Looking good
involves taking care of your body internally and also using the right products
externally. You may have read many articles on improving the health of your
skin, but today we shall discuss the health of your hair and nails, which are
equally important to help you look beautiful. Nutritionists are of the view
that a nutritious diet helps in promoting healthy hair and nails. This does not
mean that you have to include a lot of additional food items in your diet.
Since both hair and nails are made from keratin, it is believed that the
nutrients which help one will also assist the other. We will now discuss about
the food that will provide the added boost to your hair and nails.
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Add protein in your Meal
In
order to produce keratin, hair requires protein and protein makes the hair
strong. When your hair doesn’t receive adequate protein , it may result
in loss of hair. Try to add scoop of protein to the morning smoothie for a
boost. Protein might be of help in controlling the appetite. This can be in the
form of flax seeds, protein shakes, milk, milk products, pulses, non-vegetarian
food etc.
Almonds
Besides
being an excellent source of protein, almonds contain lots of magnesium that
assists in maintaining healthy nails and hair. Magnesium is natural anti-stress
mineral and stress is the major factor for loss of hair. The vertical ridges in
nails might be indication of magnesium deficiency and this can be compensated
by leafy greens and soya beans too.
Red meat
Juicy
steak is full of protein and has iron essential for health of hair and nails.
Those who have iron-deficiency are likely to have thin hair, so one way to
boost your hair health to include red meat in your diet. It should be noted
that Iron-deficiency results in koilonychias, which is a nail disease that
causes spoon-shaped nails. For precautionary measure, red meat has lots of
saturated fat and consuming too much of it increases risk of health problems
including cancer, heart diseases and diabetes.
Blueberries
The
antioxidants assist in protecting the cells of your body against drastic
damages. Inflammation and the stress hormones get increased by this damage and
this affects all the cells in body including those in hair and nails.
Blueberries have highest antioxidant properties compared to other fruits.
Eggs
Eggs
contain little vitamin D and biotin and are good source for protein. Biotin
helps in development of keratin. Patients having deficiency of biotin
generally have weak nails and hair. Add eggs to your daily diet and see the
difference.
Oysters
Zinc
is required for a number of biological processes which includes making protein
like the ones in hair and nails. Oysters contain 74 grams zinc in each serving which
is much more than other food. Poultry, beef, baked beans and fortified cereals
can help in intake.
The
above article is a guest post written by Vinod Kardam, he loves to write on
health and beauty web related articles. You can follow him on Twitter.
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