Your hair needs the same vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients needed for good health that the rest of your body needs to stay in shape. Your hair health is completely interconnected and reflective of your diet and lifestyle. Your habits effect the rate of hair growth and the condition of your hair, which is why it is good to be mindful the way you treat yourself.
Making sure to get enough protein in your diet is a good way to make sure your hair grows healthy and strong. Because your hair is made of mostly protein, it means you need to eat enough protein for your hair to grow.
At any time, 90% of your hair is in the growing, or anagen phase. For each hair strand, this phase lasts 2 to 3 years. After that, hairs enter a resting phase, or telogen phase, which lasts about 3 months before hairs are shed and replaced by new ones. If you don’t get enough protein in your diet, more hairs than usual may go into the resting phase.
Everyone sheds hair throughout the day. Most people shed about 50 to 100 strands a day and don’t even notice. However, if an unusually large number of hairs enter the resting phase at the same time, hair loss can become noticeable. This can easily be fixed by adding more protein to your diet. Even if you don’t eat meat, foods like nuts, beans, and dark leafy greens can give you a substantial amount of protein.
If not getting enough protein is the reason for your lack of hair growth, just change your diet!
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