top ten hair foods!!!!! the hair bible!!! :)

BeachBlondeWavie · 09-03-2006, 12:04 PM

Hey curlies/wavies

I bought this book in my school bookstore (which happens to have a whole section on beauty & hair!!!!!!) called The Hair Bible by Susan Craig Scott with Karen W. Bressler. I just started reading it, but it's fantastic- chapter 1 alone explains why females have such an emotional psychological attachment to their hair and I found it very interesting....anyway there's a whole section on hair nutrition, I'm not up to it yet but there are some lists that I thought I'd share with everyone...I'm gonna start incorporating more of this stuff in my diet now

Top Ten Healthy Hair Foods
1. salmon, cold-water fish, sardines
2. eggs
3. lentils
4. wheat bran and germ
5. kale, spinach, watercress
6. unpolished rice
7. cantaloupe
8. blueberries
9. citrus fruits
10. seaweed

Top 12 Snacks for Super Hair
1. almonds
2. walnuts
3. sunflower seeds
4. figs (my fave!!!!!)
5. apricots
6. bananas
7. raspberries or strawberries
8. oranges
9. raisins
10. prunes
11. skim milk, soy latte decaf, or 4oz frozen or regular low fat yogurt
12. small box whole grain cereal or whole grain snack bar

Top 10 Foods for Shine
1. ground flax seed or oil
2. walnuts
3. sunflower seeds
4. olive oil
5. evening primrose oil
6. ginger
7. prunes
8. seafood
9. apples
10. chickpeas

The book was only $15 if anyone wants to order it offline the ISBN # is 0743442601. There some great info in it and I'm only on page 70! They have recipes also.

Just thought I'd share...I get excited when I find interesting hair things

hockeymomof3 · 09-03-2006, 12:06 PM

Awesome info BBW!! Thank you

internetchick · 09-03-2006, 12:36 PM

Very interesting thanks!

Snarls · 09-03-2006, 12:43 PM

Um...the list seems to be missing a vital food group...I'm not seeing chocolate? Anywhere?

Maybe that's just a typo!

Suburbanbushbabe · 09-03-2006, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Castella

Um...the list seems to be missing a vital food group...I'm not seeing chocolate? Anywhere?

Maybe that's just a typo!

Thank you, Castella. Dark chocolate has valuable anti-oxidants. And where are the banana crisps, iced green tea, canadian bacon, steaks, South Beach breakfast burritos, wine, cheese, Mojito sorbet from JP Licks...and COFFEE??

Seaweed! For the love of ....!!

lushaholic · 09-03-2006, 01:07 PM

I definitely saw chocolate, you just have to read between the lines! It clearly says Cadbury Milk Chocolate with Fruits & Nuts (that way you also get the raisins and almonds that are good for you

), Ritter Sport bars, and oh yeah I'm pretty sure I saw those Lindt specialty chocolate bars like the lemon torte one listed in there as well. Honest.

JuicyTube · 09-03-2006, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BeachBlondeWavie

3. lentils
4. wheat bran and germ
4. figs (my fave!!!!!)
1. ground flax seed or oil
5. evening primrose oil
10. chickpeas

what are these?

one way street · 09-03-2006, 01:34 PM

Lentils are like beans. Chickpeas are well, chick peas. There is an Indian meal called moong dahl that its made of them, it's pretty good. Also, figs are a fruit.

one way street · 09-03-2006, 01:36 PM

Ooohh.. I can have a bananna bread with walnuts! Yum! I'm bookmarking this.. By the way, where can you get unpolished rice?

FrizzyJen · 09-03-2006, 01:41 PM

So, basically, what's good for your body is good for your hair.

I think coffee and chocolate are implied

one way street · 09-03-2006, 01:43 PM

http://www.naturallycurly.com/phpBB/...ic.php?t=81834

Combine these two, and you'll have great hair...

lushaholic · 09-03-2006, 03:02 PM

If you're a fan of hummus then you'll be glad to know that chickpeas are one of the main ingredients.

Brio · 09-03-2006, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by lushaholic

I definitely saw chocolate, you just have to read between the lines! It clearly says Cadbury Milk Chocolate with Fruits & Nuts (that way you also get the raisins and almonds that are good for you

), Ritter Sport bars, and oh yeah I'm pretty sure I saw those Lindt specialty chocolate bars like the lemon torte one listed in there as well. Honest.

i like the way you think!

JuicyTube · 09-03-2006, 08:05 PM

is there a difference between chickpeas and regular peas?

wild_sasparilla · 09-03-2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Blush

is there a difference between chickpeas and regular peas?

Yep, there is a difference. They're also known as garbanzo beans.

snap cat · 09-04-2006, 05:38 AM

I love chickpeas and use them in Indian and Kashmiri cooking. Yum! And yes, you can make your own hummus with them too.

And lushaholic is right, Cadbury's Dairy Milk is one of the best things for your hair I can think of, because while you are stuffing your face with it you really couldn't give two hoots what you look like

BeachBlondeWavie · 09-04-2006, 10:33 AM

i love everyones theory on chocolate....simply amazing

i could never give chocolate up- bedhead makes this deep conditioner that smells like chocolate, i forgot its name but its a lot of money in a little bottle but i wanted to eat my hair when i used it LoL

medusahair · 09-04-2006, 11:16 AM

Woohoo I'm having happy hair meals then, I had veggies dipped in hummus then salmon cakes and an orange for desert woohoo!
I had blueberries in my protein shake for breakfast. I'm doing good today! Now if I can just skip the choc icecream tonight

lushaholic · 09-04-2006, 03:53 PM

I can inhale a whole container of hummus faster than I can type this post.

I started making my own a few weeks ago but I had to lay off if the past few days and not make any more because of the, umm, side effects. Yeah.

medusahair · 09-04-2006, 04:15 PM

hehe lushaholic, I guess I best stick to buying mine so I make it last. Although mostly I just see the dogs but I can't blame things on them if they get all jumpy and look at me everytime they hear a noise!

Thanks for the laugh, I actually cried on that one