Friday, March 6, 2009

Your hair needs Vitamins!

The right vitamins and minerals are very important if you want to keep your hair healthy and growing. Under active thyroid hair result in frizzy or brittle while an overactive thyroid turn hair greasy and limp. If you are having any health problems or suffering from any nutritional deficiencies, your hair may stop growing or show damage.

It is important to include proper blend of amino acids, B-vitamins, B-6, biotin, Inositol and folic acid in the supplemental program. It has been found that certain minerals including magnesium, sulfur, silica and zinc are also very important toward maintaining healthy hair.

Beta-carotene is also essential to hair growth. Is found in green and yellow vegetables and fruits.Beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A as the body needs it, helps promoting healthy hair skin and nails.

Hair is protein so a diet that is too low in protein may cause some thinning in hair or a retardation in the growth cycle. If you eat a protein-rich diet your hair will grow.Good food sources for protein include fish, eggs, beans, yogurt, calves liver, brewer's yeast, wheat germ and a daily dose of two tablespoons of granulated lecithin . Soy protein has also been found to be helpful in stimulating hair growth and it also make your hair strong. So you should definitely include Tofu In your Diet.

Supplements you should take daily to maximize Hair Growth

*Vitamin B-6
*Vitamin B-complex (including folate, biotin and inositol)
*Beta-Carotene
*Vitamin C with bioflavonoids
*Vitamin E
*Silica (horsetail)
*Magnesium
*Sulfur
*Zinc
*Flax seed oil
*Nettle

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