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Nutrition Tips to Prevent Hair Thinning

Updated on September 17, 2014

Healthy Hair Requires a Correct Nutrition and a Healthy Diet

Your hair is a reflection of your diet. Healthy eating habits will benefit not only hair but your whole body as well. Moreover, the good health of your hair can be impacted by the proper or improper performance of other body organs. By eating healthy, your hair will be by natural means in perfect shape and will look great. A healthy diet will prevent hair falling and thinning or, for those predisposed to alopecia at a young age, will help by slowing down the progression.

Eating Protein is Essential for Your Hair

Hair is mainly made from protein. As a result, eating proteins assists hair to remain healthy and grow normal. Foods rich in protein are also great sources of Vitamin B12, that is needed for haemoglobin production. Haemoglobin are the blood red cells which transport the oxygen inside our body.

Protein can be found in large amounts in meats, brewer's yeast, fish, cheese, eggs, nuts, beans, and dairy. Many vegetarians and vegans lack proteins in their diet. It is recommended and smart to calculate exactly the quantity of protein eaten regularly. If you do this for while, you will estimate easier your protein consumption, and you will not need a dietary log any more.

If you calculate your protein intake, note that the recommended consumption for adults is: women 46 grams daily, and men 56 grams daily and consumed proteins should be around 10% to 35% of your daily calories.

For more information visit: http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/protein.html

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Iron Assists the Correct Oxygenation of Hair Follicles and Scalp

A normal functioning scalp is going to encourage and promote the growth of hair. The scalp requires also oxygen for a proper functionning. For a proper oxygenation to your scalp, you want excellent blood flow in the upper body. Iron is critical for oxygenation because it is used to create haemoglobin. Haemoglobin has the function of carrying the oxygen within the human body. Iron can be found in large amounts in aliments such as cherries, eggs, dates, liver, dried fruits, dark green leafy vegetables and also in cereals.

Food Sources of Magnezium
Food Sources of Magnezium

Calcium and Magnesium - Supplements Against Hair Thinning

Calcium and Magnesium are very important for a healthy hair. It is also important to be taken together, as they will complement each other.

Calcium and Hair Growth
Calcium is essential for the hair growth. The hair follicles use calcium and protein to synthesize keratin. Keratin is what makes up our hair, nails and the outer layer of skin. Usually, people in North America consume enough Calcium. The low level of Calcium in our body is usually caused by other nutritional deficiencies such as low vitamin D levels, or Magnesium deficiency.

Magnesium and Hair Loss
Magnesium does not have a direct role in the growth of hair, but a reduced intake will result to hair thinning in an indirect mode. Magnesium is needed with calcium, and it helps our body to process the Calcium. It is important to maintain the calcium-magnesium proportion nicely balanced because, an imbalanced ratio of this mineral duo, will leave your hair fragile and it may easily break and fall. This unbalanced ratio between the two minerals may be the result of an improper diet or sometimes, the result of consumption of large quantities of sugar.

An excessive amount of insulin in your blood, caused by sugar consumption spikes, will diminish Calcium sources in your body.

You can find Calcium in dayries, sardines, almonds, tofu, salmon, sesame seeds, molasses, flax seeds, collard greens, herring and green leafy veggies.

Great sources for Magnesium are nuts, oat, sunflower wheat, rice, molasses, sesame seeds.Too prevent this, don't consume an excessive amount of sugar, and try to harmonize the balance of the two minerals in your hair growth diet.

Fat is Not Good for your Hair

Men Alopecia is associated with an increased testosterone secretion. Testosterone converts into DHT, which in turn makes the hair follicles weak, causing the hair to fall. Large quantities of high fat foods increases testosterone values above normal resulting in hair loss. As a natural consequence, eating too much fat results in hair thinning.

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Pumpkin Seeds for Healthy Hair
Pumpkin Seeds for Healthy Hair

Zinc Reduces Hair Falling

Zinc is an essential ellement for the cell reproduction and for the hormonal balance. Zinc helps promotes the health of the hair follicles and, if your diet lacks Zinc, the hair follicles will become weakened and will not be able to hold the hair and it will fall. Zinc can be found in poultry, pumpkin seeds, red meats, nuts, mussels, shrimps, oysters and molluscs.

Silica Promotes Hair Growth

Silica helps growth of hair and contributes to the prevention of hair thinning. Silica allows your body to process and absorb the vitamins and minerals. It can be found in considerable quantities in cucumbers, bean sprouts, potatoes, and peppers.

Strawberries and Oranges For a Healthy Hair
Strawberries and Oranges For a Healthy Hair

Vitamin C Keeps a Healthy Hair

Vitamin C, (Ascorbic Acid), is essential for a beautiful hair, because it assists to absorbtion of the iron. Without enough Vitamin C in our diet, Iron will be simply eliminated and not used by our bodies. You can find Vitamin C in any fruits and vegetables but the best sources are oranges, lemons and all citrics, fresh thyme and parsley, broccoli, cauliflowers, peppers, Brussels sprouts, guavas, kiwis and strawberries. The good thing about Vitamin C is that is very hard to overdose it, so you can safely take supplements.

Massage Oils - Nutrients for Your Hair

Hair massage can also help your hair by increasing the blood supply to your scalp. Better blood circulation will increase the amount of nutrients for your hair and a better oxygenation.If you execute your hair massage using oils, you will benefit even more, because hair massage oils are nourishing your scalp and naturally stimulate the hair to grow.

Loosing hair is not simple to diagnose, sometimes you need blood tests to understand if it's a nutritional problem. Did you ever talk to your doctor about this?

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