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Horsetail: The Herb that Supports Skin, Nail, Hair & Joint Health VitaNet, LLC Staff 8/7/18
Know Your Minerals: Zinc Darrell Miller 5/7/17
Natural Home Remedies for Ingrown Toenails - 5 REMEDIES TO TREAT INGROWN TOENAILS AT HOME!! Darrell Miller 4/30/17
Natural Skin Care Products - Kukui Nut Oil Darrell Miller 5/17/14
Healthy Nails Darrell Miller 3/3/09



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Horsetail: The Herb that Supports Skin, Nail, Hair & Joint Health
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Date: August 07, 2018 06:53 PM
Author: VitaNet, LLC Staff (support@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: Horsetail: The Herb that Supports Skin, Nail, Hair & Joint Health





Horsetail: The Herb that Supports Skin, Nail, Hair & Joint Health

Horsetail refers to the Equisetum family of herbs (especially common horsetail) which is found in temperate zones of North America and Europe and is known both for spreading like wildfire and for being highly nutritious. Horsetail provides a great source of vitamins and minerals, especially organic silica, which makes horsetail great for hair and nail health. When applied directly to minor wounds and burns, it can promote faster healing. Horsetail also helps remedy edema, and is great for joint health as well. It also has some natural antimicrobial potential.

Key Takeaways:

  • Horsetail is s beauty-promoting herb as it treats brittle nails and restores hair loss.
  • Participants in a study who received horsetail-derived silica supplementation noticed significant hair regrowth within 3 to 6 months.
  • The silicates found in horsetail are widely known to be of benefit to nails, skin and hair.

"Horsetail is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Equisetum. There are at least 15 different species of Equisetum around the world, and “horsetail” is often used to describe the entire group."

Read more: https://draxe.com/horsetail/

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Know Your Minerals: Zinc
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Date: May 07, 2017 03:44 PM
Author: Darrell Miller (support@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: Know Your Minerals: Zinc





Zinc is a trace mineral that has great benefits. Zinc can help with eye health as well as skin health. It also helps the bodies enzymes function properly, as well as sexual and immune health. If your body is not getting enough zinc you may show signs of bad nail, hair, and skin quality. In which case you may want to test for zinc deficiency. You can buy home kits that are not very expensive. If you do find a deficiency of zinc, you can supplement it into your diet.

Key Takeaways:

  • Zinc deficiency can have several harmful effects on the body such as dull sense of taste and smell.
  • Zinc testing is easy and there is no need to go to the doctors as it can be done at home.
  • Whole grains and flours are the best sources of zinc.

"Zinc is quite the heavy hitter when it comes to minerals."

Read more: https://echoak.com/2017/04/zinc/

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Natural Home Remedies for Ingrown Toenails - 5 REMEDIES TO TREAT INGROWN TOENAILS AT HOME!!
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Date: April 30, 2017 04:44 AM
Author: Darrell Miller (support@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: Natural Home Remedies for Ingrown ToeNails - 5 REMEDIES TO TREAT INGROWN TOENailS AT HOME!!





Ingrown toeNails can be painful and lead to infections. There are some at home remedies to treat infected Nails but your factor should still be consulted. Using a few drops of tea tree oil helps infection. An apple cider vinegar wash can help pain and prevent infections before they start. Epsom salt soaks can also relieve pain and prevent infection. Antibiotic ointment with a bandage helps fight infection and keep infection from forming. Finally, using sterile cotton as a barrier between the skin and Nail, using floss to lift the Nail, can keep the Nail and skin comfortable.

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Key Takeaways:

  • Using Tea tree oil (which has a lot of a disinfectant qualities) is a great treatment for ingrown toeNails.
  • A wash with Apple Cider Vinegar and warm water is also a good way to treat ingrowns.
  • Inserting a cotton ball between the Nail and in the inner part of the toe will help relieve the pressure.

"Ingrown toeNails cause great discomfort and pain, and occur when a Nail starts to grow curved into the skin. It, therefore, leads to swelling, tenderness, irritations, and redness, as well as an infection."

