How To Induce Healthy Hair Growth

Learn how to encourage healthy hair growth

If you are longing for longer hair, look no further. There are many ways that you can induce healthy hair growth and most of them are little additions and changes you can make in your daily life. One important thing to note is that you should increase your daily intake of vitamins and nutrients by consuming healthy foods including protein, whole grains, vegetables and fruits, as these foods send the much needed nutrients to the cells at the root of your hair follicles in order to stimulate active and healthy hair growth. Read 7 Vitamins That Will Make You Look Younger for a list of more great vitamins that you should take. In order to reap even more nutritional benefits, you should also take dietary supplements as it can be difficult to get all the required daily amounts through food alone. Some of the best supplements for hair include iron, zinc, Biotin, B vitamins and vitamins A and E.

Other ways to induce healthy hair growth include regularly cleansing your hair in order to prevent dirt and sebum from clogging your pores. Excess buildup on the scalp can get in the way of oxygen, which is needed to activate hair growth in the hair follicles. You should also lightly massage your scalp on a daily basis in order to increase oxygen and blood flow to your hair follicles and roots, which stimulates further hair growth. Making other lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking, getting more sleep and daily exercise are also beneficial to not only your hair but your entire body as well. Did you know that stress can also affect hair growth? Check out Easiest Ways To Reduce Stress And Body Tension for more tips on how to look and feel your best, every single day.

Beware of these banned food products

By SOLA OGUNDIPE

A list of food products and ingredients banned in several places around the world was released recently. Surprisingly, many items on the list are still available in Nigeria.

It is not unexpected that a host of the banned ingredients are disguised and passed off as “safe” and “healthy”. Here are tips for avoiding the offending ingredients.

Artificial food colourings – Today, many companies are removing artificial colours from their products, so a little research should help you find safe alternatives. Many common snack foods contain Yellow #5 in their ingredient list, but it’s not the only artificial food colour that is banned in other countries. Blue #1, Blue #2 and Red #40 may also cause health problems.

Brominated vegetable oil Banned in over 100 countries world-wide because it contains toxic bromine, brominated vegetable oil is used in many brands of beverage drinks to prevent the flavouring from separating and floating to the surface.

Bromated flour

In Nigera, many kinds of bread (notably the agege variety) are still made from  bromate flour, which is banned in Europe, Canada and China, and linked to kidney damage, cancer and nervous system damage.

BHT and BHA

Japan, the United Kingdom and other European countries  have banned these  preservatives because they have been shown to cause cancer in rats. To avoid BHT and BHA, best option is purchasing food that is fresh and natural.

Arsenic

Though a known poison, arsenic was used in some chicken feed to make the meat appear fresher. Chickens raised for meat are no longer given feed additives containing arsenic, but that didn’t stop the European Union from putting a ban on it. If you eat poultry, particularly the frozen variety, make sure you know where it  is coming from and how it is raised.