Thursday, September 3, 2009

Healthy Ideas Grow Hair

By Archie Benfeldt

You can read about all kinds remedies to grow hair. The reality is nature is pretty good at getting hair to grow if you let it. Starting with your diet is the most important step. Since hair is predominantly protein it makes sense that you should eat a diet that includes ample sources of this nutrient every day.

A few types of foods that are great sources of protein are nuts, dairy products, and fish. Gelatin, which is a byproduct of animal preparations, is very high in naturally occurring protein. Did you realize that Gummy Bears have a high percentage of gelatin in their make up?

When you get a sweet tooth and need something to chew on why don't you try a Gummy product. It is a sweet way to get your protein. Eating cold water fish is also a fantastic way to increase your protein intake. They also contain high levels of omega-3 fats which are known to help in the manufacture of nails and hair.

Don't forget to take your vitamins. Mom was right when she said you needed your vitamins every day. You should take a good multi and be sure it contains Vitamin A, Vitamin D and Vitamin B7 also known as Biotin. All these vitamins are necessary for good hair growth.

You can get good levels of Vitamin A by eating foods rich in Beta-carotene. One food high in Vitamin A levels is liver but it is not a favorite of most people. You can also get good values of beta-carotene from carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes, and kale.

Another very easy method to help grow hair fast naturally is to limit the amount of stress in your life. Stress has been shown to decrease hair growth and can even cause massive hair loss in extreme cases. You should try to limit stressful situations whenever possible but sometimes things happen that are out of your control.

In these stressful situations it is necessary to learn how to deal with the stress. I used to have a terrible problem with stress until I put things in perspective. I realized that most things just aren't as important as I let them seem. If you start to feel your stress levels getting higher then stop, take a deep breath, and ask yourself if it really matters all that much.

I have found that the things I used to worry about in reality were not very important in the big scheme of things. I also realized that projecting about how things might turn out bad was a waste of time. The vast majority of these concerns never came to fruition and if they did they weren't near as bad as I had thought they would be.

Dealing with the affects of stress on the body can have a good impact on your hair growth. Along with this is a good diet and exercise regime. Any time you can get blood flowing to the hair follicles you are going to have better nutrition transfer and exercise is the absolute best way to get your heart pumping.

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