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How to stimulate hair growth is a concern of many people today. In fact, changing your diet can speed up hair growth.
1. How does hair grow?
Each person is born with about 5 million hair follicles. Of these, there are about 100,000 hair follicles on the scalp. Therefore, it is very normal to recite about 50-100 hairs every day. As we age, some hair follicles stop growing, leading to thinning or baldness.
Hair grows from the bottom root of the hair follicle under the skin. The blood on the scalp travels to the hair follicles, providing oxygen and nutrients to the roots to help hair grow. As hair grows, the hair pushes through the skin, passing through the oil glands. Oil glands make hair shiny and soft.
Every month, hair grows on average about 1.2cm. Hair grows about 15cm each year. Fast or slow hair growth depends on: Age, hair type, general health and other health issues. Several factors can slow hair growth or cause hair loss such as: Genetics or family history of hair loss, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal changes, medication use, trauma that causes loss of hair follicles ,...
Tóc rụng nhiều và không cân đối sẽ làm cho tóc bị mỏng đi hoặc hói đầu
2. What to eat to grow hair fast?
Genetics play an important role in maintaining hair growth. In addition, the diet also contributes to the stimulation of hair growth. Some dietary notes to help grow hair fast are as follows:
Avoid dieting: Dieting can reduce the amount of nutrients needed for hair growth. Because hair growth is less prioritized than other body functions, if the body is stressed, lack of nutrients due to diet, hair growth will slow down. Besides, even after returning to a healthy diet, hair loss will continue for the next few months; Eat enough protein: If the diet is limited in protein intake, hair growth will be slow, and it may even fall out. Therefore, to stimulate hair growth, each person should eat a balanced diet with adequate protein intake. Should eat at least 50g of protein per day from vegetables, yogurt, nuts, ... Note, too much protein can affect the kidneys or cause hair to become brittle. It is best to get protein for the body from the diet instead of supplements; Eat foods with caffeine: Caffeine boosts energy and promotes hair growth; Boost your diet with essential nutrients: Vitamins, fatty acids and minerals are especially important for overall health. At the same time, they also play an important role in providing the body with the energy needed for hair growth. These nutrients include biotin, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, zinc, iron, Omega-3 and Omega-6.
Chế độ dinh dưỡng hợp lý cũng góp phần kích thích mọc tóc
3. Notes in living mode
In addition to changing the diet, changing living habits is also a measure to help stimulate hair growth. Specifically:
Use hair care products containing caffeine: To promote hair growth; Use essential oils: Promotes hair growth. Apply essential oils to your hair or dilute pumpkin seed oil, jojoba oil, peppermint oil, rosemary oil, etc. with shampoo for hair care. They help stimulate hair growth and effectively reduce hair loss; Scalp Massage: Helps promote scalp relaxation, relieve stress and strengthen hair. Scalp massage helps to dilate blood vessels under the skin, thereby making hair thicker, stronger, less prone to breakage or damage; Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy: There are good results in patients with hair loss. PRP is a method of injecting platelets into the scalp, stimulating the dormant hair follicles, thereby restoring and accelerating hair growth; Limit heat treatment for hair: Heat from curling irons, straighteners, hair dryers, etc. can damage hair and cause breakage. To reduce hair loss, users should reduce the frequency of using these tools; Limit hair dyeing: The use of hair dye chemicals can also make hair prone to breakage. Therefore, limiting hair dye will help hair fall less and grow faster;
Hạn chế sử dụng hóa chất giúp tóc khỏe mạnh và mọc nhanh hơn
Use topical medications: Some topical medications can help stimulate hair growth, treat hair loss quite well. Attention, users need to use the drug as prescribed by the doctor; Taking keratin supplements: Reduces hair loss, improves hair strength and shine. However, you need to take supplements as prescribed by your doctor. Users can follow the above notes to promote hair health and growth. Maintaining a healthy diet, combined with treatments, will help stimulate hair growth.
Hope the above information has provided you with more options and answers on what to eat to grow hair fast. Wish you always have a scientific diet and improve your work productivity and improve your life.
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Reference source: healthline.com
