Eat protein for hair growth?
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Topic: Eat protein for hair growth?
Posted By: Thorn
Subject: Eat protein for hair growth?
Date Posted: October 01 2005 at 5:57am
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Does eating protein everyday optimize my hair growing potential since hair is made of protein?
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Posted By: MrsMNK
Date Posted: October 01 2005 at 6:45am
 Hey! im sure protein has got somthing to do with hair growth, protein is in food like beans,fish,peanuts,eggs,cereal,cashews,baked potatoes,vegatables & cheese, things like this are rich in protein, which im going to start eating more of  aswell as drinking plenty of water!
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Posted By: MrsMNK
Date Posted: October 01 2005 at 6:45am
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MrsMNK wrote:Posted By: Thorn
Date Posted: October 01 2005 at 9:04am
I heard that people who don't eat much food with protein tend to grow
hair very slowly each month. I've been eating high protein food for a
while now like tuna fish, eggs etc and my hair is really growing! I'm
happy with my hair today. I just want to grow another inch or so.
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Posted By: MrsMNK
Date Posted: October 01 2005 at 9:18am
| thats great! how long is your hair?? |
Posted By: Thorn
Date Posted: October 01 2005 at 10:25am
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My hair is down to the bottom of my neck now and I love to style my
hair in a super straight flippy style, like in my signature.
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Posted By: MrsMNK
Date Posted: October 01 2005 at 11:36am
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thats cool, are you wanting to grow ur hair long? and do you straighten ur hair? i stopped straightening mine long ago, my hair is BSL and i want it really long!
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Posted By: Thorn
Date Posted: October 01 2005 at 11:56am
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No I'm keep it the same length but I'm growing out my layers a little longer for easier styling.
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Posted By: Pampinetta
Date Posted: October 04 2005 at 3:38pm
| I've heard you should eat lots of tofu as it's supposed to be really good for your hair. Anyone else?? |
Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: October 05 2005 at 6:20am
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There is nothing special about tofu. It is a vegetable-based protein source. ------------- 
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Posted By: Katja
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 8:53pm
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I'm sure protein could help your hair growth. I remember learning somewhere that some people with eating disorders can end up losing patches of hair, mostly due to protein deficiencies. ...So eating protein certainly couldn't hurt!! ------------- "If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." -Woody Allen |
Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 12:06pm
I disagree. Specially with the eating fish or whatever. I've been a
vegetarian for the past year and I reckon my hair is healthier and
longer than it's ever been before. So yah boo sucks (Lol )
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Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 9:42pm
What is it you disagree with? That people who are severely malnourished because of eating disorders can lose their hair? It's just a fact. If you're happy with your diet, good for you. But hair is made of protein, so people do need to consume it. -------------
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Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: October 10 2005 at 4:14pm
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No, hair is made of keratin and you need to consume protein because it
is essential for your health. hair falling out with malnourishment-of
course it's true but it's a side effect of their bodies not being
healthy. You should be eating protein every day anyway as part of a
balanced diet. |
Posted By: Pampinetta
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 9:34am
| What about nails?? I thought they were made of the same thing as hair and I'm almost sure they're made of protein? |
Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 11:32am
| no, they're made of keratin too. Same thing as birds beaks! |
Posted By: Thorn
Date Posted: October 11 2005 at 3:15pm
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Ladyfrog you're wrong. Keratin IS a protein! When you eat protein our bodies can turn it into keratin which makes our hair.
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Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: October 12 2005 at 4:56am
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precisely-it's not made of protein!!!!! Made of keratin. Like I said! lol didn't know keratin was made of protein though |