The Importance of Diet: For Hair?

Yes, Its true. What you eat contributes the the health of your hair. Your hair gets nutrients from the food you eat, making it shiny healthy. A sufficient supply of protein in your diet is essential to having healthy hair. Foods that are good sources of protein include lean meat, poultry, fish, cheese, and eggs, as well as nuts, seeds, and pulses. Fish, seaweed, nuts, yogurt, and cottage cheese wil make hair shine naturally and give it strength. Wholegrain foods help in the formation of keratain. Keratain is a major component of hair. Try to eat atleast three pieces of fruit a day. Fruit is packed with fiber, vitamins and minerals. Try to avoid saturated fats, which are found in red meat, fried foods, and dairy products. Choose skimmed or low fat milk, low-fat cheese, fat free yogurt, and subsitute vegetable oils such as olive oil for animal fats.

Tips for a healthy diet for your hair

• Try to cut down on tea and coffee. They are powerful stimulants, which means that they increase the excretion of water and nutrients and obstructing the absorption of minerals. Drink between six and eight glasses of mineral water a day, along with unsweetened fruit juices and herbal teas.
  
• Alcohol expands the blood vessels and increases the blood flow to the tissues, but is antagonistic to the nutrients vital to healthy hair. So if your gonna drink, make it a limited amount.
  
• Regular exercise, not only maintains your weight or helps you lose it, but it also stimulates blood circulation, encouraging a supply of nutrients to the hair roots.