If you have already attained the age of hair graying, then there is nothing much that you can do, or maybe, you decide to style up flaunting your silver streaks age. However, if the graying is premature, then it is of course a matter to be concerned for. Most of us know that graying of hair is mostly determined by your genes, apart from other associated factors. But it is also true that, you can help yourself by making a few changes in your lifestyle, one of which includes your food habit. If you eat healthy and think better (we mean, stay tension-free), you will probably get a chance to delay that process of graying.
Unhealthy foods and practices (including regular consumption of alcohol, coffee, tea, oily foods, and deep fries) can affect the secretion of melanin (your hair’s natural pigment) badly. On the contrary, healthy and hair-friendly foods have the power to prevent your hair from ageing prematurely, or even reverse it back to its natural hue! This article broadly discusses about what specific items and foods you should choose in order to prevent your hair from going gray. See, what they are.
As discussed earlier, you should enrich your daily meals with healthy nutrients. Vegetables and leafy greens are rich in such nutrition that can strengthen your hair from within. For this, increase your intake of organic veggies including capsicum, cabbage, spinach, celery, cucumber, various kinds of fruits and leafy vegetables. For your information, a blue-green sea alga called spirulina is also an uncommon item in this list that needs a special mention. We also suggest you to grow a healthy habit of drinking a large mug of some green smoothie in the morning, which will slow down the process of hair graying and keep your hair strong for years.
Berries are of so many kinds and are so easily available everywhere. If you make blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, mulberries, cranberries, and raspberries a part of your daily diet, you will surely get to feel the benefits. To keep your hair from turning gray, have a bowlful of them every day, and you will derive the important minerals and vitamins, as well as the essential antioxidants naturally.
Selenium is a compound that is very important to keep your hair dark and vibrant. Salmon is a fish that is loaded with this compound. Selenium naturally prevents premature aging of your hair and stops it from graying out. Again, it is also high in protein, which is also a building block of your hair and scalp, and can certainly keep your hair healthy.
Almond is a dry fruit that is also loaded with all the good stuffs your hair needs to keep itself strong and dark. Almond contains the essential vitamin, Vit E, as well as copper and lots of proteins. So, do not forget keeping a few raw and organic almonds in your diet in order to reduce, or even reverse, the hair from graying. Interestingly, you can also make a tasty smoothie with almond, mixing it with banana and dark chocolate.
This is probably one of the best foods to keep your hair from graying out. Not only that, we are sure that you wouldn’t say know to this (provided you do not have other health issues like high level of blood sugar or diabetes). In fact, dark chocolates contain good levels of dietary copper that can help your hair’s melanin levels. Several researches have shown that copper assists in the increased production of melanin in the human body. However, make sure you choose the pure variety of dark chocolates from the stores. If you are not sure, you can always make it at home (taking help from the internet resources or from those you have experience in making homemade chocolates). Remember that it is the dark variety of chocolates that can offer the maximum benefits to your hair, and at the same time, does not give you those unnecessary calories.
Herbal or Ayurvedic remedies also play an important role in keeping your hair dark. For instance, items like gooseberry (‘amlaki’; scientific name: Ribes uva-crispa), beleric (‘bahera’ or ‘bibhitaki’; scientific name: Terminalia bellirica), and myrobalan (‘haritaki’, scientific name: Terminalia chebula) in their dried forms together makes the Ayurvedic preparation called ‘Triphala’ (literally, the three fruits, or, the ‘fruitful’ trio) is extremely beneficial for the system, and can effectively prevent the graying of hair, and make it strong from within (apart from various other benefits). You can either get this in a powdered form from the market, or online, or can even soak the three in water overnight, and drink it in the next morning. Trust us, this will be a good tonic for both your hair and skin.
