India, Feb. 27 -- There are a few who have never been bugged by witnessing their hair fall while in the shower or while combing. However, not many are aware of what that really means in terms of our hair and overall health.

Taking to Instagram on February 26, Dr Cleo Tetzloff, a functional medicine practitioner based in California, listed the health issues that uncontrolled hairfall can signify, and how best to tackle them.

If the ferritin level in the blood is below 50 (ng/mL), it means the hair follicles are starving, noted Dr Tetzloff. The best way to deal with this includes:

Taking liver or desiccated liver capsules twice weekly

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