6 months ago
Proper life style and good diet for healthy skin and hair
6 months ago
Dear Moksha sharma, Thank you for the question
There can be various factors that can affect skin & hair health like genetics, hormonal balance, inflammation due to food or drug sensitivity, stress and environmental influences. and/or underlying health condition etc, some other factors that may affect the skin health include infections, nutrient deficiencies etc. Healthy skin & Hair reflects overall good health that requires, dietary modifications, regular physical activity, stress management and adequate sleep along with proper hydration.
Here are a few tips for Hair & Skin health.
For general wellbeing, you can begin by consuming a balanced diet is which provides all the nutrients in required amounts and proper proportions. It can easily be achieved through a blend of the four basic food groups. The quantities of foods needed to meet the nutrient requirements vary with age, gender, physiological status and physical activity. A balanced diet should provide around 50-60% of total calories from carbohydrates, preferably from complex carbohydrates, about 10-15% from proteins and 20-30% from both visible and invisible fat.
As a general dietary guideline, for an apparently healthy individual/ with no specific health or nutrition needs and/or metabolic condition it is recommended to consume 2000kcal/d and for Women, the RDA for protein requirement is 46g/d and for fiber it is 25g/d.
Here are few guidelines for healthy balanced diet that can be considered:
For a customised and personalised meal plan for specific conditions, please contact your Health care professional.
Hope we have answered your query.
Wishing you a great day ahead