weigh 100 lbs eat at least 35 grams of protein daily. Orthosilicic acid is a nutritional supplement that has been shown to support hair growth. Also b vitamins and general multivitamin/mineral will help.

Answered 4/8/2013

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