As you may see in my photo, hair is a topic, near and dear to me. I feel I'll need to dedicate several blogs over time to cover it properly. I hope you'll find it as fascinating as I do.
In order to understand the vast topic that is our hair, we’re going to start at the beginning (also known as the root but properly referred to as the follicle.) It’s composed of several parts including a few below the surface of your skin. Your hair has a bulb like end and a long core, with a sheath surrounding it. The primary component/protein of your hair is called keratin. (Which is also found in your skin and nails.)
Not to bore you, but did you know your hair grows in phases? There’s anagen –> growth, catagen –> regressing, telogen –> resting and finally exogen –> shedding. Most of your hair at any time is in the growth phase, which is why it seems like it’s always growing. Different parts of your body grow hair at different rates however. (Also the color of your hair and the follicle’s shape can affect rate of growth too.)
What’s most interesting is that some people are desperately trying to grow more hair in certain places and others can’t wait to get rid of it. If you’re trying to grow it, you’d be best to eat foods that contain protein, omgea-3 fatty acids, biotin, Vit A, B & C, & Zinc. Examples are: Egg whites & chicken (protein), nuts (omega-3 and zinc), salmon (omega-3), beans (biotin & zinc), dark vegetables (Vit A&C), carrots (Vit C), brown rice (complex carbohydrates, Vit B and zinc), and cottage cheese (calcium.) As always, please eat in moderation and check with your doctor first before changing your diet.
Over the next few weeks I’ll try to break down some of the more popular topics into smaller digestible pieces. Area’s I’d like to explore include: types of hair, length & styles, color, things we do to change it, maintenance& troubleshooting. (After all – the phrase “bad hair day” doesn’t just apply to celebrities now does it?
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