| Vitamins, proteins and minerals are the | | | | soybeans, dried beans, raw seeds and |
| general nutrients that are required for | | | | cold-pressed vegetable oils. Vitamin E has |
| healthy hair. These nutrients are present in | | | | also been shown to retard the ageing process. |
| the food we take. Lack of these nutrients | | | | Supplement of vitamin E can only be |
| causes several problems like hair loss, | | | | beneficial whether you have grey hair or not. |
| thinning of hair, shedding, brittleness, | | | | The best natural sources of vitamin E are |
| premature graying, dandruff, and so on. | | | | wheat germ, Soya beans, broccoli, brussel |
| Hence, vitamins are very important in order | | | | sprouts, spinach and eggs. |
| to have healthy hair. Vitamin E is found in | | | | |
| the following food sources: cold pressed | | | | It is recommended that Vitamin E be taken at |
| vegetable oils, soybeans, wheat germ oil, | | | | the same time every day. Taking it at meal |
| broccoli, grains, spinach, dried beans, nuts, | | | | time has been shown to decrease stomach upset |
| ready to eat cereals, raw seeds, eggs and | | | | and further enhances its absorption. If you |
| green leafy vegetables. Vitamin E is used to | | | | are using it topically, the gel cap needs to |
| prevent sterility and also other diseases | | | | be broken and the gel applied to the skin |
| like muscular dystrophy. Vitamin E acts as an | | | | directly. Supplements are not always required |
| antioxidant that aids effective circulation | | | | as there are some good food sources of |
| in the scalp due to increased oxygen uptake | | | | Vitamin E. Wheat germ is considered an |
| in blood. It aids in supplying oxygen to the | | | | excellent source providing as much as 54 IU. |
| blood and thus retards cellular aging. Its | | | | You can also find Vitamin E in green leafy |
| anti-oxidating property also helps it to | | | | vegetables, vegetable oils, and many seeds |
| alleviate fatigue, strengthen capillary walls | | | | and nuts. |
| and bring nourishment to cells. It also | | | | |
| prevents and dissolves clots in the | | | | Safety concerns : Recent concerns have been |
| blood.vitamin E is found to have some side | | | | raised about the safety of vitamin E |
| effects like high blood pressure and | | | | supplementation, particularly in high doses |
| reduction in blood clotting. | | | | (400 IU/day or greater). An increased risk of |
| | | | bleeding has been proposed, particularly in |
| Vitamin E is found to have a significant | | | | patients taking blood-thinning agents such as |
| influence on the health of not just hair but | | | | warfarin, heparin, or aspirin; or in patients |
| also skin. Vitamin E is used to prevent | | | | with vitamin K deficiency. Recent evidence |
| sterility and also other diseases like | | | | suggests that regular use of high-dose |
| muscular dystrophy. Vitamin A is very useful | | | | vitamin E supplements may increase the risk |
| for healthy sebum in the scalp. Vitamin A can | | | | of death (from "all causes") by a small |
| be found in meat, eggs, cabbage, apricots, | | | | amount (1), although a different study found |
| cheese, carrots, spinach, peaches, milk and | | | | no effects on mortality in women who took 600 |
| fish liver oil. Vitamin E helps in increasing | | | | IU units daily (2). Caution is warranted. |
| scalp circulation. Vitamin E is found in | | | | |
| wheat germ oil, nuts, green leafy vegetables, | | | | Read out Beauty tips. |