By Andy LaPointe

            Get Healthy Hair with These SuperFoods

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// // We’ve all learned through the years that a well-balanced diet is healthy for our body and critical for optimal health and performance. Our hair is no different A mixture of protein, complex carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and iron are all required for healthy, strong hair.

Good hair nutrition begins with getting enough protein, which is the building block of your hair. Then you need complex carbohydrates to help assemble the proteins for hair growth. Other important vitamins and minerals include B complex, which is associated with energy production and building good hair and skin issues, folic acid, B12, and zinc.

Hair follicles can have low energy levels just like we do. Therefore, it’s very important that you eat a high protein mean at the start of each day. Consider the following food choices for breakfast and the other daily meals in order to give you hair the healthiest opportunity to grow and thrive.

If you don’t have high cholesterol, try eating red meat twice per week. It has the protein your hair needs, but also is full of B vitamins, iron and zinc, which are all important for healthy hair. Bacon is another great choice as it’s also full of B vitamins, zinc and protein, but since it’s also high calorie, it’s not the best choice if you’re also trying to lose weight. Eggs and egg whites are another great protein option, especially for vegetarians or those who cannot eat red meat or bacon due to dietary restrictions. Salmon is another great protein choice, and works great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. You’ll find it’s also full of B vitamins, including B12, and other vitamins and minerals.

Just be sure to keep in mind that you should also have complex carbohydrates, which feed you energy over a longer period of time than refined carbohydrates, with your protein source at meals. Brown short-grain rice is an ideal form. It’s also a good source of B vitamins and some fiber. Whole grain choices complement your protein consumption by helping organize the proteins for the hair to utilize for optimal growth and health.

For an abundance of people, hairstyles are simple enough to create at home for most regular day events. Seeing an expert for a cut or trim is usually the only times most of us visit the salon on a daily basis. However, for bigger occasions like weddings, proms, or meaningful events, a salon can be a huge aid to selecting, creating, and finishing off perfect hairstyles. Some people are able to dream up great looks at home, but there is a big difference when an experienced stylist can look at someone’s facial feature and current hairstyle and suggest improvements or particular hairstyles that would look extremely great for everyday wear or special event exposure.

Many adept stylists have access to exclusive hair care products sold only to salons and not over the counter along with various styling tools which can help build hot hairstyles or repair dull ones. Really good stylists are able to reproduce hairstyles from photos to the clients own hair. The decision to visit a salon really depends on the individual and circumstance but everyone should visit a salon for hairstyles consultation once in a while.