170 : healthy hair ------------

When it comes to healthy hair, it’s not just what you put on your tresses that count -- it’s what you put in your body, too.

By Hilary Parker

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Healthy Hair Tips

• Before washing your hair, always brush/comb it. It will help remove all the dirt from your hair, while shampooing.
• Give an oil massage to your scalp at least once in a week. Keep the oil overnight and wash your hair in the morning.
• Whenever you feel that your hair is dirty, give it a wash. Don't forget to apply a conditioner as well.
• Use lukewarm warm for washing your hair and for the final rinse, try to us as much cool water as possible.
• Avoid using hair dryer as much as you can. Rather, squeeze the wet hair; blot it with a towel and then let it air-dry.
• Never ever use a brush in your hair when it is wet, let it dry first. Otherwise, you might end up losing a lot of your hair.
• Cut down on refined, processed and canned foods. Stick to fresh food items as much as possible.
• Stay away from hair styling products as much as you can. Avoid exposing your hair to extremely hot or cold conditions.
• Get your hair trimmed every six to eight weeks, so as to prevent as well as get rid of split ends.

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Food For Healthy Hair

Protein: Meat, fish, poultry, milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt & sunflower seeds.
Vitamin A: Butter, eggs, milk, carrots, tomatoes, oily fish, dark green leafy vegetables & apricots.
Vitamin B: Milk, eggs, wholegrain cereals, bread, wheat germs, nuts, soy beans, poultry, fish & meat.
Vitamin D: Sunlight, fish liver oils, oily fish, milk & eggs.
Vitamin C: Blackcurrant, green peppers, citrus fruits, bananas, avocados, artichokes & leafy green vegetables.
Vitamin E: Wheat germ, peanuts, vegetable oils, pulses & green leafy vegetables.
Iron: Spinach, cockles, liver, kidneys, pulses, lentils, beans, peas & dried fruit.
Calcium: Cheese, nuts, eggs, milk, yogurt, sardines & root vegetables.
Iodine: Seafood, dried kelp & iodized salt.
Sulfur: Eggs, meat, cheese & other diary products.



p/s: korg pemalas mcm sy??kite mkn multivitamin je!! hahaaa..