Really, as said, I think the most likely answer is that it is due to you not eating as much (which means your body may not have enough protein and also vits/mins to go into hair growth) and also stress can cause hair to fall out though often in patches. Immune mediated diseases as mentioned above can also cause it but they are less common.
Just taking a multi-vit, mineral tablets and Iron as suggested by others really won't do much to help. A lack of protein is a big thing and that is something that you need in your diet and you can't get a proper source of this through tablets/ supplements (protein shakes are really designed for specific things) and really these are not substitutes for a healthy diet so you really need to try and eat more if possible, even if it's smaller meals but more frequently and try to have time to relax and try not be too busy as well as talking through any problems you may have in case it is stress. I would also say it would be worth going to your doctor so they can take a look and check there's nothing else that is causing this and also see what help they can give you.
Brushing less won't help. Your hair naturally falls out all the time. Brushing it does not pull it out (or at least shouldn't do, if it does it's not being held in strong enough or you are being way, way too harsh which is unlikely as it would be VERY painful), it just simply picks up the loose hairs as it glides through them and thus removing them so I don't suggest you change you previous habit with regards to that.
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