Title: What Makes Your Hair & Nails Grow? | Healthfully
Headings: What Makes Your Hair & Nails Grow?
What Makes Your Hair & Nails Grow?
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Healthy Nails

Content: When you ingest protein in foods such as animal meat or leafy green vegetables, your body breaks it down into amino acids, then redistributes it as needed to build new proteins specific to its needs. Because the production of keratin depends on this process, proteins are essential for nail growth. In addition, some of the amino acids necessary to produce keratin rely on having a sufficient amount of sulfur in the body. Vitamin A helps your body absorb protein correctly and is known to aid in the physical composition of hair and nails. Vitamin C works with zinc to create collagen, which helps develop healthy connective tissue to support other structures in your fingers and the rest of your body. Vitamin B2 helps develop new tissue, and Vitamin B7, also known as biotin, helps develop stronger, smoother nails. Vitamin E, Vitamin D, iron, calcium and iodine also aid in the healthy development of hair and nails. Getting needed nutrients to your fingers and scalp through good blood flow is also necessary for your hair and nails to grow. Poor circulation generally results in thin, weak nails and brittle, stringy hair. Several types of nutrients support nail and hair growth 1.