Healthy Hair, Healthy Lifestyle: Dark Green Vegetables

Your dark greens are excellent sources of vitamins A and C, which your body needs to produce sebum. Sebum is the oily substance, secreted by your hair follicles, is the body's natural hair conditioner. Too much sebum makes oily hair and not enough makes dry hair. So it is important that you take in the right amount of Vitamin A.

 

So keep in mind,

 

No sebum = dry and brittle hair.
Too much sebum = oily hair.
Vitamin A intake = balanced sebum amounts.

 

That’s not all! Dark green vegetables also provide iron and calcium. Many women, including myself, tend to be anemic or suffer from low iron. Here is a sure way to attack that problem! Eat your greens!

 

What are some options?

 

• broccoli
• collard greens
• dark green leafy lettuce
• kale
• mesclun
• mustard greens
• romaine lettuce
• spinach
• turnip greens
• watercress

 

Get creative with how you eat your greens. Toss a dark leaf salad with granny smith apples, blueberries, walnuts, strawberries and red vine vinaigrette -one of my personal favorites.

 

Another option is to steam broccoli with butter, garlic salt and pepper as a side dish with your lunch or dinner.

 

When you go out to eat, opt for a salad or veggies over fries!

Celebrating healthy hair with a healthy lifestyle <3