Foods that help hair growth

Posted at September 3, 2009

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Balanced diet plays an important part in hair loss. Extreme diets, rapid weight loss or poor nutrition can all result in thinning hair. There are many vitamins and nutrients that your body needs in order to produce healthy hair.

If you are in proteins and vitamins deficiency your hair shafts can become weak resulting in massive shedding of hair, also known as hair loss.
Sometimes, simply altering your diet to include healthy foods can decrease the amount of hair loss.
For strong, healthy hair toy need enough amounts protein, iron, vitamins and minerals, essential fatty acids, especially omega-3 and omega-9 (oleic acid).

As hair is comprised mostly of protein then to encourage hair growth, eat a diet rich in protein. This includes dairy produce, nuts and pulses (legumes).

Carrots, sweet potatoes, broccoli, artichokes, spinach, asparagus and beetroot compensate daily requirements in vitamins and minerals. Choose apricots, citrus fruits, kiwi fruit, berries and apples. Also eat plenty of oily fish and seafood.
Another important mineral for skin, hair and nails health is silica. Silica is found in the outer coverings of potatoes, green and red peppers, cucumbers, and also in onions and oats. Bean sprouts are also high in silica.
If hair loss is due to thyroid dysfunction, eat more foods rich in Vitamin A and iodine.
For anaemia, include iron rich foods to your diet: egg yolks, dark, leafy green vegetables and lean red meat.
If your hair loss is caused by stress, eat more vitamin-rich foods, concentrating on vitamins C and the B group as these will boost your immunity. Dry hair, breakable hair may be caused by zinc deficiency. Good sources of zinc are shellfish are, as are red meat, pumpkin seeds, fish, egg yolks and mushrooms.

Natural hair loss remedy

To induce hair growth drinks the mixture of lettuce and spinach juice. You can also have the juice of carrot mixed with lettuce.
Juice of green coriander leaves is also found to be quite beneficial for natural hair loss cure.

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