In this post, we will tell you about foods and some useful tips that you should add to lifestyle for thicker and dense hair.

Here is the list of foods that you should add to your diet for stronger and longer hair.

Eggs

It contains really high levels of vitamin b7 or biotin. And biotin is a vitamin that is commonly taken to enhance hair growth. However, note that it is the yolk of the egg that promotes hair growth and not the egg white. And egg whites that are taken in excess can actually block the absorption of biotin into the body.

Avocados

When applied directly to a hair mask, the monounsaturated fatty acid content in avocado oil can moisturize nourish and strengthen your hair strands, improving the way they look and protecting them from damage.

Massaging avocado oil into your hair also stimulates blood flow to your hair follicles and with improved blood flow. And circulation to the scalp more nutrients can reach the folic use to stimulate new growth and healthier hair in general.

Sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes are loaded with beta carotene that promotes hair growth. Beta carotene is converted to vitamin A once inside your body and other 3 sources of beta carotene include colorful vegetables; like carrots, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, spinach, lettuce, and broccoli.

Salmon

Salmon is loaded with vitamins such as vitamin D and protein as well as omega-3 fatty acids that promote hair growth by keeping your scalp healthy.

Fish, as we all know, is a great quality source of protein and protein is one of the building blocks of the body encouraging the growth of muscles, tissues, hair, and nails valuable sources of protein also can be included in the diet such as beef, chicken, and pork, fish, dairy products, beans, and eggs.

Sunflower seeds

Although sunflower seeds have tended to give me breakouts in the past. Sunflower seeds are packed with vitamin e which helps to enhance blood flow to the scalp and promote faster hair growth.

Red lentils

Red lentils are a great source of folic acid, iron, protein, vitamin B, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and fiber.

Many researchers have actually noted that, if eating two or three times a week red lentils can actually stop hair from falling out.

Almonds

Almonds are an amazing source of biotin and will make your hair grow a lot faster and thicker due to their extremely high biotin content.

One cup of almonds contains nearly 1/3 of your daily requirements; you may be able to see results within a month when adding them to your diet.

Spinach

Iron is an important element, you need to have this in your diet to prevent hair loss and encourage healthy hair growth. And spinach contains high contents of iron. Iron helps transport oxygenated blood throughout your body and a shortage can actually result in the condition known as anemia. So other good sources of dietary iron include organ meats, beans, lean beef, shellfish, leafy green vegetables, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.

Dates

Dates are a source of Niacin. Niacin or vitamin b3 plays an important role in the production of cellular energy, blood flow, and healthy function of your skin hair and digestive tract.

Greek yogurt

Greek yogurt is rich in potassium, zinc, vitamins b6 and b12, and probiotic cultures, which are all beneficial to your hair growth. It’s also packed with proteins which play an important role in hair and nail growth as well as internal organs.

If a person has a protein deficiency, the body diverts the protein it has to support the organs which makes the hair grow much slower. So, Greek yogurt is a great ingredient to add to your weekly deep conditioning treatment.

Cucumber

Cucumber is amazing, it’s about 95 percent water and it is filled with B vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin K, so many good vitamins for your body. Not only that but the skin around it is good for you too. So don’t forget to eat the skin, it helps with keeping your body hydrated, the skin rejuvenates, hair growth, eyesight, reading toxins from your body and so much more.

Cucumbers are really high in silicon magnesium and potassium which is excellent for skin and hair growth. Eating cucumbers also helps to stabilize your blood pressure, it helps your digestion it can help smooth your muscle and joint pain, and it is amazing to keep your kidneys in shape. It’s a great low-calorie snack food to keep you moving throughout the day.

Blueberries

Not only are they delicious but they’re filled with all of the right antioxidants and vitamins for your body. Blueberries contain high amounts of iron phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and vitamin K, to help you grow nice and strong.

Blueberries are also great for lowering your blood pressure, managing diabetes, warding off heart disease, preventing cancer, improving mental health, improving your digestion, and even fighting wrinkles.

Aloe vera

Aloe vera is great for your skin your hair and your nails. A lot of people don’t know how to eat aloe vera. So what you do is you cut it in half and you scrape out the gel in the middle. You can eat the gel just like that or you can put it in a smoothie or in any other recipe that would call for it.

Aloe vera is a highly powerful cactus. It has incredible nutritious compounds in here. It is filled with antioxidants and it has antibacterial properties, it’s amazing to help you heal burns, reduce dental plaque, reduces constipation, it may improve or help skin wrinkles and more.

Sesame seeds

Sesame seeds are one of my favorite seeds to add into salad dressings or even just sprinkle on my salad. These are widely used in Mediterranean dishes and I think that they were voted one of the healthiest foods on the planet.

Sesame seeds are an excellent source of copper. A very good source of manganese and a good source of magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and selenium.

