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Hair/Scalp Problems
Foods to Eat More Of: 
  • Fruits: Bananas, prunes, watermelon
  • Vegetables: Arugula, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, corn, green/yellow peppers, kale, onions, spinach, watercress, yellow squash
  • Low-fat dairy products, whole grain products, brown rice
  • Nuts, seeds (especially flax and sunflower) and beans
  • Garlic & sea herbs
  • Lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, soy products

Foods to Avoid or Minimize: 
  • Raw eggs

Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information.  If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
  • Baldness: Cedarwood, rosemary, sage (on location, bottom of feet).
  • Dandruff: Cedarwood, ​lavender, rosemary, sage, tea tree (on scalp, add to shampoo).
  • Dry Hair: Birch, geranium, lavender, rosemary, sandalwood (on scalp, in shampoo).
  • Fragile Hair: Birch, Roman chamomile, clary sage, lavender, sandalwood, thyme (on scalp, in shampoo).
  • Head Lice: Anise, eucalyptus, geranium, lavender, lemon, rosemary (bottom of feet, rub over scalp 3 times daily). 
  • Head Lice:  Put a few drops of tea tree oil on a fine comb and comb hair thoroughly night and morning, and add 10-20 drops of tea tree to 1 pint of hot water and use as a final hair rinse. 

Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information.  If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
  • Flaxseed Oil: 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) daily (can be mixed with food - take in the morning).
  • Rosemary infusions can naturally darken hair color and restore color to gray hair as well as combating dandruff. (add a few drops of oil or a cup of rosemary infusion to rinsing water after shampooing). ​
  • Hair Loss: Ginger, gotu kola, ​rosemary, southernwood, stinging nettle
  • Dandruff: Add infusions of beet juice, rosemary leaves, chamomile flowers, or stinging nettle roots to hair rinses.  
  • Dandruff: Take strong sage tea and a little soap to wash head, rinse very well with water mixed with a little vinegar. 
  • Head Lice: Cover head/hair with camphorated oil.  Cover and leave on overnight.  Shampoo out the next morning as usual. 
  • Head Lice: Cover head/hair with mayonnaise and then cover with Saran wrap for 2 hours. ​

Supplements & Homeopathic:
  • Evening Primrose Oil: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (can substitute 1,000 mg borage oil once a day).
  • Zinc/ Copper: 30 mg zinc (add 2 mg copper daily if using zinc longer than 1 month).
  • Biotin: 1,000 mcg daily (can combat excessive oiliness and flaking; take with vitamin B complex).
  • Vitamin B Complex: 1 pill twice daily with food (B-50 complex with 50 mcg Vitamin B12 and biotin, 400 mcg folic acid, and 50 mg all other B vitamins).
  • PABA: 100 mg daily (promotes the health of the skin and scalp).
  • Selenium: 200 mcg twice daily (don't exceed 600 mdg daily, higher doses may be toxic).

Recipes - Food Medicine: 
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways.  Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets.  Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages:
  • Banana-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
  • Kiwi-Pineapple Smoothie (GF)
  • Mango-Banana Smoothie (GF)
  • Mega-Greens Smoothie (GF)
  • PB & Jelly Sandwich Smoothie (V)
  • Peach-Banana Smoothie (GF)
  • Pineapple Kale Smoothie (V, GF)
  • Strawberry Banana Smoothie
  • Tropical Smoothie (V, GF)

Meals:
  • Adult Ramen (V, GF)
  • Asian Broccoli & Rice Bowl (V, GF)
  • Balsamic Glazed Chicken
  • Black Bean Bowl (GF)
  • Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
  • Breakfast Burrito
  • Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
  • Buddha Bowl (V, GF)
  • Cauliflower Ragu
  • Cornmeal & Pecan Crusted Fish
  • Deluxe Egg Salad Sandwich/Wrap
  • Edamame Rice Bowl (V)
  • Fish Fillets with Broccoli Stuffing
  • Fish with Dill Breading
  • Garlic Chicken
  • Garlic Soup (V, GF)
  • Healthy Scrambled Eggs (GF)
  • Lemon Chicken (GF)
  • MahiMahi with Cucumber-Dill Sauce (GF)
  • Miso Soup (V, GF)
  • Pan-Fried Fish Fillets
  • Pasta Della California (V)
  • Quinoa Oatmeal (V)
  • Salmon with Avocado Salsa (GF)
  • Salmon with Red Pepper Sauce (GF)
  • Slow Cooked White Chili (V, GF)
  • Soy Chicken (GF)
  • Spiced Lentil Soup (V, GF)
  • Spicy Black Bean Soup (V, GF)
  • Spinach Pasta (V)
  • Tilapia with Balsamic Brown Butter
  • Turkey Mushroom Saute (GF)
  • White Bean & Spinach Soup (GF)

Sides & Salads:
  • Asian Cabbage Salad (V, GF)
  • Avocado Cilantro Lime Rice (V, GF)
  • BLT Salad (GF)
  • Broccoli Slaw (GF)
  • Brown Rice Pilaf with Saffron and Ginger (V, GF)
  • Caraway Brussels Sprouts (V, GF)
  • Cauliflower with Mustard Sauce (GF)
  • Cauliflower with Red Pepper Sauce (GF)
  • Chinese Peanut Salad (V, GF)
  • Homemade Salsa (V, GF)
  • Irish Potatoes (Colcannon) - (GF)
  • Kale Salad with Sesame Dressing (V, GF)
  • Pesto Vegetables (V, GF)
  • ​Quinoa Salad (V, GF)
  • Steamed Edamame (V, GF)​
  • Three Bean Salad (V, GF)

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