Top 5 Foods for Hair Health

WELCOME BACK TO GOOD DAY KENTUCKY. WHILE THERE ARE MANY POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR HAIR LOSS, MOST PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE THAT WHAT THEY CAN EAT CAN ACTUALLY EFFECT THEIR HAIR. JOINING US TODAY TO DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION AND HEALTHY HAIR IS INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION HEALTH COACH AND AUTHOR MARIA MARLOW. WELCOME TO THE SHOW, MARIA.
MARIA M.: THANKS FOR HAVING ME, LISA.
LISA: NOW, LET’S GET RIGHT TO IT. WHY IS IT GOOD TO HAVE GOOD NUTRITION, AND WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR HEALTHY HAIR?
MARIA M.: WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE THAT CERTAIN NUTRITION DEFICIENCIES CAN ACTUALLY LEAD TO HAIR LOSS OR HAIR THINNING. THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN WE’RE LACKING IN EITHER BIOTIN, IRON, OR ZINC THAT CAN LEAD TO LACK LUSTER HAIR AND THINNING HAIR.
ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN WE CONSUME AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF THESE NUTRIENTS, THEN WE’RE REWARDED WITH HEALTHY, THICK, SHINY, FASTER GROWING HAIR. WE CAN GET THESE NUTRIENTS EITHER THROUGH OUR DIET OR THROUGH A SUPPLEMENT LIKE NIOXIN’S RECHARGING COMPLEX WHO I’M PARTNERED WITH TODAY THAT CONTAINS BIOTIN, IRON AND ZINC AS WELL AS OTHER NUTRIENTS NEEDED FOR HAIR HEALTH.
LISA: OKAY. WELL, LET’S GET TO THE BAD NEWS FIRST. WHAT FOODS CAN REEK HAVOC ON HEALTHY HAIR?
MARIA M.: YES. I HATE TO BE THE BARRIER OF BAD NEWS, BUT SUGAR IS NOT GREAT FOR OUR HAIR. THE REASON FOR THAT IS IN ADDITION TO SPIKING OUR INSULIN, IT ALSO INCREASES THE LEVELS OF A HORMONE CALLED DHT. HIGH LEVELS OF DHT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THINNING HAIR. WE REALLY WANT TO AVOID THE SUGARY FOODS AND ALSO HIGH GLYCEMIC FOODS LIKE BREAD, CEREAL, PASTA, WHICH ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT SIMILAR EFFECT.
LISA: OH, GOTCHA. OKAY. WELL, NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT FOODS CAUSE DAMAGE. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TOP FOODS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY HAIR?
MARIA M.: THE TOP FOODS FOR HEALTHY HAIR ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE RICH IN BIOTIN, IRON, AND ZINC. IF I WERE TO GIVE YOU MY TOP FIVE, I WOULD SAY BEANS AND LENTILS ARE ON THE TOP BECAUSE THEY ARE RICH IN IRON AND ZINC. EGGS ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF BIOTIN, AND YOU DO WANT TO CONSUME THE YOLK BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE THE BIOTIN IS. SEEDS SUCH AS PUMPKIN SEEDS OR SUNFLOWER SEEDS ARE A RICH SOURCE OF MINERALS. LASTLY, AVOCADO, THAT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER GREAT SOURCE OF BIOTIN.
LISA: OH, GOOD. I LOVE AVOCADOS. SO, THAT’S GOOD NEWS. HOW CAN SUPPLEMENTS ALSO HELP US ACHIEVE A BALANCED DIET AND HELP US WITH THINNING HAIR?
MARIA M.: WELL, IN AN IDEAL WORLD, WE WOULD BE EATING HEALTHY FOODS FOR EVERY MEAL, BUT IN THE REAL WORLD, THAT DOESN’T ALWAYS HAPPEN. A SUPPLEMENT IS A GREAT WAY JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE’RE GETTING THE NUTRIENTS THAT WE NEED. IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN HAIR HEALTH OR WORRIED ABOUT THINNING HAIR, TAKING NIOXIN’S RECHARGING COMPLEX THAT CONTAINS THE BIOTIN, IRON, AND ZINC, AS WELL AS THOSE ADDITIONAL HAIR NUTRIENTS, THAT’S A GREAT WAY TO ENSURE THAT YOU’RE GETTING EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR HEALTHY GROWING HAIR.
LISA: WELL, GOOD TO KNOW. WHERE CAN WE GO FOR MORE INFORMATION, MARIA?
MARIA M.: IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT NIOXIN’S RECHARGING COMPLEX, YOU CAN GO TO ULTA.COM.
LISA: AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF THE TIPS, MARIA. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT, AND WE HAVE MORE GOOD DAY KENTUCKY COMING UP. KEEP IT RIGHT HERE.