Oysters 

Oysters are one of the highest natural sources of zinc. And zinc is essential for growing longer thicker hair. They’re also pretty much 100 percent protein which your body needs to produce keratin, the stuff that your hair is made of.

Beef & Lamb

Beef and lamb are also amazing sources of zinc if you’re not into oysters. And obviously there amazing sources of high-quality protein. When it comes to beef just make sure that it is lean beef, it’s antibiotic-free, hormone-free, and is grass-fed.

If you’re worried about this and you’re not sure if you’re getting the right kind of beef, I would say go with lamb, lamb tends to be on the much safer side because lamb is a much more fragile animal. And if it is injected with any type of antibiotics or hormones they get sick and eventually die, unfortunately. So they always tend to be free of all of these hormones antibiotics because they simply cannot handle it.

Lambs are also very picky ears, they will not eat just anything that you give them. They are strictly herbivores and will only eat grass. So if you guys are going to eat red meat once or twice a week, I would definitely recommend going with lamb.

Lean chicken and turkey

They are very high-quality sources of protein and protein is needed to create keratin. Your hair is made up of mostly keratin. So as you can imagine eating enough protein and good high-quality protein is very important for growing longer, thicker hair.

If you don’t have enough protein in your diet what happens is you force your hair into the resting phase and this stops hair growth and causes the older hairs to fall out. Resulting in overall hair thinning and hair loss. And again I want to remind you guys to properly source your proteins to make sure that you’re not consuming any nasty antibiotics or chemicals that can do more harm to your body than good.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is one of my favorite spices. It is not only delicious on fruit or Greek yogurt. But it is also essential in improving blood circulation and blood circulation to your scalp especially. Increased blood circulation to your scalp also means an increase in nutrients and oxygen to your hair follicles, which will stimulate overall hair growth.

Shrimps

They are very funny-looking sea creatures but they are very high in the B vitamin called biotin. Biotin is also another very essential nutrient for growing longer, thicker, hair. And it is also great for strengthening and repairing brittle nails.

If you guys have been trying to grow out your hair and have done a little bit of research I’m sure you would have seen some biotin supplements out on the market. Biotin on its own is not really going to help you do much. Biotin needs to work in conjunction with a few other vitamins and minerals in order to grow longer, thicker, hair, and of course, protein is very important as well.

Chia seeds

They are a good source of protein and fiber but they are also an amazing source of omega-3 fatty acids. So for those of you who don’t eat fish or don’t like fish chia seeds are an amazing alternative.

One of my favorite things to do with chia seeds is to make my own chia seed pudding. It’s super easy all you need is two cups of unsweetened almond or cashew milk and half a cup of chia seeds. So I mix these up and then I put it into a mason jar leave it in my fridge overnight and in the morning I have this beautiful thick chia seed pudding and I can add it into my Greek yogurt with some fresh fruit on top.

Tomatoes

Tomatoes are the highest and vitamin C when they are raw but if you cook them just a little bit on low to medium heat you’ll be able to retain most of the vitamin C and you’ll also release a chemical called lycopene. And lycopene is an antioxidant that is known to fight certain types of cancers.

Olives

Olives might be small but they are packed with good for your hair nutrients. Particularly, vitamin E is essential for nourishing damaged hair and preventing breakage. This vitamin also aids in the body’s ability to produce keratin to help strengthen and build hair.

Pumpkin seeds

Pumpkin seeds are also one of the things that will help you maintain a nice lubricated well blood flowing type of scalp.

And by consuming about half a cup of pumpkin seeds every single day you will fulfill the amount required other things that you need in your body. And zinc is also responsible for proper hair follicle growth gonna help you prevent a dry scalp and overall help you have a more hydrated looking hair.

Now pumpkin seeds if you don’t want to eat them raw then you can also get pumpkin seed pills.

Strawberries

Strawberries are delicious first of all, next up they’re easy to pack so you can take them to lunch or take him to wherever you’re going and again they’re a great source of vitamin C.

Vitamin C is essentially responsible to make sure that you have hair that does not fall out because vitamin C is also one of the building blocks and helps create the protein in your body.

When you have more vitamin C in your body and then your body can create more protein; when you have more protein that’s when stuff can grow AKA healthy strands of hair follicles onto your scalp.

If you want healthy strong hair follicles definitely consume more strawberries and foods that include high levels of vitamin C. Some other great sources of vitamin C are peppers, guavas, and citrus fruits, so make sure you get your fruits and veggies in every single day into your diet.

Oats

The reason why outs are really good is that they have carbs, protein, zinc, and they have omega 3 fatty acids. And I think they’re just a complete package when it comes to helping you grow at that hair.

It not only has the omega 3 fatty acids but it also has the polyunsaturated fatty acids but which are great for helping stimulate blood flow. Resulting in more hair growth as well as making sure you have nice and thick hair.