Jordan McPhilemy
Did you know that you can eat your way to healthy hair?
With all the New Year resolutions in full swing, we have all made promises to eat healthier, get more exercise and spend some more quality time with our loved ones, but did you know that what you eat can play a big role to how your hair looks and feels?
After sharing all our New Year resolutions with each other, Patrick asked Jordan McPhilemy, one of our Style Directors to share her knowledge of how what we eat can make a difference to how our hair looks.
Just like our skin our hair is an outward sign of how healthy we are on the inside and needs the right vitamins and minerals to stay healthy and shiny! Jordan has listed a few common hair problems that can be helped by eating the correct foods.
Dry Scalp
A dry flaky scalp often means that your body is lacking in essential fatty acids which are needed for locking moisture into your skin and hair cells to keep them supple. The best sources of these fatty acids are oily fish, nuts and avocado.
If your scalp is red and itchy this can indicate that there is too much salt and sugar in your diet which can lead to dandruff problems.
Dull Limp Hair
There is no one specific cause to dull lifeless hair but it is important to have a full balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables to keep us all looking and feeling our best. A good guideline is to aim for 5 portions a day.
Dry Hair
Dry hair can be caused by using the wrong home hair care products for your hair type but also by a lack of Iron and Zinc in your diet. Add some Beef, Lamb, Spinach and seeds to your diet for a good source of essential nutrients.
Hair Loss
There are of course many factors contributing to hair loss but one that can be easily rectified is eating enough protein such as eggs, meat and fish. A lack of protein in the diet can lead to Iron deficiency which can lead to hair loss.
If you have started eating to feed your hair and are waiting on long, beautiful, lustre locks – don’t be disappointed if it seems to be taking a long time to have any effect – it needs to work all its magic on the inside before it shows on the outside! Healthy Happy Hair For 2016!!
