3 foods for healthy hair

Now some people have it real easy, when regardless of what they eat or how they handle their hair, it just remains strong, healthy and shiny. One of my aunt's friend, back in the 70's, had lush, thick hair and without her even working hard to maintain it. When my aunt once enquired what she uses to wash her hair, she said nothing special at all. Sometimes when she'd forget to take shampoo in while taking a shower, she'd simply use Rin (clothes washing detergent!) to wash her hair! So much for not using harsh chemicals on your hair.

Anyway, since most of us aren't that lucky, eating your way to healthy hair assumes greater importance as a way of ensuring healthy locks. Since everybody advises 'eat lots of fruits, vegetables and drinks lots of water' for good hair, it eventually remains just an advice and nothing more.

So here are 3 easy foods that you can make a part of your daily routine. Just make a habit of eating these foods every single day, and soon, you'll forget that you'r eating healthier till you notice your hair looking shinier and stronger in 2-3 months time. So here are my favourites -

1. Nuts and some more nuts - These are by far the easiest to snack on and are tasty too. You can choose from almonds, walnuts, cashew nuts, peanuts etc. And simply make a habit of eating a handful as a snack everyday. These nuts are an excellent source of zinc, a deficiency of which causes hair shedding. So make sure this is a regular part of your diet. (Tell me this bowl of walnuts, peanuts, cashew nuts and almonds doesn't look tasty!)

2. Low fat dairy products - Yup, a glass of skimmed milk or a cup of low fat milk everyday would do wonders for your hair. They are great sources of calcium, which is an important mineral for hair growth. I often have a cup of warm milk, with honey and cinnamon. It makes for a tasty and healthy drink too.

3. Eggs - Your hair is made up of protein and eggs are an excellent source of protein, with other beauty nutrients like biotin and vitamin B12 too. You can have them boiled, fried, scrambled or any other way you like it. Plus, one egg is only some 85 calories and that makes eggs low on calories and big on nutrients - definitely healthy!

There are alot of other healthy hair foods as well, but if you atleast made a start with just these 3, you'd be spurred on to work harder on your hair from the inside out, and can easily add more to your diet later on.