If you try to list all the different things able to affect your hair, it could scary you. Apart from genetic influence of parents and the role of hormones, stress also matters a lot, as well as poor diet. sometimes hair loss as a side effect of a medicine we take. The most common of the hair loss causes is. curiously, poor diet. It’ s all when you eat on the run, grab a burger or sandwich at a stall. Thought we all know the theory of eating a balanced meal, every day it never seems to work out. So what can we do?
Let’s look closer into hair – a hair is made up of protein fibers like filaments of keratin in a rope bound together to give flexibility and the final structure. Normally hair draws what it’s necessary for healthy growth from the food we eat – a combination of proteins, vitamins, and minerals. But in case of a shortage, the usual shine of the hair disappears and when we expect it the less it can go limp. If this continues, the longer hairs can break and some will fall out. In other words, you will keep more hair if you eat a balanced diet.
In its regular cycle of growth, resting, shedding and regrowth, our hairs should shed evenly over the scalp and then regrow. This cycle enables smooth coverage without any thin or bald patches. Perhaps you didn’t know but we are designed to lose about 100 hairs a day. But if hair begins to come out in clumps this is a sign of some possible problems like a fungal infection. A specialist will be able to tell you the causes and advise appropriate treatment.
Actually, your body needs just a few changes to bring the look of your hair back up to its shiny best. Such programms as crash dieting (cutting out proteins) may be negative for the hair. If you keep such a diet up for any length of time, hair fall will increase. So what should you eat? We start with all kinds of meat, fish and eggs. As a vegetarian, you should either find alternative foods including wholegrain products, dairy products and fresh nuts, or take supplements. Generally, everyone needs vitamins B and C and trace metals like iron and zinc. (more…)