foods to eat for healthy hair

BEST FOODS TO EAT FOR HEALTHY LOOKING HAIR

Nutrition is very important to the quality of our hair, how fast it grows, and the shiny texture of it. You can spend hundreds of dollars a month on the best hair products money can buy, but did you know that what you eat plays just as big of a role if not more so in your hair’s health. The foods you put into your body both fuel you throughout the day and make for prettier, stronger, shinier hair. Fresh fruit, vegetables and good oils like coconut oil and olive oil in the diet help our hair maintain good thickness, integrity and texture.

1. Crab/Lobster: Who knew that such delicious delicacies could satisfy your belly and make your hair grow well. Both crab and lobster are loaded with vitamin B12, a super vitamin that prevents anaemia and fatigue and improves your hair’s health. Other foods high in B12 include clams, oysters, cheese, eggs and lamb.

2. Beans: This magical fruit is actually a pretty important part of a balanced diet. Kidney beans and lentils are especially vital to your hair’s health. They’re chock full of proteins and minerals that amp up the va-va-voom factor of your coiffure, including zinc, iron and biotin. Without these, your hair is susceptible to breakage and an overall dull appearance.

3. Leafy Greens: Many people of about the age of 72years have thinning hair, but not all. Its proof that diet means everything. It is recommended that you eat dark, leafy green, especially those high in iron. Iron prevents hair loss/thinning and brittle hair. Load up on spinach, broccoli and kale, amongst other green foods.

4. Coconut Oil: If you don’t have a jar of coconut oil in your cabinet, its high times you some up for yourself. This multi-purpose oil is so handy. You can use it topically on your hair, for softening and strengthening. You can also incorporate it into your foods or even apply it directly to the skin to moisturize.

5. Eggs: Eggs are high in both vitamin D and vitamin B12, two vitamins that play a major role in your overall health including skin/hair/nails. Eggs are also high in sulphur; it stimulates hair growth and improves the health of your skin and fingernails. You can also get vitamin D through fortified milk, tuna, and salmon and by hanging out in the sun. Note that because vitamin D is hard to find in foods, many people are deficient. Consider taking a supplement.

6. Alkaline Water: This isn’t exactly a food, but it is something you consume. First of all, alkaline water is any H20 with a pH level of at least 7. Many issues, such as hair loss and dry or oily hair, indicate a gunky liver and sluggish, viscous blood. Simply drinking more alkaline water can help make the blood more slippery and liberate the sebum an oily secretion of the sebaceous glands in the scalp that can cause hair loss.