Hair Health Nutrition

Daily Health Tips update for June 27:

You may have noticed more starbursts and callouts on packaging announcing the presence of biotin, especially in hair products. If you’re a cautious consumer, you’re probably wondering whether biotin is truly a beneficial addition or just another sales gimmick. It turns out biotin plays a critical role in energy metabolism, acting as a coenzyme and carrying carbon dioxide. It also affects fat synthesis, amino acid metabolism and glycogen synthesis.

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Hair loss in both men and women is marked by a progressive miniaturization of hair follicles, causing a shortening of the hair growth cycle. As the growth phase shortens, the hair becomes thinner and shorter, to the point where there is no growth at all.

Hair loss or hair thinning is most commonly associated with aging or heredity, but can also be attributed to stress, changes in immune health, nutritional deficiencies, and other causes. Because hereditary hair loss is gradual, the...Read More »

Daily Health Tips for March 26:

Scientific research on coconut oil has revealed health benefits that affect your entire body, inside and out. Results show improved hair health, good skin health, stress relief help, healthy cholesterol support, weight loss, increased immunity, better metabolism maintenance and digestion, plus relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure and diabetes. These benefits can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid,...Read More »

Question: What is biotin and why should I take it?

Biotin is a water-soluble vitamin and a member of the B-complex group. Biotin, also known as Vitamin H, is essential for the normal metabolism of fat, protein and carbohydrates. Biotin works with your body to produce energy by helping to break down the proteins in your diet. Biotin also helps your body obtain energy from other foods that you eat. While this is a great reason to take biotin, this is surprisingly not the main reason people choose...Read More »

To showcase some of our newest health nutrition products, we're doing 10 days of Holiday Giveaways. Each weekday for the last 2 weeks in December, we're giving away 10 new products to 1 lucky winner! To get entered to win, you'll have to answer one quick question, which will be found at the end of each day's post. There will also be a link that will take you to our Facebook page where you will need to post your answer to be entered into that day's contest. Winners will be chosen at random and... Read More »

To showcase some of our newest health and nutrition products, we're doing 10 days of Holiday Giveaways. Each weekday for the last 2 weeks in December, we're giving away 10 new products to 1 lucky winner! To get entered to win, you'll have to answer one quick question, which will be found at the end of each day's post. There will also be a link that will take you to our Facebook page where you will need to post your answer to be entered into that day's contest. Winners will be chosen at random...Read More »

To showcase some of our newest products, we're doing 10 days of Holiday Giveaways. Each weekday for the last 2 weeks in December, we're giving away 10 new products to 1 lucky winner! To get entered to win, you'll have to answer one quick question, which will be found at the end of each day's post. There will also be a link that will take you to our Facebook page where you will need to post your answer to be entered into that day's contest. Winners will be chosen at random and announced the next...

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To showcase some of our newest products, we're doing 10 days of Holiday Giveaways. Each weekday for the last 2 weeks in December, we're giving away 10 new products to 1 lucky winner! To get entered to win, you'll have to answer one quick question, which will be found at the end of each day's post. There will also be a link that will take you to our Facebook page where you will need to post your answer to be entered into that day's contest. Winners will be chosen at random and announced the next...

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Guest post written by Dr. Fred Pescatore:
   
While the fall season brings about a change in weather, new trends, sending the kids back to school, it also brings with it mold and ragweed season. The fall season which began in August causes discomfort and attacks up until the first frost.

Due to an unusually warm summer across the country, this allergy season is proving to be disastrous. Luckily, there are some ways to help prevent allergy sufferers from experiencing so much discomfort.

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Daily Health Tips for Thursday, August 26:  There could be many reasons why you’re finding more strands of hair in the bristles of your brush. Thinning hair can be due to stress, mood, hormones, medication reactions or a medical condition. If you’ve been given a clean bill of health by your healthcare practitioner, try all natural health supplements to promote hair health.

• Get your omegas. Foods high in omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon and mackerel, have shown to improve hair health. Eat them...

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