Food plays an important role in controlling any kind of deficiency in the body. A balanced diet can contribute to healthy hair growth as well as maintaining true fitness such as looks. Just as a balanced diet is required to maintain the beauty of the skin, similarly it is necessary to consume proper diet (in required quantity) for hair growth so that baldness can be prevented or controlled.
Eating problems like anorexia cause malnutrition which affects the hair follicles to a great extent and prevents hair growth. Apart from this, sudden loss of body weight can also have unwanted effects on hair growth.
Healthy hair growth requires vitamins that are rich in oil, which is essential for hair growth and which prevents hair breakage. In addition, it is necessary for the body's cells to move with the correct blood flow - blood flow that allows growth in the body. Nutrients are those that make the blood healthy so that the oxygen needed for proper hair growth can be delivered to the scalp.
Iron, vitamins A, C, D are essential vitamins for hair loss prevention as well as growth. Foods rich in iron are: whole grains, purple meat, egg, oysters, beans and dark leafy vegetables.
Vitamins A and C contribute to the production of sebum in hair follicles, a herbal hair conditioner that prevents hair breakage. Foods rich in vitamins A and C are: spinach, broccoli, pumpkin and sweet potatoes.
Hair growth promoting diets are listed below:
(1) Water: Water plays an important role in promoting healthy hair as well as real health. Consuming enough water to keep the body hydrated is essential for the proper functioning of all body elements such as hair follicles as the anhydrous condition of scalp pores and skin damages hair follicles.
(2) Nuts: Nuts contain oil, which provides elastin to the hair and helps the hair grow, they need to be eaten regularly to control hair loss. Due to lack of oil in the body, hair stops growing and hair starts falling.
(3) Spinach: Spinach, it is rich in minerals in addition to nutrients such as beta carotene, iron, vitamin C and folate, keeps the hair follicles healthy and allows the correct flow of oils of the scalp, thus stopping hair loss.
(4) Carrot: Vitamin A plays an important role in hair growth by producing scalp-retaining oils. Carrots contain beta carotene, which is converted into vitamin A when eaten. Cucumber is rich in silicone and sulfur and hence consuming it daily can help promote healthy hair growth. It is advisable to include cucumber juice with carrot juice, salad juice or spinach juice for healthy hair.
(5) Eggs: Eggs are rich in minerals such as iron, zinc, selenium, etc. in addition to vitamin D, sulfur, and a variety of proteins, which contribute significantly to hair growth and should be consumed regularly to maintain hair growth and control hair loss It should be mentioned that eating raw eggs causes hair loss as it causes biotin deficiency.
(6) Green tea: Green tea regulates the secretion of the hormone DHT (dihydrotestosterone), which causes hair loss. DHT is secreted in excess due to the formation of androgens, which are caused by stress. Therefore, a glass of green tea at least once a day can help prevent hair fall.
(7) Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids: Omega-3 fatty acids contain an important nutrient that enriches the hair ducts as well as the mobile membranes of the scalp and promotes healthy hair growth by nourishing the follicles and providing elasticity to the hair, thereby preventing hair breakage. Nuts like walnuts and almonds, fish like salmon and tuna and seeds like linseed etc. are rich in omega-three fatty acids, which can be eaten for healthy hair and to prevent hair fall.
(8) Magnesium-containing food: Magnesium is important for hair growth and, therefore, magnesium-containing food should be eaten to keep the magnesium content within the levels required to prevent hair loss. Magnesium-rich foods are: almonds, walnuts, cashews, spinach and lentils.
(9) Zinc: Zinc containing food plays an important role in regulating the zinc hormone, mainly testosterone, as excess levels of testosterone contribute to hair loss. Zinc deficiency causes dandruff and hair fall. Zinc also allows the oil secretion glands in the scalp to produce, which will accelerate hair growth. Wheat seeds, chickpeas, oysters, shrimp, mussels, pork and roast pork contain zinc.
(10) Protein: Protein rich food Hair growth is possible at about 80% level, because the hair itself is produced from a protein called keratin'. Therefore, it is very important to provide adequate nutrients to the body for hair growth. Milk, cheese, almonds and walnuts are foods that contain enough protein.
(11) Vitamin: Vitamin rich foods Vitamins such as vitamin B3, B5, B9 and vitamin E are very important for healthy hair growth. They are found in abundance in oranges, broccoli, spinach, soybean, beans, almonds, curd, eggs, fish and chicken.
