Hair that’s brittle is more prone to breakage and split ends.  If you’re not feeding your body with essential fatty acids, the strands become even more vulnerable to damage from heat styling and chemical processes.  When your diet is low in omega-3 fatty acids, selenium, sulfur, vitamin A or deficient in calories, the result can be brittle hair.

 

How to correct it: To reinstate the health of your hair and repair it, including vitamin E and essential oils in your diet to oxygenate and fortify the hair.

 

Foods to include nuts, grains and green, leafy vegetables, and chia seeds.

 

Foods to avoid: caffeine, coffee and refined sugar