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5 Foods for More Beautiful Hair

 

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Since hair is dead tissue, coating your strands with styling products and leave-in conditioners can only do so much. To really work toward a lush, beautiful mane, you have to start from the inside out - feeding your scalp the nutrients it needs to grow strong, shiny hair. Replenish by adding these five foods to your grocery list stat.

Berries

A must-have nutrient for healthy hair is vitamin C, which promotes circulation the scalp. Add vitamin C-rich blueberries and strawberries to your diet with a morning smoothie.

Pumpkin Seeds

Pumpkin seeds have all the essentials packed in — zinc, fatty acids and biotin. Zinc strengthens the hair, fatty acids nourish the scalp and biotin is well known for strengthening the hair follicles. Snacking on pumpkin seeds or throwing a few into a salad provides just enough of these nutrients to build up strands.

Eggs

Make eggs (or even egg whites) your go-to in the morning. The protein-rich food has a large quantity of iron, which helps cells carry oxygen to the hair follicles.

Carrots

Carrots may be known for promoting eye health, but they’re also great for hair health. They have the largest amount of vitamin A among well-known vegetables which adds much needed moisture to the scalp.

Radishes

Although normally not #1 on our grocery lists, radishes have the perfect formula for strong hair — vitamin C, silicon and sulfur. The vegetable also dissolves mucus in the digestive tract, allowing nutrients to work efficiently. Think healthy hair and clear skin.