5 Ways to Healthy Hair-Naturally!

Healthy hair and nails not only look great, but they are an indicator of overall good health. Whether you want to strengthen or lengthen nails that are weak or brittle, or you want to add body, shine or length to thin, dry hair, one good place to start is from the inside. While there are plenty of beauty products that can help you achieve better looking hair or nails, adding these foods and supplements to your diet can help you achieve strong, healthy and vibrant hair and nails from within.

5 Ways to Healty Hair

1. Herbal/Homeopathic Formula - Clear Skin, Hair & Nails contains a unique blend of herbs, formulated to work in combination with active homeopathic ingredients, to effectively nourish the skin, hair, & nails from within.  Powerful anti-oxidants & nutrients moisturize, protect, revitalize and strengthen hair and nails, while thinning and premature graying of hair are reversed.   Notice the Clear Difference in your hair & nails in 4 to 6 months (be patient!).

2. Protein – Since hair and nails are made of a protein called keratin, eat high protein foods such as lean meats, dairy, nuts, legumes, seeds and whole grains. Also include foods with cysteine, an amino acid that generates keratin in the body. Such foods include pork, broccoli, wheat germ and red peppers.

3. Omega 3 Fatty Acids - We’ve all heard about the many health benefits of adding more omega 3 fatty acids to our diet, but one of the lesser known benefits is that they lock moisture into hair and nails and promote a healthy scalp, which is essential for healthy hair. Eat plenty of eggs, salmon, spinach, tuna, and consider incorporating flax or chia seeds into your diet. You can also take a fish oil supplement.

4. Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA) – This little known omega 6 essential fatty acid promotes the healthy growth of skin, hair and nails, and helps repair dry and brittle hair or nails. GLA is not always easy to get from your diet, but can be found in evening primrose, black currant or borage oil supplements. It can take six to eight weeks to start seeing results from GLA supplements.

5. Biotin (vitamin B7) – This vitamin helps strengthen hair and nails. It’s found in foods such as bananas, eggs and oatmeal, and can also be taken as a supplement. 

Best in Health! 


About the author:
Dr. Stas' Ozog III, Ph.D.(A.M.), L.Ac., Dipl. A & C.H.(NCCAOM), MTOM