Hair, like any other part of the body, requires essentials nutrients for growth and survival. For a healthy body, these nutrients are generally derived from the food we take. Foods like vegetables, fruits, meat and dairy products contain a combination of basic vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates and fats as well as non-nutrients like fiber and water. The amount of food intake, as well as the bodys ability to absorb the necessary ingredients from food, determines the health of the body, which is reflected externally through skin, nails and hair. The main vitamins that influences the health of hair are; vitamin A (produces healthy sebum in the scalp), vitamin C (antioxidant), vitamin E (improves scalp circulation), Biotin (produces Keratin), Inositol (keeps hair follicles healthy), Niacin (promotes scalp circulation) and pantothenic acid, Para-Aminobenzoic Acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 that prevent graying and hair loss.

Today, almost all hair care products advertise the presence of a necessary vitamin in their products that would make the hair thicker, stronger, longer, lustrous, and on the whole, healthier.

Taking vitamins made with synthetic components is definitely not giving your body what it needs. Synthetic vitamins do not trick our bodies; therefore, we are doing our body a grave injustice by taking synthetic vitamins. What our bodys need is whole vitamins like those found in fruits and vegetables. What I mean by whole vitamins is that whole vitamins have all of its natural components attached unlike synthetic vitamins. Thus, our bodys get all it needs to utilize the vitamin effectively. You may be asking yourself, Where can I get these whole vitamins? One of the best sources would be whole foods like fresh fruits and vegetables. The problem here is what fruits and vegetables will give your body all it needs. Another excellent source is the Whole Food Vitamin (GVW).

Get your whole food vitamins from these foods: Wild Yam, Spinach, Kale, Tomato, Carrots, Broccoli, Wheat Germ, Acerola Cherry, Nutritional Yeast, and Black Current. In addition, you can get whole vitamins from juices like Blueberry, Strawberry, Raspberry, Guava, Orange, Watermelon, Apple, Pineapple, Carrot, Cabbage, Broccoli, Spinach, and Parsley.