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Healthy Hair
To maintain proper body functions your body needs variety of vitamins and minerals.
In the same way, good nutrition is required not only for your body but for your hair also.
Good nutrition plays a vital role in healthy hair growth. There are several vitamins that are used for hair growth.
If you start to take vitamins for your hair growth, then it takes
two to three months to see the results in your hair’s condition.
That means you should have lot of consistency and
patience. Before starting usage of vitamins for your hair, you should
get it checked with your doctor if you have any health concerns.
The hair growth vitamins that will help in producing healthy hair are as follows:
Vitamin A is an antioxidant that will help you to
produce healthy sebum in the scalp. The various food sources that will
provide vitamin A are meat, eggs, cabbage, fish liver oil, carrots,
peaches, spinach, broccoli and apricots.
The daily dose of vitamin A should be 5000 IU. Be careful while
taking the dose. Heavy dose can cause several side effects. For example:
if you take more than 25000IU then it will be toxic and will cause
hair loss and other serious health problems.
Vitamin C is also an antioxidant that will help in
the maintenance of skin and hair health. Vitamin C will be found mostly
in strawberries, green peppers, dark green vegetables, potatoes,
cantaloupe, citrus fruits, kiwi and pine apple. The daily dose of
vitamin C should be 60mg.
Vitamin E is also an antioxidant that will enhance
the scalp circulation. The best food sources for vitamin E are wheat
germ oil, raw seeds, cold-pressed vegetable oils, soybeans, nuts, leafy
green vegetables and dried beans.
The daily dose for vitamin E is 400IU. Be careful while taking
Vitamin E because it will raise the blood pressure and reduce blood
clotting. People who have high blood pressure should check with their
doctors before taking vitamin E supplement.
Biotin is the vitamin that helps to produce
keratin. Keratin will prevent hair loss and graying. The best food
sources for this biotin are whole grains, rice, liver, milk, brewer’s
yeast and egg yolks. The daily dose of this biotin should be 150 to
300mcg.
Inositol is used to keep hair follicles healthy at
cellular level. The best food sources for this inositol are brewer’s
yeast, citrus fruits, whole grains and liver. The daily dose of this
inositol should be 600mg.
Niacin is also known as vitamin B3. It
promotes scalp circulation. The best food sources for niacin are fish,
brewer’s yeast, chicken and wheat germ. The daily dose of this niacin
should be 15mg.
Vitamin B5 is also known as pantothenic acid.
It is used to prevent graying and hair loss. The best food sources for
this vitamin B5 are brewer’s yeast, egg yolks, whole grain cereals and
organ meat. The daily dose of this vitamin B5 should be 7mg.
Vitamin B6 helps in creating melanin, prevents hair
loss and gives hair its color. The best food sources for this vitamin
B6 are whole grain cereals, organ meat, egg yolk, vegetables, liver and
brewer’s yeast. The daily dose of this should be 1.6mg.
Vitamin B12 helps in preventing hair loss. The best
food sources for this vitamin B12 are fish, eggs, milk and chicken.
The daily dose of this vitamin B12 should be 2mg.
These are the various vitamins that help hair growth. You should be
careful regarding dose of each vitamin. Heavy dose of these vitamins
can cause severe health problems. Back to Articles |
