hints for growing hair

hi i`m new, my name is urs and i live in texas:)
i would like to know about some vitamins to take to help my hair grow faster.
i eat well and rarely have sodas. my hair is extremly short, but at one time it was long, and i would like it long again. i`m taking vitamin e, l-lysine, gelatin, and lecithin, daily. I would also like to know about how much does the vitamins affect you, how much extra growth they supplement?
thanks for you time:)
sincerely urs( wants her hair long again)
ps- i`m real desperate!!!!

Since hair is protein, a diet that is too low in protein may cause a thinning of the hair or a retardation in the growth cycle. The opposite is also true, if you eat a protein-rich diet it will often result in improved hair growth. Some studies suggest the dietary utilization of brewer`s yeast, wheat germ and a daily dose of two tablespoons of granulated lecithin to maximize hair growth, strength and beauty. Other good food sources for protein include fish, eggs, beans and yogurt. Soy protein has also been found to be helpful in stimulating hair growth. One study of the results of soy on the hair found that it not only strengthened the hair but caused it to grow. A great source of soy is tofu. Excessive stress and some medications are conclusively known to retard hair growth. If you have a medical condition and your physician has prescribed medications you should follow your doctor`s orders regardless of the impact to your hair. Do not undertake any new type of vitamin or mineral program until you make sure it does not interfere with any medical treatment you may currently be on. If you are under severe stress it is helpful to reduce the stress as much as possible. Cut back on any major stress in your life and your hair will love you for it. Another secret hair helper is rest and sleep. It has been discovered that to grow faster, hair needs an adequate amount of sleep (7-9 hours are suggested). Eat right, exercise, reduce stress, rest, gets lots of sleep and you are well on your way to maximizing your hair growth potential. Good luck and I hope you get your long hair back as soon as possible!

hey, this is still urs, i changed my screen name because i forgot my password:(
anyway....... i`m on a new supplement called hair skin and nails by futurebiotics:)
i tried to find the walmart stuff but......... i couldn`t find it:( boo hoo, oh well
here is the list of ingredents in this new experiment of mine:)
ps- i`m a dancer, take class every day for about 3 hours a day, i think i have the exersize down.
i`m under 18, and i certainly don`t smoke. now the sleep thing........ i probably don`t get enough sleep:(
so i`ll work on that one!!! thanks for telling me!!!!!
ok now the ingredents.......( dun du du daaaaa!!!!)
10,000 iu of vitamin a( as beta carotene)
120 mg of vitamin c
200iu of vitamin d from fish liver oil
30iu of vitamin e
10mg of thiamin
10mg of riboflavin
50mg of niacin
10 mg of vitamin b6
400mcg if folic acid
16mcg of vitamin b12
400 mcg of biotin
30mg of pantothenic acid
600mg of calcium
6mg of iron
225mcg of iodine
200mg of magnesium
15mg of zinc
25 mcg of selenium
10mg of maganese
300mg of phosphorous
horse tail leaf powder 75mg
50mg of cysteine
150mg of betaine
and
50mg of inositol
the place where we bought it said that if the product didn`t work for our needs all we had to do was return it and they would give us a full refund( as long as we kept the recept.
so....... is this good stuff or have i been fooled?
thanks:)
urs

This may sound discusting, but do people get constipated from prenatal vitamins because or all of the iron in them? Just wondering because I would like to try them too, but I dont want any bad side effects.

Sure prenatal vitamins are good for pregnant women but don`t be fool in thinking that they are good for you. Those vitamins are designed because the bady takes so much out of their mother`s body so the mother need more to keep herself healthy and the bady. To take those vitamins you would be poisoning your boby by an overdose. We are often warned not to do this.
Why don`t you guys take the advice of Karen Marie who says to just take some good vitamins and I believe she meantioned the brand she was taking. Hey take a look at her web site that woman knows what she is talking about. Why not hair vitamins? I take those and they are balanced and safe. No need to overdose ourselves.

Hi Vicky,

You said,

"the vitamins are not only harmless, but healthy!!!"

Please, please that is not true at all!! Overdoses can cause many health problems and believe it or not, people have actually died from overdoses. If a little is good, a lot is not necessarily better at all!

There`s something a lot stronger than prenatal vitamins working on a pregnant woman`s hair -- hormones! Sorry, at the present, you cannot buy those in a bottle.... Also, a few months after pregnancy, a woman often experiences a temporary loss of hair, due to the loss of that hormone.

Please be very careful of taking iron. For someone who is iron deficiency, obviously he needs iron. But excess iron can also interfere with calcium absorportion and also causes a lot of other problems -- I want to say liver problems, but I cannot remember at the moment which organs are affected.

The point is that I would not recommend taking any vitamin in excess without a health professional`s knowledge and/or consent. Vitamins and minerals are not harmless when consumed in excess amounts. The problem is that what is excess for one person may be just fine for another person.

Be careful!!

Jennifer