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I take a glass of soup made of spinach, carrot and tomato in breakfast. Is it good for eyes and hairs?
( 3 Apr 2008)

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Diet to Improve Eyesight and Hair 

A healthy diet with all the nutrients provides the vitamins and minerals needed for a better sight and lustrous hair. Tomatoes, carrots and spinach are all good for the eyesight and hair, you can continue with the soup if you like it for breakfast it would surely help. Besides the following nutrients mentioned below can also be added in your daily diet as they would help to promote good vision and also improve the hair quality.

  • Vitamin A – good sources are carrots, papaya, mango, sweet potato, yam, spinach, turnips, squash, apricots and cod liver oil.
  • Vitamin C – citrus fruits like orange, lemon, lime, guava, indian gooseberry, papaya, green and red pepper, tomato juice, raspberries, strawberries, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli.
  • Vitamin E – almonds, safflower oil, mango, eggs, peanuts and corn oil.
  • Selenium and zinc – oysters, sea food, Brazil nuts, yeast, beef, chickpeas, nuts and wheat.
  • Hair is basically dead proteins so including good sources of proteins in the diet would largely help. Some of which include eggs, milk and milk products, fish, poultry, sprouts and combination of cereals and pulses.
  • Besides this include lots of water and fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet to ensure that you gain all the nutrients needed by the body. Some exercises to improve vision like taking a sub bath of eyes or blinking the eyes often would also help to keep them healthy.


answered by S M on 3 Apr 2008, 5:18:45

 

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