| Great nutrition is the most effective way of getting | | | | Minerals |
| awesome hair. Shiny, healthy hair is a reflection of a | | | | - Iron helps to carry oxygen to the hair. Without |
| healthy body, so it's like two for the price of one. Just | | | | enough iron, hair and its follicles get starved of oxygen. |
| like your body, your hair needs a balanced, nutritious | | | | This means that the 'goodness' in the root of your hair |
| diet to stay healthy. So follow this recipe for healthier | | | | is much less effective along the length of the strand. |
| hair, and be amazed at the difference it makes! | | | | You can increase your iron intake by eating red meat |
| Water | | | | and dark green vegetables, or by iron supplements. |
| Water makes up one-fourth of the weight of a strand | | | | - Zinc builds hair protein which helps to prevent hair |
| of hair. Moisture makes the hair supple, so make sure | | | | loss. Meat and seafood are the foods highest in zinc. |
| you get plenty of fluids. A key point is NOT to wait until | | | | - Copper is involved in the pigmentation of hair. You |
| you're thirsty. If you're thirsty, it means your body has | | | | can optimize your natural color with a diet with plenty |
| already lost more water than it should have, and it's | | | | of copper. Shellfish, liver, fresh vegetables, nuts, seeds |
| urging you to fill up the tank. Water not only hydrates | | | | and meat are all high in copper. |
| your body, but helps keep your hair silky and shiny. | | | | Vitamins |
| Ideally, you should drink between eight and ten glasses | | | | - Vitamin A will give you a healthy scalp, because it's |
| of water a day. | | | | great for the skin! You can get vitamin A from foods |
| Protein | | | | like vegetables - in particular, in carrots. |
| Protein is the building block of hair, so a diet for healthy | | | | - Vitamin B and C are important for good circulation, |
| hair contains an awful lot of protein! Protein will give the | | | | hair growth and hair color. If you ensure that you have |
| shaft of your hair more strength, and will reduce the | | | | enough vitamin B and C, you'll have strong, supple |
| likelihood of dame through snapping and splitting. You | | | | strands of hair that do not split. You can get these |
| can get protein from foods like fish, meat, milk, cheese | | | | vitamins from eating foods like fruit, vegetables, |
| and cereals. | | | | cereals, eggs, milk and bread. |