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The Top 5 Secrets to Healthy Hair

Health and beauty starts with beautiful hair. If you want your hair to be at its best, a balanced diet full of healthy, natural foods is absolutely essential! Fatty, greasy, processed, and sweet foods lead to toxic bodies and oily, fine, limp, and dull hair.

You may have noticed when people either put on a lot of weight or are unhealthy and skinny, their hair loses its body and thickness and also changes color.

Circulation is also very important for healthy hair, so exercise regularly and drink plenty of water.

If you still feel your diet is lacking, you can give yourself a boost with herbs. There are herbs you can take for hair, such as horsetail, to improve the strength and thickness.

A true secret to healthy hair care is not to go all-out every day. Try to give you hair regular breaks from suffocating products such as gel, hairspray, and mousse.

If you can treat your hair with a deep moisturizing product once a week, you will definitely see the benefits.

Top Five Health and Beauty Secrets:

Health and Beauty Secret 1 - Do not use two-in-one shampoo and conditioner products. Ever! Shampoo is designed to have one affect on your hair, while conditioner is supposed to do another and one application cannot do both. Shampoo opens the pores or scales on the hair follicles and cleans away any build-up of oil, dirt, and pollutants. Conditioner closes or smooths the follicles down, filling them with clean moisture and protection. It is important to do both, regardless of your hair type.

Health and Beauty Secret 2 - When it comes to using the hair dryer, try to leave this for special occasions also. When you do use it, make sure your hair is wet and stop using it once it is dry. The reason for this is because it's this drying of the already dry hair that causes the most damage.

Health and Beauty Secret 3 - Combing and Brushing. A habit that may increase the appearance of oily hair is frequent grooming. Combing and brushing aid in the movement of sebum from the scalp down the hair shaft. The hair should be handled as little as possible.

Health and Beauty Secret 4 - Don't tease. Even women who aren't losing their hair should avoid teasing or back-combing. It is one of the worst things that you can do to your hair. Teasing breaks the hair and contributes to the appearance of hair loss.

Health and Beauty Secret 5- Perm and color carefully. When perming and coloring your hair, follow product instructions carefully. Neither perms nor color causes hair to fall out, but both, when done incorrectly, do cause hair to break. When the break is very close to the scalp, it can make you look as though hair has fallen out.

Other health and beauty secrets to support beautiful hair:

- Get adequate protein - Eat a couple of 3-4 ounce servings of fish, chicken or other lean sources of protein every day, even if you're dieting. Protein is needed by every cell in your body, including the cells that make the hair. Without adequate protein, the cells in your body don't work efficiently and can't make new hair to replace old hair that's been shed.

- Maintain iron levels - Since iron-deficiency anemia can also cause hair loss, make sure that you eat a well-balanced diet that includes a daily serving or two of iron-rich foods. Good sources of iron include lean red meat, steamed clams, cream of wheat, dried fruit, soybeans, tofu, and broccoli.

- Take Vitamin B6 - 100 milligrams a day decreases hair-shedding in some people. Larger amounts can be toxic, especially over a prolonged time. IF you prefer a hair, nail, and skin supplement, select a product that includes nutrients such as beta-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E - they will protect skin, hair, and nails from free radicals. Beta-carotene is converted in the body to vitamin A, an essential vitamin for maintaining the health of skin and hair. Vitamin C, Zinc, and L-Cysteine support the integrity of hair, skin, and nails.

Remember, you can wash your hair as often as you like - the recommendation is three times per week. Using the right shampoo for your hair type and texture will add body, beauty, and moisture to your hair.

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