Graying of hair is a part of the aging
process and is not a serious problem, but in today’s world where our body and
hair exposed in different types of pollution every day, premature graying of
hair is one of the main hair problems most people face. For some people, it develops
grey hair in their teens or twenties, while others show no sign of grey until
they are in their sixties. Various factors such as lifestyle, diet, genetics,
etc. are responsible for this. Once you develop
grey hair, you have no choices other than coloring hairs. Considering the
benefits of henna for hair, it is one natural choice to prevent the further
damage of hair with hazardous chemical hair colors. In this article let us
discuss some diet recommendation and vitamins to prevent grey hair.
Diet
to prevent graying of hair
When it comes to graying of hair, a
little care, and a healthy diet can help you retain the youthful appearance.
Vitamins:
Eating foods enriched with vitamins A and B is helpful in preventing gray hair.
Vitamin A can be obtained by consuming dark green vegetables and yellow fruits
like mangoes. For vitamin B in, eat green leafy vegetables, bananas, tomatoes, yogurt,
yeast and wheat germ.
Minerals:
Copper, Zinc and Iron are the main minerals important for natural color of
hair. Copper can be obtained by eating crimini mushrooms, molasses,
chard, spinach, sesame seeds, kale, summer squash, eggplant, cashews,
peppermint, sunflower seeds, ginger, green beans, and potato. Eating red meat,
green vegetables and chicken provides the zinc. For iron, eat parsley, eggs, red meat, wheat
and sunflower seeds.
Spices:
Spices
such as Black pepper, cumin and
ginger are known for its benefits to prevent premature graying of hair.
