Eat Your Way to Luscious Locks!
Has dry, frizzy and falling hair become an everyday
saga for you? Don’t worry, you are not alone. Hair thinning and breakage is a
problem for many. All of us crave for long, strong and silky hair but the
modern-day lifestyle with all its stress and pollution, gets to us. It harms
our internal health, the impact of which we mostly don’t understand
immediately. However, all these internal deficiencies pile up and start
surfacing on our external appearance. When an alarming number of hair strands
falls out while brushing every day, it is then that we take note of what our
body is trying to tell us. Many a times the solution to all our hair problems
lies in eating right to enable our body to function properly. A few superfoods
for your hair are given below:
Eggs: Eggs are a powerhouse of protein. The structure of
our hair is essentially made up of a protein called keratin. So, it is
important to eat eggs and provide the hair with its building blocks.
Additionally, eggs are rich in a B vitamin called biotin that helps hair grow.
Not having enough of this vitamin can lead to hair loss. Biotin also helps
strengthen brittle fingernails.
Spinach
and other dark leafy greens: The
reason for your hair fall may be due to deficiency of iron. Iron provides
strength to hair without which it tends to become weaker and weaker. When your
body is running low on iron, oxygen and nutrients are not getting transported
to the hair roots and follicles adequately which can inhibit growth and make
your strands weak. Naturally, when you try to brush out the weak and brittle
hair break off easily and fall out. To counter this, include spinach and other
dark leafy greens in your diet every day.
Oysters: These are not just exquisite to eat, but very
beneficial for the volume of your hair as well. Oysters are a rich source of
zinc; which cells need to help with hair growth. If you have notice that your
hair is thinning drastically, include oysters and other food sources rich in
zinc to help restore the volume of your tresses. Some other natural sources of
zinc include beef, crab and lobster. If you do not have access to any of these
foods or cannot eat any of these, look for breakfast cereals fortified with
zinc or have a handful of pumpkin seeds every day.
Sweet
potatoes: Is your hair feeling dry and dull
off late? Maybe your body is short of vitamin A. Consider adding sweet potatoes
to your daily diet. They are great to eat and also very helpful for your body.
Sweet potatoes contain an antioxidant called beta carotene, which is converted by
our body into vitamin A. This vitamin helps our scalp to produce sebum which
keeps our hair silky, smooth and shiny.
Citrus
fruits: Summer is right around the corner
and having citrus fruits are a great way to beat the heat. This way, you would
also be doing a favour to you skin and hair as your body requires Vitamin C for
iron absorption. Vitamin C is also required for the production of collagen that
make capillaries that connect to the hair shafts strong thus, ensuring regular
supply of nutrients and quick hair growth. So, this summer, make yourself that
daily glass of lemonade without the sugar. Add honey if you want, and your hair
problems are sorted!
These were some of the easiest ways you could restore
your damaged hair to its former glory. Have fun relishing these foods and very
soon you will have perfect hair.