Avoid Certain Foods to Help Stop Hair Fall
- One should avoid eating certain food and edible items completely
to control falling of hair. Consuming Nicotine, Alcohol, Caffeine and
Sugar can result in lowering of nutrient level your body drastically.
This can lead to hair loss and high androgen production because of
increase in adrenal levels in your body .
- Fried foods or food items that are high in cholesterol and
saturated fats should be avoided as these foods can cause an increase in
DHT levels (a by-product that causes hair loss).
- Do not use extra salt in your food as higher
values of sodium (from salt) than the recommended daily value can lead
to hair loss. Also, always use iodized salt. Iodine is an important
nutrient for hair growth. Sea food is also a good and natural source of
iodine.
- Avoid Aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in sugar free food items. As stated by FDA, it can cause hair loss and thinning of hair along with other symptoms like arthritis, depression, impotency, and sexual problems.
- Simple carbohydrates that have high amount of
sugar and less fiber and nutrients like cakes, biscuits and white flour
often redirect the nutrients consumed through other sources to the
process of digestion of their own. They could indirectly lead to hair
loss since sugar is known for slowing down the ability of the body to
handle stress – and stress is a major factor for hair fall. Eating
complex carbohydrates and fibrous food like wholemeal flour, bananas
and beans, on the other hand, help digestion and body’s ability to carry
nutrients to blood stream and effectively, to hair follicles.
- High consumption of acidic (preserved) foods like sour sauces and pickles etc. is also not good for hair health.
