How to Help your Hair Growth with Diet & Essential Oils

Our eating habits directly influence the health of our hair. A deficiency of vitamin F (essential fatty acids), for example, causes a disruption in the keratin process of the scalp by stimulating the appearance of dandruff. Calcium deficiency causes hair to turn brittle. These are just examples of how the hair depends on sufficient amounts of nutrients to keep moisture and cohesion between its cells, giving them a healthy look.
Healthy and shiny hair depends on vitamins and minerals found in many foods. Your diet should be rich in protein (meat, fish, eggs, yogurt), vegetables and fruits, oleaginous seeds (almonds, walnuts, cashews), legumes (beans, peas, lentils), and whole grains (oats, flax, rye).

More critical than ingesting large amounts of a particular food, or vitamins such as zinc and copper, is to seek synergy between the vitamins and minerals. The ideal diet should be varied by rotating between different foods to ensure that we consume sufficient nutrients.
Fruits and vegetables are must-haves for everyone, but sometimes,  but just relying on these ingredients is still not enough to obtain the required daily amount of vitamins for our body.


Top Foods to Eat

A whole-food, nutrient-rich diet is crucial to supporting healthy hair growth. There are  food choices that can help to fend off hair loss, but these are some of my personal favorites:

Organic foods — Choose these foods because they’re free of chemicals. Chemicals can act as endocrine disruptors interfering with hair growth.

Pumpkin seeds — Pumpkin seeds are high in zinc, which is necessary for healthy hair health. Research has also shown that zinc deficiency is linked to hypothyroidism and hair loss.

Wild-caught fish — Wild-caught fish like salmon are high in omega-3 fats, decreasing inflammation while supporting hair growth and hair thickening.

Green tea — Green tea helps promote detoxification and contains antioxidants that are essential to hair growth. It also may stop the conversion of testosterone into DHT.

Super seeds — Chia, flax, and hemp seeds are high in fiber and healthy fats that can help hair growth.

Bone Broth —  It's high in protein, collagen, and amino acids,  the perfect food for encouraging healthy hair growth.


Top Foods to Avoid

Trans fatty acids are unhealthy fats that increase inflammation and production of DHT. This can cause hair loss. Stay away from hydrogenated oils like corn oil and soybean oil, which are loaded with trans fats.

Sugar — Sugar plays a role in hormonal imbalances, contributes to insulin resistance, increases DHT, and causes inflammation, all of which can lead to hair loss.

Processed foods — Foods are highly processed are often loaded with unhealthy fats, sugar, and sodium, so they’re very counterproductive to healthy hair growth.

Alcohol — Alcohol can increase inflammation and cause liver toxicity, leading to hair loss. Heavy drinking, as well as smoking, have both been linked to increased risk of hair loss.

Caffeine — A small amounts, organic coffee, tea can be beneficial, but don’t overdo it because too much caffeine can cause dehydration, hormone imbalances, and DHT production.


Top Hair Loss Remedies: Supplements

B-Complex vitamins (1 tablet daily): B vitamins aid in healthy stress management.

 Biotin or B7 helps to thicken your hair, and vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) supports your adrenal glands.
Zinc (8 milligrams daily for women/11 milligrams daily for men): One of the signs of a zinc deficiency is hair loss. Zinc also boosts your immune system and helps repair your gut.

Multi-Vitamins Complex for Hair, Skin, Nail. There are excellent formulas to supplement what is necessary for your Hair, Skin, Nails.

Protein Powder from Bone Broth (1–4 servings daily depending on body weight and individual needs): You can also get your daily dose of bone broth from a protein powder. Bone broth powder is rich in protein, collagen, gelatin, glucosamine, chondroitin, and key minerals often missing in the average diet. These vital nutrients support and promote healthy hair growth and a wide range of additional health benefits.
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Fish oil (1,000 milligrams daily): Fish oil helps reduce inflammation and thicken hair.

Ashwagandha (500 milligrams daily): Adaptogen herbs like ashwagandha help your body adapt and deal with stress, balance hormones, and reduce cortisol levels (also known as the aging hormone), which all help encourage healthy hair growth.

Rhodiola (500 milligrams daily): Another excellent adaptogen herb to fend off stress and foster hair growth.



Top Essential Oils for Hair Grow

Rosemary is one of the top essential oils for enhancing hair thickness and growth. Rosemary oil is believed to increase cellular metabolism that stimulates hair growth. Research published in 2015 shows that Rosemary oil appears to work as well as minoxidil, a conventional hair loss treatment. Rosemary essential oil has been shown to thicken hair; you can rub rosemary essential oil into your scalp 20 minutes before going into the showering.  Essential oils of lavender, clary sage, and cypress may also improve hair health.

A study done at the University of Maryland, took 86 people who experience hair loss (alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease)  had them massage their scalps with essential oils, including lavender oil.  They did this daily for 7 months, and in the end, those who used essential oils daily noticed significant hair regrowth.

Lavender, thyme, cedarwood, sage, and peppermint are other great options that may increase scalp circulation. One recommendation to stimulate new hair growth is to combine three to four drops of peppermint, rosemary, and sage in one tablespoon of olive oil (I also recommend coconut oil or jojoba oil). Then you just massage the mixture gently into the area(s) of concern one to two times each day.

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