Some of the foods we consume could actually cause us to have vitamin deficiencies.
1. Excessive Consumption Of Processed Foods
Processed foods often lack the vitamins and minerals needed for a healthy well being. Foods often lose much of their nutritional benefits when they are cooked or microwaved. Without those nutrients our hair will suffer.
The best way to get back some of these lost nutrients is by eating uncooked raw vegetables such as in salads. Vitamin and mineral supplements are an alternative source, but one must make sure not to overdose the body with excess vitamins.
2.Too Much sugar
Most people don't realize how much sugar they consume daily. The average person consumes 20 teaspoons of sugar a day (the average teenager 34). This may be in the form of soft drinks, deserts, sweets etc etc.
Sugar can deplete the body of nutrients and raise adrenal levels which may then cause the body to produce more androgens with a resultant androgenic hair loss.
3.Too Much Salt
Excessive salt may cause elevated blood pressure which in turn depletes the blood supply to the hair follicles,causing weakness of hair with resultant shedding.
4. Too Much Saturated Fat
Eating foods with saturated fat could cause increased DHT levels in the body.
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( 2.9 / 1019 )Could something simple as improper nutrition really cause excessive shedding of hair?
Does proper nutrition help stop hair loss?
The answer to both questions is yes! It is proven that poor nutrition and stress contribute to hair loss. Modern diets are deficient in important nutrients which contribute for healthy hair. These include:
1. The consumption of white flour and rice which are devoid of Vitamin B and Iron.
2. Over cooking of vegetables which destroys most of the vitamins.
3. The absence of green vegetables and fruits from most meals.
4. Stimulants like caffeine, nicotene and alcohol diminshing absorption of vitamins and minerals from the body.
5. Low fiber intake inhibits digestion and hence reduces the absorption of nutrients from food.
Therefore it is clear that we should eat healthily and lead a relaxed type of life to enjoy a perfect head with thick hair.
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( 2.9 / 1017 )Any change in your body's chemistry could potentially lead to hair loss. The loss usually begins around 2 to 3 months after a shock to the system from severe stress, high fever, surgery, child birth or menopause; or from a medical or nutritional problem like a vitamin or mineral deficiency, hypothyroidism, or chemotherapy. Even starting or stopping some medications can cause your hair to fall out.
The hair loss caused by these problems is called diffuse hair loss or telogen effluvium. The good news is that, although you may lose hair from all over your scalp, you will not go completely bald. Your hair should begin to return to normal about three months after the problem is corrected.
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