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Oysters, crab, whelks, liver of poultry and veal, Comté, Beaufort, Camembert, Roquefort, wholemeal bread, black pudding, egg yolk, lentils, white beans, banana, potatoes, all meats and fish.

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Meat and fish provide, via their proteins, the raw material of the hair: methionine and cystine, the amino acids that constitute keratin. The hair fibers are thus stronger and the hair remains thick during the three to five years of the cycle. In parallel, the arginine amino acid, derived from the same proteins, generates vasodilatation of the scalp, which boosts the vascularization of the hair follicles. "The growth of hair is better, the hair shaft is stronger, and its longer life, delaying the end of the cycle," says dermatologist Sylvie Garnier-Lyonnet. Oysters, crab, whelks, liver, chicken, cheeses and wholemeal bread are the largest suppliers of zinc, keystone of the durability of the hair density. The reason ? They block androgens. These male hormones, secreted in the female microdose, are guilty of "clearing" the hair, under the impact of the enzyme 5-alpha reductase, housed in the sebaceous gland. Zinc can inhibit it. Eat seafood two or three times a week with alternating liver and poultry. Daily: cheese and bread. The iron black pudding, red meat, liver, egg yolk, lentils and white beans plays a vital role: it allows the red blood cells to bring oxygen to the scalp. To improve its absorption by 30%, combine vitamin C (broccoli, citrus) with the same meal. To swallow twice a week.

Duck, banana, potato, oily fish (herring, sardines ...) and meat deliver vitamin B6, which must be shine and hair resistance, because it promotes the integration of cystine in the body. keratin.