Lifestyle

Growing a beard isn’t a fashion statement, it’s a lifestyle! Men who rock beards don’t just wake up one day with a full healthy beard and the swag to date any woman that they want. The Beard Gang lifestyle takes work, and it’s not always easy. If you think women have a long grooming process, you should know that men with beards have a grooming process that lasts a lifetime if they're doing it right. To optimize the full potential of your beard, there are three key things you have to maintain for life. Those three things are: A healthy diet. In order to grow a beard that isn’t dull and patchy, you need healthy testosterone levels. You can gain healthy testosterone levels by consuming saturated fats. Examples of foods with saturated fats are eggs, fatty beef, lamb, butter, cheese, and other dairy products. The American Heart Association recommends consuming about 5% to 6% of your daily calories from saturated fats. A diet rich in protein and at least eight glasses of water a day will also help you grow a fuller, healthier beard. Plenty of sleep. We’ve said it once, and we’ll repeat it: Sleep is “so necessary” (Jay-Z's voice). According to the National Sleep Foundation, an adult male should get around 7-9 hours of sleep every night. Sleep allows our bodies to reboot, rebuild, and grow everything, including beards. Daily Exercise. The nutrients you digest regularly travel through your blood. Therefore it is vital for you to maintain good circulation throughout your body so that the proper nutrients are distributed. The best way to do that is to exercise daily. The Mayo Clinic recommends that every adult gets at least 30 minutes a day of physical activity. This can include walking, running, lifting, whatever it is, but you need to stay in motion. There are plenty of products you can buy to help you maintain a healthy beard throughout your life. However, these three natural lifestyle tips are key to the success of a healthy beard for life. So eat good, rest up, and workout! What do you do to maintain a full, healthy beard? We want to know!

Most people set New Year resolutions to improve themselves in some way. They want to lose weight, start reading more, apply for a new job. Whatever their resolution is, the New Year is a great time to level up and become the better person that you want to be. The sad part about resolutions is that according to Forbes, only about 8% of people actually achieve their New Year resolutions. But we don’t think it has to be that way! Especially if your resolution is to grow a fuller, healthier beard. Rather you’re ready to fill in your patchy beard, or grow a beard for the first time, boosting your beard growth is the perfect New Year resolution and one you can actually obtain! Here’s how: Use beard oil daily. Beard oil moisturizes your beard and the skin underneath it. Add just a few drops right after you wash your face to keep your beard moisturized. Dry, brittle beards are more likely to break off leaving you with a short patchy beard. Moisturizing helps prevent that. Consistently take hair growth vitamins. Not everyone is blessed with genetics that helps them grow a full, healthy beard naturally! And that is ok. The right vitamins help provide the missing nutrients some need to boost hair growth. Consistently consuming hair growth vitamins will support healthy hair growth and provide fast results. Eat a healthy, balanced diet. We are what we eat. Therefore a healthy, balanced diet is key to living your best life. The foods you consume affects your hair growth. Get more sleep. Most of the growing and healing of our body happens while we are sleep. Sleep is imperative for us to perform at our best. It’s also imperative to help our bodies perform at their best. There’s a phrase trolling the internet streets that you may want to be careful of giving too much weight. That phrase is, #teamnosleep. Don’t fall victim to the hype in the new year. Sleep is essential for growth. Try getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep a night and watch your productivity improve, and your beard grows fuller. Drink more water. Sixty-four to eighty ounces of water is the recommended daily amount of water for the average man. Dehydration slows hair growth and will make your hair dry and brittle. Hydrate your body and boost your hair growth by allowing the proper nutrients to distribute throughout your body and your hair cells to regenerate faster. We don’t want you to be one of those people who say they’re going to grow a beard in the new year and then doesn’t. Use these five tips to boost your beard growth and be #beardgoals in the New Year. Planning to grow a beard this year? Comment below!