Vitamins for hair growth
Have you long dreamed of thick, luxurious, strong and shiny hair? We'll tell you a simple secret: regularly include nuts, eggs, soy, carrots, peas and beans, fish and animal fats, butter, cereals, halva, fresh vegetables and fruits in your diet - and in a few months, smart head of hair will fit into your image for life !! Do not believe me? Let's understand.
To constantly maintain the beauty and health of hair, you need to take the right vitamins and minerals. Beauty comes from within! Therefore, any deficiency of nutrients can lead to a slowing of hair growth, their weakening and loss.
In addition to ingestion, you can add vitamins to the composition of hair masks to make them work at their destination. Recipes are fairly simple, and every girl can use them without leaving home.
Of vitamins for hair strengthening, first of all, vitamins of group B, vitamins A, E, and C. are needed.
Vitamin A (retinol) restores the structure of the hair, gives them elasticity. Especially it is useful for dry brittle hair. Vitamin A in its final form is contained in the liver of fish, butter, egg yolk. The plants contain beta-carotene, from which vitamin A is formed in the body. A rich source of beta-carotene is green and yellow vegetables and fruits. For example, dried apricots, carrots, mountain ash, blackberries, gooseberries. Since vitamin A is fat-soluble, it is better to use these foods with vegetable oil.
Abuse of vitamin A can lead to hair loss. However, once the vitamin A content in the body comes back to normal, hair loss stops.
VITAMINS OF GROUP B give hair strength and shine, prevent excessive fatness of hair:
vitamins B1 (thiamin) and B12 (cyanocobalamin) accelerate the growth of hair, improve their appearance; vitamin B2 (riboflavin) helps to keep the hair healthy,
vitamin B8 (inositol) prevents hair loss,
vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) and B3 (niacin) are the most important substances necessary for the growth of the hair follicle.
vitamin B9 (folic acid) , protect against graying, help with alopecia.
To replenish the vitamin B1 deficiency, porridge from different cereals (if possible not peeled) will help, rye and wheat bread of coarse grain, sunflower seeds. Vitamin B2 is found in the kidneys and liver of animals, eggs, beer, vitamin B6 - in cereals, halva, nuts.
To stop hair loss, you can take vitamin supplements, but with caution. According to the results of the study, the intake of vitamin B6 in large quantities stimulates hair growth in men, and the deficiency of folic acid causes complete alopecia.
Natural sources of B vitamins: nuts, eggs, soy, carrots, peas and beans.
Biotin (vitamin H) is also very important for the structure and growth of hair.
Sources of biotin: Hercules, soybeans, lentils, legumes, walnuts, brown rice and brewer's yeast.
Biotin is also part of some shampoos that are recommended to use to accelerate hair growth.
Biotin is found in a variety of foods: bulgur (a processed wheat product), green peas, lentils, walnuts, sunflower seeds, soy, cereals, brewer's yeast and brown rice. Inositol is also very important for the health of hair. To accelerate hair growth, take 100 milligrams of inositol twice a day.
Vitamin E. The main function of vitamin E (tocopherol) is the transfer of blood oxygen and improvement of blood circulation in the scalp. Vitamin E strengthens the body's immune system and thus improves hair health. That is why vitamin E is considered a vitamin responsible for the growth (or loss) of hair. The daily requirement of the body in vitamin E is 10 - 30 milligrams (400 international units). Vitamin E is also a fat-soluble vitamin, it is found in nuts, sunflower oil, and seeds.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) can also be considered a vitamin responsible for growth and hair loss, as it stimulates blood circulation in the scalp and improves capillary function, through which blood flows to the hair follicles, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, protects hair bulbs from destruction and promotes assimilation of iron. Vitamin C is found in cabbage (especially in sauerkraut), dog rose, Bulgarian pepper, black currant, citrus. The maximum daily intake of vitamin C is 5,000 milligrams.
MICROELEMENTS FOR HAIR
Zinc and copper prevent premature graying and alopecia. Zinc is found in oatmeal and buckwheat groats, in walnuts, animal liver, cheeses, beans, lentils, shrimps.
Iron removes hair from brittleness, it is contained in the liver of animals, nuts, egg yolk.
Molybdenum restores hair growth, it is abundant in the kidneys and liver of animals, in peas and cocoa.
Sulfur. Improves hair color, strengthens the hair shaft. Gray is rich in garlic, animal liver, fish and legumes.
Silicon gives hair strength and elasticity, it is contained in whole grains, root crops, uncleaned cereals.
The optimal set of trace elements necessary for hair restoration and strengthening is contained in beef and mutton.
Methylsulfonyl methane (MSM) is a new effective remedy that is prescribed to accelerate growth and restore the structure of the hair.
Sulfur, contained in MSM, is necessary for the production of collagen and keratin, which, in turn, are necessary for the health of the hair. MSM has long been used successfully as a food supplement with no noticeable side effects.
With a deficiency of MSM, our body can not create healthy cells. MSM provides the body with enough nutrients that preserve the health of the skin and hair.
Remember! that before taking any medicines that accelerate the growth of hair, you should consult a doctor.