You are What you Eat!

Not many people are aware of how a healthy, balanced diet can produce strong, vibrant locks of hair.  The nutrients you get from protein-enriched foods, help to restore the hair follicle and restore the condition of the scalp. Here is a list of the top 10 foods, in my opinion, that bring the life back to your life-less hair!

Salmon

Salmon contains the fatty acid, omega-3, that our body can't produce. This nutrient is vital for hair growth. About 3% of your hair shaft is omega-3 fatty acids. 

Walnuts

Walnuts are rich in omega-3 as well, but the real superstars are the biotin and vitamin E that these nuts are loaded with. These nutrients help protect the hair from DNA damage, such as the damage caused by the Sun. Walnuts also include copper, which helps keep your natural hair color rich and lustrous.

Oysters

Oysters are rich in zinc, a mineral that helps with hair loss and dry, flaky scalps. Three ounces of oysters contain 493% of your daily zinc intake! 

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are a great source of the antioxidant beta carotene, which your body turns into vitamin A. This vitamin also helps to protect and produce the oils that maintain your scalps health. Being low on vitamin A can leave you with itchy, aggravating dandruff.

Eggs

A great source of protein, eggs are loaded with four key minerals: zinc, selenium, sulfur, and iron. Iron is especially important, because it helps cells carry oxygen to the hair follicles, and too little iron (anemia) is a major cause of hair loss, particularly in women.

Spinach

 Spinach is a good source of vitamins B, C, and E, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, and omega-3 fatty acids, all which are crucial for hair and skin health.

Lentils

Tiny, yet essential, these legumes are bursting with protein, iron, zinc, and biotin! The most important nutrient would be protein, seeing as how 93% of your hair follicles are made up with this.

Greek Yogurt

Greek yogurt is high in hair-friendly protein, vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid -- an ingredient you'll often see on hair care product labels), and vitamin D, which helps resoration of hair.

Blueberries

These berries are considered a "super food" due to them being rich in nutrients and vitamins, such as Vitamin C. This particular vitamin is essential to hair growth and healthy, glowing skin.

Poultry

Poultry is stocked up on protein; something we cannot live without! Zinc, iron, and B vitamins are also plentiful in poultry, keeping strands strong and plentiful. Because hair is nearly all protein, you are literally giving your body the building blocks for lustrous hair.