Which Is The Best Form Of Zinc For Hair Loss?

Zinc is an important trace mineral that we all need to remain healthy. One of the obvious signs of a deficiency is hair loss, but this is usually temporary and regrowth will occur once zinc levels are corrected through supplementation. Most people in developed countries don’t have to worry about supplementing because they get enough through their diet. A deficiency is more likely to occur in developing countries. However, if you’re currently eating a vegetarian or vegan diet, you could be at risk. A healthy plant-based diet is usually low in zinc and high in copper. While a person eating …

list of vegan vitamins for hair growth

Best Vegan Vitamins For Hair Growth

If you want healthy hair, you need to make sure that you’re nourishing your hair follicles with all the vitamins and minerals required for healthy and strong growth. A vegan diet that fails to give you all vitamins for hair growth can result in thin hair that is prone to breaking, looks dull, has a poor texture, and has a shorter terminal length. Since veganism has become more popular, the demand for supplements to ‘fill in the gaps’ in our diet has increased. In a survey by the ‘vegan society,’ it was found that 63% of vegans identified as female …

Vegan Hair, Skin, and Nails Vitamins Without Gelatin

You could have thick beautiful hair, glowing skin, and strong nails, but only if you supply your body with all the essential vitamins it needs to support growth and health. The problem for many people, especially vegetarians and vegans is that they tend to miss out on crucial nutrients. The appearance of your skin and hair can really say a lot about your health. When you’re deficient in key vitamins, your hair can start to fall out and your skin becomes dull and dry. Unfortunately, this is a problem many vegans face because of complacency when it comes to choosing …

Tocotrienol sources and supplements

3 Best Tocotrienol Supplements (60x more potent than alpha-tocopherol)

Vitamin E has powerful free radical scavenging abilities and acts as a powerful antioxidant when consumed and applied directly to the skin. Tocotrienols are one part of the vitamin E family but represent a small fraction of the vitamin E found in commonly consumed foods. The best way to get a high level of tocotrienols in the diet is to take tocotrienol supplements. Typically, you would get a small number of different tocotrienols from sources such as vegetable oils, nuts, grains, wheat germ, and barley. In these foods, there are four types of tocotrienols, just like their tocopherol counterparts. Research …

my daily breakfast on a vegan diet for glowing skin and hair

Vegan Breakfast for Healthy Skin and Hair

Starting off the morning with a good breakfast can really impact how you feel and look for the rest of the day. If you want glowing skin and beautiful thick hair, then opt for a breakfast which is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats. Most people who start their day do so in a rush. It can be a coffee, a few biscuits, or a cereal with heaps of sugar. And sure they have some nutritional value, but they’re not the best choices. And many people end up with a crash in the early afternoon. Over the years I’ve experimented with …

Can Probiotics Stop Hair Loss?

Two of the main indicators of youth is great skin and good hair. As we get older, we all start to lose our hair and it affects both females and males. This can happen naturally with age, but research suggests that probiotics may be able to prevent hair loss by lowering levels of inflammation and increasing powerful anti-inflammatory factors [1]. As already mentioned, hair loss affects both men and women. Men typically have what is known as androgenetic alopecia, while women develop more diffuse hair thinning with increasing age. This is not helped by the sudden drop in hormones during …

How To Grow Long Hair Fast Naturally

Do you want to grow long hair fast? Or at the very least, do you want strong and healthy hair? Growing long hair can take a bit of effort, but it’s not impossible to speed things up a bit. I’m going to go through some tips on how to grow long hair naturally. Below I will include a list of foods that you should consider including in your diet to help you on your way! When growing long hair, we first have to make sure that you are healthy and not deficient in any nutrients. When you are properly nourished, your …

my hair growth since going on a vegan diet

Long Hair On A Vegan Diet: Healthy Hair Tips!

For anyone that has been reading this blog for a while, you’ll have noticed that I’ve been letting my hair grow long for quite some time now while being on a vegan diet. In 2012 my hair was just around my neck, but now when straightened out, it’s past waist length. That is a lot of hair growth in just a short period of time. My hair grows very fast, probably because of genetics and the quality of my diet. Check out the photo below! Growing long hair can be easy when you give the body what it needs. And then …