For lush, healthy hair, eat a balanced diet
A healthy diet is one of the best ways to maintain healthy hair. Specific vitamins are associated with improving hair health by how they help convert food into energy. The major ones are the B vitamins B1 (thiamin), B2 (riboflavin), and B7 (biotin). B1 is found in fortified breakfast cereals, rice, trout, black beans, tuna, and acorn squash. B2 is also in fortified cereals as well as oats, yogurt, milk, beef, clams, almonds, and cheese. A good source of B7 is eggs; lower amounts are in fish, pork, beef, sunflower seeds, sweet potatoes, and almonds.
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