Hair Loss Diet - Vitamins
January 6, 2008
When it comes to hair loss in women, often making changes to their dietary habits can help the condition from occurring or prevent it from becoming worse. In order to keep your hair looking as healthy as it did when you were younger, you need to be eating the right kind of foods. Below we offer details of foods, which should be included in a hair loss diet.
It is crucial that, from now on, you include in your diet foods contain plenty of calcium, iron, and silica. It is also important that you eat foods that are rich in protein, this being crucial to your hair growth. You also want to include a good balance of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients.
If you are not able to get the minimum daily values for the vitamins or minerals that you need then you should consider taking some form of supplement to help with reaching the levels needed. Another thing you should try to do is eat foods that are fresh and you should try to cook the foods when you plan to eat them, other foods can be eaten raw without cooking.
When it comes to making changes to your diet in order to prevent hair loss you should only eat those foods which are actually going to help promote further healthy hair growth. As mentioned you need foods that are high in certain vitamins and nutrients and below we look at what kinds these are and which types of foods contain them.
1. Vitamin C - by increasing your intake of this vitamin, you will help to prevent your hair from splitting or breaking as it helps the body to produce collagen. This then helps to provide structure to the connective tissue in your body (including that on your scalp) and makes it all hold together.
The foods that will help you to get the right amounts of vitamin c are Citrus Fruits, Berries, and Melons. You should also eat plenty of Vegetables that include Potatoes, peppers, and any dark green leafy ones.
2. Copper - This is a mineral that is found in trace amounts in the body. Even though it is found in trace amounts, it is still important to proper and healthy hair growth. It helps in the formation of hemoglobin. This allows red blood cells to carry oxygen. It also is vital in insuring a proper amount of blood is supplied to the hair.
In order to boost the amount of copper your body absorbs you should look to increase the amount of organ meats (such as liver), seafood, nuts and seeds in your diet. However, you should make sure that you only take the recommended daily intake of 2 Mg of copper each day and no more.
Along with those two nutrients that you should be ensuring that you get adequate amounts of in your hair loss diet, there are others as well. You need to make sure that each day you take the recommended daily amount of Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Zinc and protein. Moreover, you should also make sure that you drink plenty of water each day as this helps to transport all these essential nutrients around the body to where they are needed the most.
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