How To Regrow Hair Quickly

Hair reflects your overall health, so if you want long, lustrous hair you must eliminate things that stress your body, such as smoking or high-fat, high-sugar foods. If you've experienced hair loss, you also might have an underlying medical condition that needs to be addressed. Boosting your health and ensuring that you get the nutrients that support hair growth will maximize your hair growth cycle.

Step 1

Visit your doctor if you are losing hair and don't know why. Bring your complete medical and family histories. There may be a health concern, such as diabetes, that is affecting your ability to grow hair. Addressing your medical issue can spark faster hair growth. Also, discuss hair-growth medications with your doctor. Their effectiveness will depend on the cause of your hair loss. Your doctor might recommend Minoxidil, also called Rogaine, to spark hair re-growth or slow hair loss. The doctor also might prescribe Finasteride to treat male-pattern baldness or Anthralin if your hair loss is due to a skin condition.

Step 2

Eliminate dietary and lifestyle habits that harm health and thus your body's ability to produce healthy hair. Quit eating high-sugar carbohydrates, saturated fat and trans fats. Highly processed and fast foods stress the body, leading to dry, brittle hair. Also cut out or reduce your intake of caffeine, carbonated beverages and alcohol.

Step 3

Consume essential fatty acids, which are vital to hair and skin health. Eczema, dandruff and other skin conditions are aggravated by the lack of "good" fats in the diet. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in flaxseed, fish oil, salmon and mackerel. Omega-6 is conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA, and is found in lamb and grass-fed organic beef. You can use a CLA supplement of 1,000 mg three times a day. Omega-9 fatty acids, also called monounsaturated fatty acids, can be found in olive oil, seeds and nuts.

Step 4

Get enough zinc. A zinc deficiency can cause hair loss. Zinc also protects your body during stressful conditions. Beef and pork are top sources of zinc, and chicken has it, too, in lesser amounts. The recommended daily allowance for zinc is 15 to 19 mg.

Step 5

Take a B-vitamin complex, especially one that includes biotin, which helps prevent hair loss. Without biotin, the body cannot break down and build up protein, including keratin, from which hair is made. The recommended daily dose for biotin is 30 to 100 mcg.

Step 6

Eat protein-rich foods. Lack of protein can cause your hair growth cycle to go into its resting phase. Include eggs in your diet. They are rich in L-cysteine, an amino acid important for hair health, and are a source of minerals, such as manganese, which can prevent hair loss. Chicken, turkey and fish also contain niacin, which enhances scalp circulation and nourishes hair growth.

Step 7

Pick foods that offer vitamins A, C and E, including orange and yellow vegetables, citrus fruits and green leafy vegetables. Eat whole grains for biotin, inositol and B vitamins. Ensure that you get your minerals, too. Eat green peppers for boron, dairy products for calcium and iodine, lean red meats for iron, chickpeas for magnesium, green veggies for manganese, bran and broccoli for selenium, whole grains for silica, legumes and nuts for sulfur, and red meats and whole grains for zinc.

Tips and Warnings

Manage your stress, such as deep breathing or aromatherapy baths. Stress will affect your overall health, making you vulnerable to adverse health conditions and diseases, according to the Mayo Clinic. Get rid of hot hair styling tools like hair dryers. Be gentle with your hair in general. Avoid any styles that pull hair tight and any hair jewelry or bands that when removed take hair with. Wash your hair less often. Condition it more. Rinse hair in cool water, not hot. Avoid hair colorings, perms, salt water and chlorine.