While eating right can help balance your weight and keep your heart ticking, it’s also great for your hair too. Check out these five foods that will help you grow and maintain healthy hair from the inside out … your hair will thank you later!

Non-GMO Salmon

Fish lovers everywhere rejoice! When it comes to foods that have a beauty punch, it’s hard to beat salmon. Loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, this high-quality protein source is also filled with vitamin B-12 and iron.

Dark Green Veggies

You already know how good they are for our heart and their cancer fighting properties, but dark green veggies are an excellent source of vitamins A and C, which your body needs to produce sebum. This oily substance, secreted by your hair follicles, is the body’s natural hair conditioner.

Non-Steroid, Free Range, Organic Chicken

Chickens may have feathers, but the high-quality protein they provide will help give you the healthy hair you crave. Low quality protein deficiencies can cause weak brittle hair, while extreme deficiencies can cause a loss of hair color. Chicken also provides iron with a high degree of bioavailability, meaning your body can easily reap its benefits despite its high acidity.

Oysters

Oysters have long been used as an aphrodisiac, but the real key to their love and hair-boosting abilities is zinc — a powerful antioxidant that promotes healthy hair.

Carrots

Carrots aren’t just good for healthy vision and rabbits named Bugs. Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A, which promotes a healthy scalp and since a healthy scalp is essential for a shiny, well-conditioned head of hair, you’d be wise to include carrots in your diet as snacks or toppings on your salad.

What foods do you eat for healthy hair?