5 Nutrition Tips for Healthy Hair

The human scalp contains approximately 100,000 hair follicles. Of these, 90% are in the anagen phase, where there is no alopecia, requiring essential elements, such as proteins, vitamins, and minerals, to efficiently produce healthy hair.    Both macronutrients, and Micronutrients, including vitamins and trace minerals, are crucial components of our diet!    Your hair cells, as well as the cells throughout your body, need a balance of proteins, complex carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals to function at their best.   We talk about nutrition for your hair in this podcast.   In this episode of Real Soulutions: 03:00 - A disclaimer 06:30 - Hydrate 09:00 - Are you eating enough food? 12:00 - Fix macro nutrient deficiencies 17:30 - Micro nutrients 19:30 - B vitamins 20:30 - Biotin 23:30 - Omega 3 24:30 - Zinc 26:00 - Selenium 27:30 - Antioxidants 30:00 - Vitamin A 32:00 - Using chemical free products 33:30 - The purple shampoo 34:00 - Washing your hair   The blog link: www.freshfitnhealthy.com/healthy-hair   How to curb your cravings: http://freshfitnhealthy.com/curbcravings