Strengthen your hair through your diet

Hair loss may be due to different causes: seasonal factors, fever, hormonal changes, physical or emotional stress, certain diseases, side effects of some medicines, etc. However, nutritional deficits are the most common cause.

Having a well-balanced diet may help strengthen the hair and avoid hair loss, so try to consume foods rich in certain vitamins such as B6 and B8, minerals such as iron, zinc or copper, and amino acids such as cysteine that nurture the hair follicle and invigorate your hair.

Take note of the foods that contain each of these nutrients:

Vitamins B₆ and B₈

• Vitamin B₆ is found in foods such as legumes, bananas, pepper, potato, leek, green beans or rice.
• Biotin or vitamin B₈ is found abundantly in most foods, but these are remarkable for their content: egg yolk, cauliflower, peas, grapes, watermelon and strawberries.

Minerals: iron, zinc and copper

Iron is found in meat, seafood, legumes (lentils and chickpeas), chard, spinach and nuts.

Zinc is found in oysters, crustaceans, mollusks, eggplant, borage and asparagus.

Copper is found in clams, peas and some nuts, such as almonds, walnuts and peanuts.

However, if you consider that your diet does not include all these nutrients, there are some supplements that contain the ideal combination of vitamins and minerals to help you maintain strong and healthy hair.