If you didn’t ‘meet’ Michele on her guest blogging debut last month, see her top weight loss tips for brides and find out more about this lovely lady! This month Michele is looking at ways to tackle problem hair and get gorgeous locks for your wedding day. So, it’s over to you Michele…

Hello brides to be,

When brides come to see me they so often want my help to look and feel their best for their big day. Whether they have a skin problem, weight issue, lack lustre hair or something else that might stop them feeling fabulous I offer my expertise to help solve the problem.

So over the next few months here on the Magic Dust blog I shall be sharing my tips and advice to help you too in the lead up to your wedding. Last month was about weight loss, and this month is about how to have beautiful glossy hair and in the future I’ll be helping you to get glowing skin, how to grow strong nails and deal with the stress of your wedding.

The quality of the hair on your head depends on the circulation to hair roots and the amount of nutrients present in your body to feed your hair. So working out what your body needs to nourish your hair can help improve a hair problem you may be having.

Here are 5 hair problems that I see regularly and some nutritional advice to bring your hair back to tip top condition;

1. Dry and brittle

Dry and brittle hair can be a sign of essential fatty acid deficiency. To nourish your hair add to your daily diet flax seed oil, nuts, seeds and oily fish such as salmon and sardines.

2. Greasy

Greasy hair can be a sign of B vitamin deficiency. To provide optimal amounts supplement your diet with a Vitamin B complex everyday. Vitamin B2 is the most important vitamin to help greasy hair and food sources are fish, milk, eggs and leafy green vegetables.

3. Hair loss

Hair loss can have several underlying causes such as stress, hormonal imbalance or an underactive thyroid, but can also be due to a general deficiency of the nutrients required for your hair.  So start with supplying plentiful amounts of the building blocks for hair. Increase your intake of protein each day from fish, meat, eggs, beans, lentils, nuts, seeds and dairy products. Also iron is very important for healthy hair and this can be found in red meats, spinach and apricots. Improving circulation to your scalp with massage can also help hair loss. If these suggestions do not help, it might be wise to see a doctor to find out the cause.

4. Dandruff

Dandruff can occur when diet is too high in saturated fats, which causes thick oil secretions from the scalp which gets clogged in the skin.  So clean up your diet by removing junk food and saturated fats, replacing them with olive oil and take one to two teaspoons a day of flaxseed oil.

5. Slow growing or loss of colour

If your hair is slow growing or seems to be losing it’s natural colour it could be due to zinc deficiency. To ensure your hair has a rich supply of zinc, avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates such as cakes and biscuits and stop smoking; as these all deplete zinc in the body. Add sources of zinc to your diet each day with nuts, seeds, seafood and whole grains.

These tips have worked wonders for my clients in the past and I am sure they will work for you too, it might take up to 2 months to see a difference so start now and reveal your fabulous crowning glory.

I wish you a beautiful wedding!

Michele x