Foods for Healthy Hair!!

Diet plays an important role in keeping your hair healthy. The foods you eat have an impact on the growth, strength and volume of your hair. Many people want strong and healthy hair, especially as they grow older. Interestingly, your hair grows around 0.5 inches (1.25 cm) per month, and 6 inches (15 cm) per year. How fast it grows depends on factors like age, health, genetics and diet.

 

Although you can’t change factors like age and genetics but diet is one thing you have to control over. In fact consuming a diet lacking the right nutrients can lead to hair loss. Hair grows from the roots, so the key to healthy hair growth lies in improving the health of the scalp and hair follicles. On the other hand, eating a balanced diet with the right nutrients can help to promote hair growth, especially if you are experiencing hair loss due to poor nutrition.

 

Which nutrients are in foods for hair growth?

There are multiple nutrients that encourage hair growth:

·         Biotin: B - complex vitamin which may help hair grow and strengthen

·         Vitamin D: It can help to stimulate your hair follicles that have become dormant

·         Vitamin E: It's potent antioxidant activity helps to reduce oxidative stress in the scalp, which is known to be associated with alopecia

·         Iron: Iron deficiency has been linked to hair loss

·         Vitamin C: It makes it easier for your body to absorb iron

·         Omega-3 fatty acids: Anti-inflammatory effects can counteract any inflammation that's causing hair shedding

 

Ø  Here are the best foods you can eat to promote hair growth:

 

1.      Eggs: Eggs are a great source of protein and biotin, two nutrients that may promote hair growth. Biotin is essential for the production of a hair protein called keratin and protein is the building block of hair. A deficiency in either of these nutrients has been linked to hair loss.

2.      Berries: Berries are loaded with beneficial compounds and vitamins that may promote hair growth. This includes vitamin C, which has strong antioxidant properties. Strawberries are rich in vitamin C, which aids collagen production and iron absorption, two factors that may promote hair growth.

 

3.      Fatty Fish: Fatty fish like salmon, herring and mackerel have nutrients that may promote hair growth. They are excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been linked to hair growth. Fatty fish is also a great source of protein, selenium, vitamin D3 and B vitamins, nutrients that may help promote strong and healthy hair.

 4.      Spinach: Spinach is a healthy green vegetable that is loaded with beneficial nutrients like folate, iron, and vitamins A and C, all of which may promote hair growth. A deficiency in these nutrients may result in hair loss.

5.      Avocados: Avocados are delicious, nutritious and a great source of healthy fats, which appear to be crucial for hair growth. They are also an excellent source of vitamin E, which may promote hair growth.

6.      Sweet Potatoes: Sweet potatoes are a great source of beta-carotene. The body converts this compound into vitamin A, which is linked to good hair health which helps aid sebum production. Additionally, it has other factors that may help speed up the rate of hair growth.

7.      Bell Peppers: Sweet peppers are an excellent source of vitamin C, which may aid hair growth. Sweet peppers are a rich source of vitamins A. These two nutrients that help ensure hair stays healthy and that may aid hair growth.

8.      Nuts & Oil-seeds: Nuts are tasty, convenient and contain a variety of nutrients that may promote hair growth. Nuts are packed with nutrients like vitamin E, B vitamins, zinc and essential fatty acids, all of which may promote hair growth and are linked to many other health benefits. You can include flax seed, almonds, walnuts, sunflower seed, and chia seeds.

9.      Soya bean: Studies have shown that compounds in soybeans may promote hair growth. One of these compounds is spermidine, which is abundant in soybeans. A lack of the right nutrients including vitamins A, C, D and E, zinc, B vitamins, iron, biotin, protein and essential fatty acids may slow down hair growth or even cause hair loss.

 

 

You can massage your hair with good essential oils like lavender oil, peppermint oil, rosemary oil, castor oil, lemongrass oil, thyme oil, coconut oil, almond oil, olive oil etc

 

Fortunately, correcting a deficiency in any of these nutrients may help to treat hair loss and promote the rate of hair growth. If you think you are lacking any of these nutrients, try adding some of the above foods to your diet.

 

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