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Growing Long Natural Hair: Diet, Exercise and Vitamins?

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by Shelli of Hairscapades

I have been asked about whether diet, exercise, and/or vitamins help hair grow a few times and have seen it posted in some form or the other a lot lately. So, I figured I’d share my thoughts on the subject. I’m not saying I’m an expert, but these are my observations based on the things I’ve learned about hair through reading lots of hair blogs, watching lots of videos, and/or observing through my own experiences.

A good diet, adequate nutrients, hydration, and exercise are foundations for healthy hair and growth. But, many mistake lack of length retention for lack of growth. Unless there is some underlying condition, hair is always growing. If hair is growing elsewhere on your body, it’s growing. And it’s pretty easy to know your growth rate if you relaxed/relax or color/colored your hair. However much new growth you had 4-8 weeks post relaxer/color will tell you your growth rate. The problem often is that the growth is lost to breakage (i.e. the hair is not retaining length).

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So, the assumption is that the hair isn’t growing when, in fact, it is. So, the focus needs to change from growth to retention. All that being said, hair is dead once the strand “erupts” from the scalp. So retention is about preserving dead cells. Eating a healthy, well-rounded diet and exercising helps build stronger hair IN the scalp. Stronger and healthier live cells inside mean stronger and healthier dead cells outside. And the latter will be better able to retain length with the right protective/retention practices for you.

And those are my thoughts in a nutshell! Yes, a good diet, exercise, and adequate nutrients play a part in growing healthy hair, but if that hair isn’t retained, you won’t see longer tresses. So, you have to make certain to take care of both ends, literally ;), to see results if long hair is your goal. To learn more about what I do to “grow” my hair long, check out my post, How I Retain Length.

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What have you found helps you grow healthy, strong hair that retains length?

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WATCH “Irresponsibull” MOVIE NOW | @northendempire

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NorthEnd Empire Films LLC presents “Irresponsibull” movie. Allen is ready to settle down. Only his girlfriend Theresa doesn’t think he’s anywhere close to being responsible enough to start a family. When an unexpected opportunity arises for Allen to keep Theresa’s nephew and niece (Brian and Britt) and prove his maturity, he jumps to it…without knowing these two kids are not your average youngsters. Marcus is a low level scam artist that works for his uncle, the most “dangerous construction boss” in Chicago. He continues to screw up job after job and is desperate to show his uncle/boss that he can be responsible and counted on in the family business. The boss gives him just one more chance to prove himself. Then, the most unlikely of events happens, causing a chance meeting of Allen and Marcus and starting a downward spiral like no other. Can any of these men make it out and show that they are indeed NOT Irresponsibull?

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Skanks The Rap Martyr & GStats Hard Bars Take On ‘Martin & Malcolm’ In New Tribute Album

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Skanks The Rap Martyr and GStats Hard Bars announce the release of their tribute album ‘Martin & Malcolm.’ The 13-track project is presented by Anarchy Records and Bankai Fam. It comes with an elite selection of features including Ruste Juxx a.k.a Nat Turner, Big A.V a.k.a Father Divine, Low Banga a.k.a Huey P & D-Strong a.k.a Che Guevara, Milez Grimez a.k.a JFK & Shatike a.k.a Marcus Garvey, Supreme J.A.H a.k.a Allah The Father, Kenyattah Black aka Noble Drew Ali, Bazzo The Great a.k.a H. Rap Brown & Sunez a.k.a Pedro Albizu Campos, Poison Pen a.k.a Bumpy Johnson & Tone Spliff a.k.a Sam Giancanna, and SMACCZ a.k.a Muhammad Ali.

All features take on aliases as past leaders while Skanks and GStats portray Martin and Malcolm. They show off a unique, unmatched lyrical wit sure to leave a lasting impression. Stream the project and connect below.

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(Video) Chinese Kitty (@OFFICIALKITTYY) f/ Connie Diiamod (@ConnieDiiamond) – “BUGGIN”

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  Chinese Kitty official video featuring Connie Diiamond “BUGGIN”, music video shoot collaboration with Nails Posh Studio located at 1570 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10040. Go get your nails, hair and body done today at Nails Posh Studio. Checkout Chinese Kitty record “BUGGIN” featuring Connie Diiamond out now on all platforms. Connie Diiamond https://twitter.com/ConnieDiiamond https://soundcloud.com/conniediiamond-1 https://www.youtube.com/@ConnieDiiamond/videos https://www.instagram.com/_conniediiamond/?hl=en https://open.spotify.com/artist/0XJA8RpM6VgQeIYzjnP8wK?autoplay=true Chinese Kitty https://twitter.com/OFFICIALKITTYY https://www.tiktok.com/@chinesekitty https://www.instagram.com/chinesekitty/ https://www.youtube.com/@ChineseKitty/videos https://open.spotify.com/artist/6x3iaJYt5zLqKIfkrPQme9?autoplay=true https://music.apple.com/us/album/buggin-feat-connie-diiamond/1733751895?i=1733751901 NAILS POSH STUDIO CEO: Shameeka Rosario https://www.instagram.com/shameekarosario/ NAILS POSH STUDIO 1570 St Nicholas Ave, New York, NY 10040 Phone: 212-470-7808 https://www.instagram.com/nailsposhstudio/ Appointments: https://www.nailsposhstudio.com  

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