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If you have problems with hair that grows slow, is very thin or even creating bald patches. You would probably love to have hair that you can consider long hairstyles men like many others. Finding yourself getting tired of all the expensive products on the market that just doesn’t fix it?

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Then put down all those shampoos and conditioners to improve hair growing. Did you know that getting that luscious, long and shiny hair actually starts from the inside? You can also consider getting your hair cut into one of the top hairstyles once they grow as they should.

With a healthy diet the thousands of hair follicles on your head will flourish. You will need to think about fish, beans, bananas and lentils. Protein is your main and very important building block to having beautiful strong hair.

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Look at the following food types. These will stimulate hair growth and must be incorporate into your diet.

Raisins and bananas

These fruits are great tasting while also containing the mineral silica. This will improve the thickness of your hair. You should eat more organic foods that is rich in minerals to make your hair stronger and more durable. Oats also contains silica and is a good source for healthy living.

Beans and sunflower seeds

All your lentils and beans are super rich in protein and iron. Both of these are very important for your hair to grow longer. Especially lentils, they are excellent for hair growth, support and also maintenance. You can add lentils to your salads and soups and watch how your hair grows.

With sunflower seeds, you only need a few seeds to supply vitamin E in abundance to your body. It will enhance the blood flow to your scalp. This will promote the hair to grow faster.

Eggs, almonds and avocados

Eggs are full of biotin, that important vitamin B which will promote your overall scalp health and encourage hair growth. It is also an excellent source of omega-3. Remember that it’s not the egg white but the yolk that will make the hair beautiful and long.

Beware of eating too much egg white because it might actually block and prevent the absorption into your body of the biotin. Thus, causing the depletion of the micronutrient.

Other sources of biotin can be found in peanuts, almonds, avocados, and cheese.

Almonds are the nuts that will make your hair grow thicker and faster due to a very high content of biotin. One cup contains about one-third of the required intake daily. Adding it to your diet will show results in about one to two months.

Avocados are a very old beauty secret due to the high concentration of your essential fatty acids which is found in the skin cells. When you apply it to the scalp and hair topically, they have an added ability to elastin production and stimulate collagen.

Mix a little bit of avocado with some sour cream (that contains lactic acids and help clean the build up on your scalp from exfoliated dead skin) and you apply it to your scalp and hair for plus minus ten minutes and then wash it off.

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Omega-3 fatty acids

The Omega-3 group will encourage a healthy scalp. A deficiency of this very important fatty acid will lead to dry scalp and dull hair, and dandruff. Good sources of Omega-3 are found in sardines, walnuts, herring, wild salmon, flaxseeds and mackerel.

Salmon is loaded with protein and vitamin D that is strong hair supporters. Additionally, it contains omega-3 fatty acids that will keep your scalp very healthy and promote the growth of hair.

Oysters

The hormone androgen that is naturally produced by your body is associated with loss of hair in people that have low levels of androgen. A lack of it will generally cause dandruff and hair that grow very slow.

Zinc is the mineral that will help the body to regulate the production of androgen hormones.

You should change your diet to include zinc rich foods like liver, oysters, lean cuts of grass fed beef and crab. Consequently, you can prevent hair loss and also make your hair healthy and shiny.

A deficiency of zinc is known to cause poor scalp conditions and hair loss. Oysters are loaded with zinc. A mere 3 ounces contain four hundred and ninety-three percent of the value that you need daily.

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Remember that it is not only women that want beautiful strong hair, men are also tired of thin hair. Especially, bald patches that make them feel old, they want to feel good about themselves. These food choices above are able to protect and feed your hair from the inside and you should work them into your daily diet. Once your hair starts to grow, you too can look at trending long hairstyles men.

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