Foods to eat for healthy hair

Just like your body and skin, your hair needs nutrients. Other than the nutirents it may get from your hair
products, how else does it get the nutrients it needs? By the food you eat! Just as you have to take care of
your body by eating healthy foods, it’s the same thing with your hair. You may be surprised by how many
of these foods you might be eating on a daily basis!

Salmon
Fish like salmon, sardines, and mackerel are packed with healthy omega 3 fatty acids. Your body can’t
make these healthy fats, so instead it has to get them from food or supplements. These acids help protect
you from disease but when it comes to your hair, it helps it grow!
Greek Yogurt
Greek yogurt is packed with protein which is the building block of your locks. Greek yogurt also has an
ingredient that helps with blood flow that goes towards your scalp and stimulates your hair growth. This
ingredient is called vitamin B5 and may even help against hair thinning and loss. You may recognize this
vitamin on your and hair and skincare product labels.
Spinach
Spinach is full of amazing nutrients like so many dark leafy greens. It has tons of vitamin A, iron, beta
carotene, folate, and vitamin C. These work together for a healthy scalp and mane. They keep your hair
moisturized so it doesn’t break. Kale is another great green choice.
Guava
This tropical fruit is filled with vitamin C. It protects your hair from breaking. One cup of guava has 377
milligrams of vitamin C. That’s more thanf our times the minimum daily recommended amount.
Iron-fortified cereal
Getting too little iron can lead to hair loss. But, you can find this important nutrient in fortified cereal,
grains, pasta, soybeans, and lentils. Beef, especially organ meats like liver have lots of it. Shellfish and
dark leafy greens do the trick too!
Lean poultry
When you don’t get enough protein, hair growth “rests”. Since it stops and older hairs fall out, you can
have hair loss. To get protein from meat, pick lean options like chicken or turkey, which has less saturated
fat than sources like beef and pork
Sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes are filled with a good-for-you antioxidant called beta carotene. Your body turns beta
carotene into vitamin A. That helps protect against dry, dull hair. It also encourages the glands in your
scalp to make an oily fluuid called sebum, which keeps your hair from drying out. You can also find beta
carotene in other orange vegetables liken carrots, pumpkin, cantaloupe, and mangoes.
Cinnamon
Sprinkling this onto your coffee, cereal, oatmeal, and toast will help you with blood flow. This is what
brings oxygen and nutrients to your hair follicles.
Eggs
Your protein and iron bases are covered when you eat eggs. They’re rich in vitamin B which is biotin
which helps hair growth. Not having enough of this vitamin can lead to hair loss. Biotin also helps
strengthen brittle fingernails.
Oysters
Oysters are rich in zinc. When you don’t have enough of this mineral in your diet, you can have hair loss –
even in your eyelashes. Cells that build hair rely on zinc to help them work their hardest. You can also
find this mineral in beef, crab, lobster, and fortified cereal.