LIST OF FOODS TO AVOID – CAN BE HAD ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK

  1. Mutton, Red meat, Fish Fry, Tandoor Chicken. Home made fish or chicken cooked without frying can be had once in ten days, eat two pieces – no gravy.
  2. Avoid overeating eggs. Have 1-2 eggs twice a week. High protein diet causes hair loss by making the blood acidic.
  3. Coconut gravy, groundnuts or peanuts, excess potato, pasta & noodles.
  4. Fried foods – wada, samosa, puri, papad, dosas, chips etc.
  5. Sugar foods – chocolates, pastries, cakes, ice cream, sweets, desserts etc.
  6. Bakery foods – biscuits, toasts, khari, puffs, patties, rolls, croissants, doughnuts, cup cakes etc.
  7. Chinese foods – agino moto or Chinese salt is bad for hair.
  8. Fast foods – Pizzas, Burgers, Canned foods.
  9. Colas, Coke, Pepsi, soft drinks & all kinds of Juice.
  10. Strictly NO SMOKING

LIST OF FOODS TO ADD IN YOUR DIET

  1. Steamed Sprouts – 3 times a week,
  2. Green leafy vegetables – 3 times a week,
  3. Green Beans – 3 times a week, like Gavar, Chawli, Wal, Papdi, French Beans, broad beans, Ghewda.
  4. Raw Salads – Radish, Beet root, Carrot, Cucumber, Tomato, etc. cut and add salt, pepper, a dash of lime, no mayonnaise, no salad dressing, no sauce.
  5. Dry beans like Rajma, black beans, yellow beans, kidney beans – twice a week.
    All types of dals – black dal, yellow dal – turn by turn – daily.
  6. Paneer (Cottage Cheese), Chola (Chick peas), Soya, Tofu – each – once a week.
  7. 4 – Walnuts, 4 – Almonds, Flaxseeds, Pumpkin seeds, once or twice a week.
  8. 1 – glass milk per day.
  9. 1– tsf ghee per day or 1 – slice of cheese per day.
  10. 4 Fresh Fruits per day – cut & eat, with the fruit skin – no juice.
  11. 10 – 12 glasses of Water per day

You could count many friends who do not follow any diet or Lifestyle modification but have nice growing hair. Please remember, that they are born with a different type of hair. If you are losing hair you must follow these guidelines. We do not ask you to stop your favorite foods but to restrict them in frequency and quantity. Do not restrict to one kind of food choice, give all foods a chance to provide you all the variety of nutrients.

LIST OF FOODS TO AVOID:

  1. Avoid Chicken, you can have it not more than twice a week. Prefer grilled.
  2. Beef, Pork, Lamb, Fish, Sea food any of which not more than 2-3 times a week
  3. Avoid overeating eggs. Have 1-2 eggs twice a week. High protein diet causes hair loss by making the blood acidic.
  4. Avoid Potato, Pasta, Cream and melted cheese not more than twice a week.
  5. Avoid Chips, Fries, Tortillas, Nachos, Doritos, Processed foods and snacks.
  6. Avoid Sugar foods – Chocolates, Pastries, Cakes, Ice cream, Desserts etc.
  7. Avoid Colas, Coke, Pepsi, soft drinks & all kinds of Pre packed Juices.
  8. Avoid Bakery foods – Biscuits, Puffs, Rolls, Croissants, Doughnuts, White Bread.
  9. Chinese foods – agino moto or Chinese salt is bad for hair.
  10. Fast foods – Pizzas, Burgers, Canned foods
  11. Restrict Alcohol to two Beers or two Hard drinks 2 – 3 times a week.
  12. Coffee and tea are restricted to 2 -3 cups a day.
  13. Strictly NO SMOKING, Keep away from second hand smoke as well.

LIST OF FOODS TO ADD IN YOUR DIET:

  1. Steamed Sprouts 2 times a week,
  2. Green leafy vegetables 2 times a week,
  3. Lima Beans, Fava Beans, French Beans, Broad beans, Colored Beans, Black Beans, Kidney Beans – rotate the choice – 3 times a week.
  4. Salads with one meal everyday – Beet root, Carrot, Cucumber, Tomato, Greens, add salt, pepper, a dash of lime, no mayonnaise, no salad dressing, no sauces.
  5. Cottage Cheese, Chick peas, Tofu, Mushroom, Lentils – rotate the choice – 3 times a week.
  6. 10-12 Non Salted Walnuts, Almonds, Flaxseeds, Pumpkin seeds, once or twice a week by rotation. Avoid Peanuts and Cashew nuts and Macadamia nuts.
  7. Low fat dairy products, slice of cheese, olive oil dressing – 3 times a week.
  8. Two fresh fruits per day – cut & eat, with the fruit skin when possible. Freshly squeezed juice can be consumed within 10-15 minutes.
  9. Have 2 – 3 cups of green tea or hot water every day.
  10. Have 3 – 4 liters of water every day.
  11. Have a balanced diet avoid high protein intake, avoid regular whey protein, you may have it twice a week, do not follow fat free, zero carb or any extreme diets.