Hair GP

Hair GP Hair GP offers a range of personalised treatments for hair loss and hair restoration. Experiencing hair loss? Hair GP is your solution.

Our expert team of medical professionals specialises in diagnosing and treating all types of hair loss, including male/female pattern baldness, alopecia, and thinning. We offer a range of personalised treatments:

PRP therapy (using your own blood's growth factors)
Hair transplants (for significant hair loss)
Medications (proven to slow or reverse hair loss)
Additional therapies (laser, nutrition, etc.) We understand your concerns and create tailored treatment plans to meet your specific needs. Our goal is to restore your hair and your confidence. Take the first step: schedule a consultation at the Hair GP today.

27/02/2026

Not all iron is created equal 🥩🥬

Your body absorbs iron very differently depending on its source:

Haem iron (meat, fish, poultry) → 15-35% absorbed → Not affected by other foods

Non-haem iron (plants, eggs, fortified foods) → 2-20% absorbed → Highly affected by what else you eat

This explains why you can eat "iron-rich" foods and still have low ferritin.

Boost absorption: ✅ Pair with vitamin C (can increase absorption 2-3x) ✅ Lentils + tomatoes, spinach + lemon, beans + peppers ✅ Cook in cast iron

What blocks absorption: ❌ Tea within 1 hour of meals (reduces absorption up to 62%) ❌ Coffee within 1 hour (reduces absorption up to 39%) ❌ Calcium supplements with food

You CAN get enough iron on a plant-based diet, but strategy matters.

25/02/2026

Your "healthy" diet might be starving your hair 🥗

Hair is made of protein (keratin). If you're not eating enough, your body prioritises essential functions and hair growth isn't one of them.

How much do you need? 📊 Minimum 1g protein per kg body weight 📊 65kg = 65g protein daily 📊 Spread across the day, not just at dinner

Good sources: 🥚 Eggs (6g each) 🐟 Fish (20-25g per portion) 🍗 Chicken (25-30g per portion) 🫘 Lentils (9g per 100g) 🥛 Greek yoghurt (10g per 100g)

If your diet has changed and your hair has too, there's your answer.

Follow the link (below and in bio) for our free Perimenopause Guide: https://hairgp.co.uk/conditions/perimenopause-hair-...
22/02/2026

Follow the link (below and in bio) for our free Perimenopause Guide: https://hairgp.co.uk/conditions/perimenopause-hair-loss/
Losing your hair in your 40s can feel frightening.
No one prepares you for how personal it feels.
It’s not ‘just ageing.’
And it’s not something you should be told to ignore.
As a GP and hair restoration specialist, I see how often this is dismissed — when in reality, hormonal shifts during perimenopause directly affect follicle health.
The earlier you intervene, the more options you have.





21/02/2026

PCOS hair loss isn't random — it's driven by a hormone chain reaction. Here's how inositol helps break it 👇

The PCOS hair loss pathway: 1️⃣ Insulin resistance → your cells don't respond to insulin properly 2️⃣ Body produces MORE insulin to compensate 3️⃣ High insulin tells ovaries to make more testosterone 4️⃣ Testosterone converts to DHT 5️⃣ DHT shrinks hair follicles → thinning hair

How inositol works: ✅ Acts as a second messenger for insulin ✅ Helps cells respond properly → better insulin sensitivity ✅ Lower insulin → less ovarian stimulation ✅ Lower testosterone → less DHT → less hair damage

This targets the ROOT CAUSE — not just the symptom.

This is why we do what we do. Thank you to every patient who has taken the time to share their experience.
18/02/2026

This is why we do what we do. Thank you to every patient who has taken the time to share their experience.

Hair loss isn’t one thing. It’s a symptom of dozens of possible causes — and throwing products at it without a diagnosis...
17/02/2026

Hair loss isn’t one thing. It’s a symptom of dozens of possible causes — and throwing products at it without a diagnosis is why so many women feel like nothing works. A proper assessment changes everything. Link in bio to book.

15/02/2026

Menopause hair loss has a pattern — and it's not random

If you're losing hair at the crown and parting but not the back, this could be female pattern hair loss (FPHL). What's happening: Oestrogen drops at menopause. Testosterone becomes relatively more dominant. Testosterone converts to DHT, DHT shrinks follicles at the crown (but not the back — those aren't sensitive)

The result: wider parting, thinner crown, intact hairline at the back. This is the most common type of hair loss in women over 50 — and it's treatable. But it's often dismissed as "just ageing."

If your parting has doubled in width, that's not normal. That's hormonal.

13/02/2026

Shedding ≠ hair loss — here's the difference

You can lose 100-150 hairs a day and that's NORMAL. Those hairs are at the end of their cycle and get replaced. Hair LOSS is when: Your parting gets wider. Your ponytail gets thinner. Hairs grow back finer and wispier. Eventually they stop growing back at all

That's follicle miniaturisation — and thats what we need to treat.So stop panicking about the shower drain. Start paying attention to: ✅ Density over time ✅ Thickness of individual hairs ✅ Scalp visibility at parting & temples

📸 Tip: take photos every 3 months in the same lighting to track changes

10/02/2026

Hair supplements won't work if you don't know WHY you're losing hair

Here's what I see constantly:
Taking biotin when you're not deficient.
Supplements with vitamins but no minerals (iron, zinc, selenium)
Trying to "supplement away" hormonal hair loss

Supplements are the LAST step — not the first.

The order should be: 1️⃣ Test properly (ferritin, vitamin D, thyroid, hormones) 2️⃣ Diagnose the cause 3️⃣ Treat the cause 4️⃣ THEN supplement the gaps

08/02/2026

PCOS hair: more where you don't want it, less where you do

The same hormones cause both — but the effect depends on location.

What's happening: 📈 PCOS = higher androgens (testosterone) Face & body: androgens STIMULATE hair growth Scalp: androgens SHRINK follicles → thinner hair

The result:
Excess facial/body hair (hirsutism)
Thinning at crown and temples
Smaller ponytail, wider parting
This is androgenetic alopecia — and yes, it's the same mechanism as male pattern baldness. That's why it responds to similar treatments.

If you have PCOS and thinning hair, they're connected. Treatment exists — but diagnosis comes first.

5 signs that your hair loss is hormonal (not just stress or ageing)
03/02/2026

5 signs that your hair loss is hormonal (not just stress or ageing)

01/02/2026

Perimenopause hair loss is real — and massively under-diagnosed

Here's what's happening to your hair in your 40s: 📉 Oestrogen drops → hair spends less time growing 📈 Relative testosterone rises → converts to DHT → shrinks follicles. The result: thinner ponytail, wider parting, more scalp showing

Most women think it's stress or ageing. It's actually hormonal — and it's treatable.

The key is catching it early before the follicles miniaturise too much.

If your hair has changed in your 40s and no one's mentioned perimenopause — now you know.

💾 Save this for later 👉 Follow for more on hormonal hair loss

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