How many times have you heard this term "Prevention is better then cure". It's a universal truth and is completely applicable when it comes to your general health condition as that is important factor affecting your hair too. Healthy hair need that you take a complete and nutritive diet, balance diet keeps your hair healthy and shiny. If your diet is not nutritive, in due time you can see it's effect on your hairs as eventually that could lead to hair loss due to the lack of essential elements. So what these essential nutritive elements are? read further down to find out...

What elements form a Balance Diet:

Below is a list of essential elements that should be a part of any diet to be perceived as a balanced diet. Food items which contain these essential nutritive elements are mentioned alongside.

Vitamin A: Found in butter, carrot, tomato, fish oil, green leafy vegetables, milk etc.

Vitamin B: Found in milk, grains, wheat, soyabean, nuts, fish etc.

Vitamin C: Found in bananas, green leafy vegetables, chukander, green chili, lemon, orange ect.

Vitamin D: Found in fish liver oil, milk, egg etc, but sunlight is the biggest source of vitamin D.

Vitamin K: Found in sea food, fig, couli flower, green vegetables, wheat flour, egg, etc.

Vitamin E: Found in ground nut, vegetable oil, pulses, green leafy vegetables etc.

Iron: Found in spinach, dalia, pulses, grains, peas, beans, dry fruits etc.

Calcium: Found in paneer, nuts, egg, milk, vegetables(root) etc.

Iodin: Found in Iodin salt, sea food etc.

Sulpher: Found in milk, flash, paneer and dairy products.

Minerals: Found in Nuts, whole grains, sea food, seeds, etc.

Balanced diet for beautiful healthy hairs :

To keep your hair healthy, beautiful and shiny we recommend that you should have a  lot of fresh fruits, vegetables and protein rich diet. If you are in good health and physical condition it would automatically reflect on your skin as well as hairs. Hence it is essential to have sufficient amount of protein, iron, vitamins and calcium etc. in your diet. You can  ensure your body gets these nutrients by including following food items a part of your daily diet (We have mentioned both vegetarian as well as non vegetarian items to make your choice easier):

- Milk
- Curd
- Cheese
- Egg
- Mutton
- Fish
- Spinach
- Carrot
- Tomato
- Lemon
- Amla
- Orange
- Apple
- Grapes
- Green vegetables
- Salad

Importance of WATER in healthy hair!

Apart from these food items you should also take at least 10 glasses of water which is equivalent to 2.5 litre. If you prefer to take fruit juices instead of plain water it surely does adds up to your water intake as the source of water is irrelevant what matters most is that you receive sufficient amount regularly. Although dieticians always suggest take whole fruits in place of taking fruit juice only as whole fruit contain important fibre apart from the other elements which is extremely beneficial for your digestive system. Fruit juices are beneficial too if thats what you prefer. However, keep a close watch on the kind of fruit juice you are taking. Majority of the Commercial fruit juices available in market are full of excess sugar and chemical preservatives. So if you prefer packaged juice look for organic juices without preservatives. Lesser chemicals would go down your system and will automatically help you keep some other diseases away.  Remember that natural hair shine echoes your good general health condition too. 


What is the importance of vitamins in having healthy and beautiful hairs? Deficiency of which vitamin leads to dry hair?

Vitamin A is vital for hairs. Deficiency of vitamin A in our daily food can lead to either of dry hairs, split hairs, rough lifeless hairs or all of these conditions. Vitamin B, iron and iodine deficiency would make your hair roots weak leading to hair fall. 
Vitamin B complex deficiency would cause graying of hairs eventually leading to a lot of white hairs on your crown. To ensure that you are not suffering or would suffer from any of these deficiencies it is essential to derive vital nutrients mentioned earlier in this article through natural sources i.e. your daily food items. 
Cosmetic alternatives like tablets, syrups or capsules to treat such deficiencies are not 
suggested and if you follow this route then you should consult a qualified physician first. Nature offers so many nutrient rich healthy foods that all you need to do is look out and include them as a part of your daily diet. Remember natural is always better.


Which nutrients are essential to avoid white hairs (gray hairs)?

Every human be it a male or a female likes to have a healthy shiny lock of hairs as that signifies youth. White, life less hairs are associated to old age and they affect appearance and confidence of any individual to a great extent. A lot of people follow numerous natural and cosmetic products or treatments to hide white hairs and if you happen to be one of them you know what we mean here.

Pantothenic acid, also called vitamin B5 (a B vitamin) is highly responsible to give black color to our hairs. 

4-Aminobenzoic acid (also known as para-aminobenzoic acid or PABA) along with folic acid are highly effective in keeping black hairs. So if a person is suffering from deficiency of these 3 vitamins he or she could develop white or gray hairs at a very early age itself.

Although these vitamins are found in several food items we have identified following food items as highly rich in these vitamins:

- Whole-grain cereals especially Wheat Germ and Wheat Bran
- legumes
- Eggs
- Meat
- Royal jelly 

These food items should be cooked and consumed in such a way that their vitamins / nutrients are not destroyed in cooking which usually happens if cooked on high temperatures.

Another natural way to have dark black hair is to mix yeast in curd (Curd is a dairy product obtained by curdling (coagulating) milk with rennet or an edible acidic substance).