Your Hair Needs These Nutrients!
Shampoos, conditioners and other hair care products promise great-looking tresses. Some are effective enough – at least temporarily. But the only way to have truly great-looking hair is from the inside out. For lustrous locks, feed your hair with the following nutrients:
Strengthening amino acids, the most critical being L-methionine and L-cysteine. They are essential for the formation of keratin (the basic building blocks of hair) and promote hair growth.
Enhancing B vitamins, including riboflavin, B6, folic acid, pantothenic acid (B5), and biotin. Vitamin B6 and biotin are especially important:
Vitamin B6 plays an important role in the absorption of amino acids. Recent scientific research shows that vitamin B6 and l-cysteine helps prevent alopecia (hair loss) induced by chemotherapy.
Biotin is found in a number of foods, including egg yolks, milk, barley, liver, royal jelly and brewer’s yeast, but for the full benefit, a supplemental source is best. Biotin helps the body synthesize and use fatty acids, and metabolize amino acids needed to build the structure of keratin for strong hair and nails.
A Swiss study found that 63 percent of those using a biotin supplement showed a 25 percent increase in nail thickness when they’d previously had dry, brittle fingernails. Correcting a biotin deficiency is especially important if you have alopecia, dermatitis, or weak nails.
Reviving millet seed oil extract includes important components – especially milliacin. This unique extract helps regenerate healthy hair and fuels its growth. It also activates the body’s own repair mechanisms to heal skin and reduce inflammation.
In an Italian clinical study, cancer patients were divided into two groups receiving either millet seed soil extract and chemotherapy, or chemotherapy alone. The grade, or severity, of hair loss was assessed by World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Those in the millet seed group saw significantly lower percentages of hair loss. The extract, given orally, was also well tolerated in all patients – a challenge when chemotherapy is part of the treatment. Certainly, more research needs to be done but these preliminary results offer reason for hope to those suffering from hair loss.
Protective sunflower seed oil provides valuable omega-6 fatty acids, and contains lecithin, phospholipids, tocopherols, carotenoids and vitamin E. It also helps retain moisture in the skin and hair, and may provide a protective barrier as well.
Strengthening silica helps maintain the structure of hair and skin. A lack of silica can lead to skin, nail and hair disorders as well as growth problems. The best silica is an organic form obtained from the above-ground parts of the common horsetail (Equisetum arvense) plant, blended with a specific marine oil to enhance absorption.
These nutrients are a synergistic formula for strong, lustrous hair growth. Plus, because these nutrients are hormone-free, they will not cause undesirable hair growth on other parts of the body. It is a safe and natural way to encourage healthy hair from the inside out.
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