Tips to take care of your hair

* Major factors for healthy hair of any type remains both genetics and health. A well understood factor to optimum health is nutrition, and this element remains true for hair health. The alive part of hair is under the scalp skin where the hair root is housed in the hair follicle. The entire follicle and root are fed by a vein, and blood carries nutrients to the follicle/root. Any time an individual has any kind of health concern from stress, trauma, medications of various sorts, chronic medical conditions or medical conditions that come and then wane, heavy metals in waters and food, smoking...these and more can affect the hair, its growth, and its appearance, even. If one wants to improve their hair health, one thing to look to improve is what one eats. Generally, eating a full diet that contains protein (and one need not be a meat eater to have sufficient protein, but vegans and vegetarians do need to ensure they are eating enough protein in their daily diet as this is a prime building tool of healthy hair.), fruits, vegetables, grains, and even an appropriate amount of fat is important (several vitamins and minerals require fat in order to be delivered or absorbed by the body). Prevent nutritional deficiencies wherever possible maintaining healthy levels of minerals, vitamins, and proteins. Any deficiency will typically show first in the hair, even before it is diagnosed, perhaps. For example, even a borderline case of anemia (an iron issue) can create a chronic yet elevated rate in hair shedding/loss. When the body is under any kind of strain, it is designed to stay alive. The body has a priority system designed for survival. For example, the vital organs will be attended to first meaning that healthy, oxygenated blood could potentially not feed into the hair follicle resulting in less healthy hair and/or growth, or a decline in growth rate. Not all issues with growth rates are related specifically and only to lack of nutrition, but this is one area to address as a first line of offense in creating healthy hair. Some hair care books cover this topic at length outlining specific vitamins, minerals and the role of protein in building healthy hair.