INOSITOL – Prevents Hair Loss Inositol is highly soluble in water and is destroyed by alcohol, coffee, food processing and sulphur drugs.
Of the ingested inositol over 99% is absorbed by the body, but slowly. It is converted to glucose in the kidneys. Functions in the body
Inositol provides nourishment to brain cells and is essential for the transportation of fat in the body.
It helps in preventing eczema and helps to lower cholesterol levels. It prevents hair fall and promotes growth of healthy hair. Sources
Beef brain and heart, brewers yeast, cabbage, dried lima beans, grapefruit, liver, peanuts, raisins, unrefined molasses and wheat germ are good sources of Inositol.
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– Men – 1000mg, Women – 1000mg, Children – 500mg) Deficiency Symptoms
Eczema, gastritis, hypertension, fatty infiltration in the liver, hardening of the liver and patchy baldness are caused by the deficiency of inositol. Healing and Therapeutic Properties 1. Baldness – Bald headedness in men is considered to be a partly nutritional deficiency caused by lack of inositol. A new coat of healthy hair grows when inositol is added to their diet again. In a few cases bald-headedness, concentrated inositol has been used with promising results. Healthy hair of natural color starts growing within 2 months.
2. Heart Disease – Like mentioned earlier inositol along with choline has been found valuable in the treatment of heart disease.
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Premature graying – Inositol is one of the 3 anti-gray-hair “B” group vitamins. The other 2 being pantothenic acid and para-aminobenzoic acid. A liberal intake of inositol along with small quantity of pantothenic acid and paba changes gray hair back to its normal color. |
