Spinach
Leafy greens like spinach are an excellent source of healthy nutrients like iron, folate, vitamin A, and vitamin C. We already talked about vitamin C, but what about iron and vitamin A? Iron is needed by our body to help red blood cells transport oxygen throughout the veins to add in repair and growth. Iron deficiency can also result in hair loss, so you want iron.
Vitamin A helps glands in the skin produce sebum, an oil that moisturizers the scalp and skin. Without sebum, our hair isn’t shiny or healthy.
One cup of spinach gives you 54% of the RDI for vitamin A and 4% of iron for woman and 10% iron for men. Leafy greens also provide trace amounts of omega-3 acids, magnesium, potassium, and calcium—all of which keep locks strong, long, and out of the shower drain.
