By: Ana Margarita Olar| Vigorbuddy.com
How do you achieve a soft and lustrous hair? Save yourself from paying expensive spa treatments and pay attention to your diet instead. The foods you eat (or you don’t eat) affects your overall wellness and your hair as well.
So here are some foods to keep in your diet to achieve a healthy hair.
SALMON FOR SHINY HAIR
Fish such as salmon, mackerel, and sardines are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids which can help you to achieve a shiny, lustrous hair. It also prevents dry, brittle hair and improves hair texture.
DARK GREEN VEGETABLES TO PREVENT HAIR LOSS
Dark green colored vegetables are packed with iron. This mineral helps to ensure that oxygen is carried properly to every body parts including the hair. The lack of iron causes hair follicles to starve and cause hair fall.
LEAN MEATS FOR THICKER HAIR
Lean meat such as those from chicken or turkey is packed with protein without the much-dreaded cholesterol. Protein is the building block of hair. It provides strength to the shaft and prevents hair splits and breakage so it aids in giving you a thicker, more bouncy hair.
CITRUS FRUITS TO PREVENT HAIR BREAKAGE
Guava, lemon, oranges and other citrus fruits are loaded with vitamin C that is important for good circulation, hair color, and hair growth thus preventing hair splits and hair breakage.
CARROTS TO FIGHT DULL HAIR
Carrots and other foods like sweet potatoes and pumpkins are loaded with beta-carotene which turns into Vitamin A. this is essential for healthy scalp and hair growth and protects against dry and dull hair. It stimulates the glands in your hair to produce sebum and oily substance that makes the hair shiny.
EGGS FOR HAIR GROWTH
Aside from iron and protein, eggs contain a B vitamin called biotin that is essential for healthy hair. Studies show that biotin deficiency leads to hair loss, greasy hair, dandruff, grey hair, and poor hair growth.
OYSTERS FOR FULL HAIR
Oysters and other foods rich in zinc build hair protein. Zinc is a mineral that plays a vital role in maintaining healthy hair. Zinc deficiency may lead to poor hair growth and hair loss.
SWEET POTATOES AND WHOLE GRAINS
Sweet potatoes and whole grains are packed with carbohydrates that help in the growth of body tissues, including the hair.
AVOCADOES
This fruit is packed with vitamin E. This vitamin aids in proper oxygen supply through improving circulation, thus, it improves hair health and growth.
WATER
Last but not the least, because water makes up ¼ of the weight of a strand of a hair. Moisture keeps the hair supple. Water is a medium on which toxins, chemicals, and pollutants are eliminated so it is important to keep yourself hydrated to maintain a healthy hair.
Aside from a healthy diet, it is also important that we need to keep a healthy lifestyle through exercise, reducing stress and having enough rest and sleep to keep our hair healthy and for our overall well being.