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Six simple secrets to healthier, fuller hair
Self-care is an important topic these
days, especially when it comes to prioritizing
your mental, physical, and emotional
well-being. Not only can practicing
self-care help reduce anxiety, depression,
and stress, but it can also lead to healthier
hair and skin when you focus on re-fueling
your body from within.
“Getting the right nourishment from the
inside out is an instrumental part of selfcare
and can greatly impact your health,
including how you look and how you feel,”
says Tracy Lockwood Beckerman, registered
dietitian. “Th ings like energy levels,
mood and even hair texture can be
impacted by what you put in your body.
Th at’s why it’s vital to include essential and
balanced nutrients in your diet through
foods, drinks and supplements as much
as possible.”
Beckerman shares her top tips to
include in your daily routine for growing
a healthier, fuller head of hair - just
remember that nutrition is always key!
Mind your protein intake
If your diet is either too restrictive or
lacking in the protein department, it’s
possible that your hair isn’t growing optimally
or perhaps shedding too much. A
well-balanced diet with adequate protein
intake will provide your body the energy
it needs for better and healthier hair
growth. If you are trying to reduce your
animal protein intake, make sure you load
your diet with plant-based protein sources
like lentils, nuts, seeds and grains like
oats or quinoa.
Find foods rich in Iron
and vitamin C
Iron defi ciency is one of the most common
reasons for hair breakage. However,
foods like chickpeas and spinach are great
whole-food sources of iron that can help
with hair breakage by providing more
oxygenated and healthy red blood cells to
the body. Additionally, combining plantbased
iron-rich foods with those high in
vitamin C in the same meal can help you
better absorb the nutrients. For example,
add some slivered almonds to your
roasted brussels sprouts or squeeze some
lemon on your sautéed spinach for an
added boost of absorption.
Benefi ts from biotin
Biotin (also known as vitamin B7) stimulates
keratin production in hair and can
increase the rate of follicle development,
helping to increase hair growth, according
to the report “A Review of the Use of
Biotin for Hair Loss.” It’s easy to get biotin
in your diet because it’s in a wide variety
of foods such as eggs, bananas, fi sh,
nuts, and milk. To ensure you are getting
enough biotin, opt to take a supplement
such as Viviscal Hair Growth
Supplements. Th at way, you know you are
getting the essential nutrients that your
body needs to support thicker and fuller
hair.*
Consider clinically
proven supplements
Women’s hair is an important piece of
their unique persona. Growing it is like
putting the fi nal touches on their individual
masterpiece. Th e right hair growth
supplements can make a big diff erence in
optimizing the health of your hair.
“In addition to a healthy diet, I recommend
Viviscal Hair Growth Supplements
to my clients because the clinically proven,
100% drug free formula contains an
infl ux of key nutrients that help nourish
hair follicles from within, encouraging
them to grow stronger and healthier
in as little as three months*,” says
Beckerman.
Environmental factors
What we eat has an eff ect on our hair
health, but lifestyle choices over the
years-like how oft en we exercise, how
we manage stress, and even being outside
all factor in, too. Environmental
stressors include a broad range of factors
that can impact hair wellness, like
exposure to toxins, pollution and too
much sun exposure, which may be hazardous
to hair follicles. It’s not always
possible to remove these factors but taking
steps to protect the hair from environmental
stressors is important, nonetheless.
Washing hair aft er it is exposed
to pollutants or wearing a hat outdoors
can help, too!
Reduce stress with essential oils
Aft er a long day’s work, add essential
oils to your routine to compress the stress.
Too much stress has been known to trigger
hair loss and negatively impact hair
growth. Combat that stress and create a
calming experience by using essential oils
with unique nutrients like rosemary oil,
pumpkin seed oil and castor oil.
Show off your healthiest hair by incorporating
these tips into your daily routine.
For more information on healthy hair
growth, visit viviscal.com.*
*Th ese statements have not been evaluated
by the Food and Drug Administration.
Please keep in mind these statements have
not been intended to diagnose, cure, or
prevent any disease.
— Courtesy of BPT
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