Vitamins for Hair - Healthy Hair - Nutrition for Hair - Minerals for Hair

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Healthy hair is your crowning glory, a pleasure to yourself and to those who see your countenance. Hair follicles work hard to produce approximately .35 millimeters of hair per day. There are two main cycles of hair growth consisting of 1) the building up phase and 2) the tearing down phase. Then it goes into a period of rest while the follicle is built all new from raw materials. EAch time a hair follicle goes through this process it grows longer and stronger. A high-quality liquid multivitamin supplies the body with the proper amino acids, vitamins and minerals that you may not be receiving in your diet to help create beautiful hair.

Note that many of the nutritional requirements of the hair follicle must be met at this time or normal hair growth will not happen. This means that certain nutrients must be available to the hair follicle through diet or supplementation in adequate proportions or there will be little hair growth. Research has shown that in our hurry-hurry world of drive-through food, and stressful long work schedules we have developed very poor eating habits. This nutritionally starved diet is affecting our general health and energy levels and making both our fingernails weaker as well as thinning less healthy hair. The same things that affect our hair, also effect our skin. All the cells in our body are constantly needing to be fed. Not sure what vitamins are good for skin? Read this article about toxic chemicals to avoid in skin care products and vitamins that are good for your skin.

Along with life stress and toxins in the environment, the excesses of the American lifestyle such as sun-tanning, cigarette smoking (both inhaled actively or passively), excess alcohol consumption and chronic lack of sleep all make our bodies work overtime to maintain a sub-standard of health, not thriving, but barely surviving. These factors can all lead to a decline in our appearance as the lack of rest and nutrition takes it toll in our largest organ (our skin) and the bi-product of our internal health (hair). Because we consider our hair to be expendable ("I can always grow more") and not essential for basic health, it tends to be the last part of our body to receive attention. We need to shift our thinking to realize that the health of our hair is a good indicator of what is going on inside where we cannot see. Lifeless hair? Perhaps your body is consuming (and therefore growing our your scalp) lifeless products: cooked foods, processed foods, sugar, soda, corn syrup, white flour.

The result of this lifestyle is dull, lifeless hair, slowed hair growth, or worse yet, hair loss. Hair should enhance our countenance as a crowning glory and the way others perceive our health by just taking a look at us. Remember, people subconsciously use visual queues like how healthy your skin or hair is to make a subtle judgment about your overall health and their attraction to you.

Daily vitamins and minerals play a big role in keeping your hair healthy. Any nutritional deficiencies can lead to thinning hair or even total baldness. The goal is proper nutritional supplementation and proper life balance of work and play and rest while always making the conscious choice to buy and use only organic non-toxic chemical-free hair care products.

• Vitamin A - Produces healthy sebum in the scalp. Caution: More than 25,000 IU daily is toxic and can cause hair loss among other health issues.
• Vitamin C - Maintains skin and hair in a healthy state.
• Vitamin E - Enhances scalp circulation. Caution: Can raise blood pressure & reduce blood clotting. People taking high blood pressure medication or anticoagulants should get Dr's approval first..
• Biotin - Helps produce keratin which may prevent premature graying and hair loss.
• Inositol - Keeps hair follicles healthy at the cellular level.
• Niacin (Vitamin B3) - Enhances scalp circulation.
• Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) - Works to prevent premature graying and hair loss
• Vitamin B6 - Prevents hair loss. Also helps to create melanin, which is what gives hair its color. Caution: High doses can cause hands and feet to become numb.
• Vitamin B12 - Helps prevents hair loss.
• Chromium - Helps regulate blood sugar levels. Prevents hair loss. Caution: People who are allergic to yeast should avoid chromium supplements.
• Iodine - Helps regulate thyroid hormone production and function which prevents dry hair and hair loss.
• Iron - Prevents anemia and hair loss.
• Magnesium - Works along with calcium to promote healthy hair.
• Manganese - Prevents slow hair growth.
• Potassium - Regulates blood circulation to promote healthy hair follicles.
• Selenium - Makes your skin and scalp supple and elastic. Caution: Too much selenium can be toxic and leads to the loss of hair, nails and teeth.
• Silica - Strengthens hair quality and prevents hair loss.
• Sulfur (methyl-sulfonyl-methane or MSM) - Sulfur is a main component in hair.
• Zinc - Zinc and Vitamin A co-function as a team. Without enough - dry hair and oily skin.