Home Tips For Healthy Hair

Parlors and beauty saloons can be seen packed with young girls trying desperately to get new avatar with stylish hairstyles. All this and more just to look attractive and beautiful. And why not! After all they deserve the right to do so. But maintaining long hair is not easy. It requires great care and attention. Now, if you are one aspiring to grow long hair and within short span of time, then you must read this article and try to follow the relevant tips that can be helpful to you in achieving your goal of having nice thick long hair.

At the end of the article you will find that only by following a balanced diet you can assure healthy growth of your hair i.e. no extra care for long hairs. Being a dietitian, I believe that nutrition plays a vital role in the growth of our hair because adequate nutrition is very important for the growth of hair follicles. You will love to know that your hair grows about 1/4 to 1/2 inches every month.

A balanced diet containing natural vitamin supplements, proteins and mineral supplements can help to grow healthy hair and will protect you from common hair problems like hair fall. Along with that, regular exercise and herbal treatments at home are important. The best way to care for your hair at home is as follows:

 Consume foods rich in silica and iron. This will help to prevent hair loss and also support the growth of healthy hair.

 Take an adequate intake of water. Drink lots of water, as it hydrates your scalp and will provide you healthy hair. 

 Plan your diet with beets, broccoli, green leafy vegetables, carrots, mint, radish and basil and consume them as salad.

 Spices like turmeric and cumin are helpful for the healthy growth of the hair. So adding them in food will not only enhance the taste and texture of food, but also will provide nutrition to your health.

 Fruits like berries, melons, citrus fruits, grapes and raisins help in healthy hair growth. 

 Fruits like coconut and nuts like almond help in avoiding premature graying and hair fall.

 B-complex Vitamin especially B-6, biotin, folic acid plays important role in the fast growth of hair. Good sources of biotin are brown rice, legumes, lentils, eggs and nuts.

 Minerals like magnesium, sulfur, silica and zinc also play a significant role in maintaining healthy hair. Beta-carotene is essential for hair growth and found in green and yellow vegetables and fruits. 

 As our hair is composed of protein, so include good food sources for protein which has high biological value like fish, eggs, yogurt and soy protein should also be consumed.

 Lignan, are one of the phytochemicals found in flaxseed should be included in the diet. 

 One of the most important things to do is to quit unhealthy habits like smoking, aerated drinks and caffeine as these weaken your bones and badly affect your hair too.

 Other than nutrition, daily habits like constant brushing and combing your hair will definitely damage it and likewise taking a head bath with too much of hot water is also not good for your hair.

All these relevant tips you can do at home and it will certainly help you soon grow long, shining and healthy hair.