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HEALTHY NAILS
Quite often we overlook the importance of healthy nails and hair. These are signs, or can be signs, of ill health or dietary deficiencies.
What we should look for is unusual nail shape. If we have ‘spoon’ shaped nails this can indicate an iron deficiency. White spots on the finger-nails could indicate a zinc deficiency. These are very important minerals and quite often overlooked. Fatty acids which are found in evening primrose oil and fish oils are very important as well. These can help strengthen the nails.
Another mineral is silica. Silica is the most common mineral on our planet and yet you won’t find it in most multi-vitamin preparations available. The addition of silica to the diet will strengthen your nails and hair.
SUPPLEMENTS
multi vitamin mineral
formula containing iron,
PABA, and zinc 1 daily
evening primrose oil 500 mg 1 capsule twice daily
fish oil 1000 mg 1 capsule twice daily
HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT
If we are overweight then as we get older, it can exacerbate many diseases such as osteoarthritis. Even cholesterol is increased in those who are overweight. It also can lead to blood pressure problems.
Eating correctly and having a well-balanced diet are very important. We should look at low fat foods and low calorie foods. Include celery, cucumber, and carrots as these are very low in calories, quite good snack food and also act as diuretics.
Evening primrose oil and alfalfa are excellent supplements. They help break up the fats and will help you lose weight.
To curb hunger pains try apple fibre with a large glass of water half an hour before your meal. Remember it is also very important to drink 6 to 8 glasses of water per day. If you do all of these things you will notice you will feel better and the weight will come off.
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