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Natural Skin Care Products - Kukui Nut Oil
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Date: May 17, 2014 01:52 AM
Author: Darrell Miller (dm@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: Natural Skin Care Products - Kukui Nut Oil

kukui nut treeWhat is kukui nut tree?

The Kukui Nut tree is a blooming tree that develops all around the tropics and was initially acquainted with Hawaii by right on time Polynesian pilgrims. On Hawaii, the tree immediately flourished is presently a national state symbol. The tree is occasionally alluded to as the Candlenut tree, Candleberry, Indian walnut tree and additionally the varnish tree. A few parts of the tree have the same number of employments, as the tree has been given names. The blossoms and bark are utilized within Hawaii to make the acclaimed Lei wreath and the tree trunk has utilized for 2 centuries now to make customary kayaks.

Generally, kids in Hawaii have been anointed with the kukui nut oil to secure them from the components and, likewise, the oil was found to have critical medicinal properties for skin disturbances, blazes, and wounds. The oil additionally has utilization as the premise for oil candles, henceforth where the names Candlenut and Candleberry are shaped. The scorched kukui nuts can likewise be utilized as the premise for tattoo ink and the oil is additionally utilized broadly as a part of Hawaii as a varnish and wood medications.

kukui productBenefits of kukui nut oil

In the nineteenth century, the tenants of Hawaii uncovered that applying the kukui oil to the skin helped ensure it from the sun and likewise recuperate the harming impacts of the sun, wind and salt water. Current clinical studies have discovered that Kukui Oil holds a few common fixings that give noteworthy characteristic profits to the skin. It gives a wellspring of a-linolenic corrosive, which helps the phone structure of the epidermis layer of the skin. The Kukui nut oil has been discovered to be exceptionally alleviating for gentle sunburn and is likewise demonstrated in giving easing from psoriasis and skin inflammation.

Also alleviating and recuperating, broke and dry skin, the kukui oil saturates, relaxes, and has been utilized for quite a while as a part of Hawaii to help revive dry skin and reduce the appearance of almost negligible differences and wrinkles on the face. At the point when purchasing kukui nut oil skin health management items, search for items that are supplemented with Vitamins A, C and E and remember it that kukui does not give as defensive a sun boundary as cutting edge creams and salves so don't utilize these items for skin assurance, they are more for utilization as an after-sun medicine and lotion.

Other intriguing skin health management items leaving Hawaii are the lip mind demulcents, made up of a compound of Kukui Nut, beeswax, and Mango Butter and arrive in a reach of flavors, for example, sugar stick, coconut or simply unadulterated. A percentage of the unscented emollients can likewise obviously be utilized on dry noses, broke fingerNail, skin, and mosquito chomps. At the point when purchasing kukui nut oil items it is fitting to watch that you are purchasing from a trustworthy merchant, ideally one situated in Hawaii who should have the capacity to give some insurance as to the degree of the genuine and nature of the oil.

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Healthy Nails
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Date: March 03, 2009 12:14 PM
Author: Darrell Miller (dm@vitanetonline.com)
Subject: Healthy Nails

The Nails are responsible for protecting the nerve-rich fingertips and tips of the toes from injury. Nails are part of the epidermis, which is the outer layer of skin. They are mainly composed of keratin, which is a type of protein. The Nail bed is the skin on top of which the Nails grow, as they grow from 0.05 to 1.2 millimeters each week. If a Nail is lost, it takes approximately seven months for it to grow out fully.

Those Nail beds that are healthy are pink, which indicates a rich blood supply. Changes or abnormalities in the Nails are often a result of nutritional deficiencies or other underlying conditions. The Nails are able to reveal a great deal about the body’s internal health. Nail abnormalities on either the fingers or the toes can give evidence to an underlying disorder.

There are many changes that nutritional deficiencies can produce in the Nails. A lack of protein, folic acid, and vitamin C are responsible for hang Nails, while white bands across the Nails are an indicator for protein deficiency. Dryness and brittleness indicates a lack of vitamin A and calcium. Horizontal and vertical ridges in the Nails means that there is a deficiency of the B vitamins, while an insufficient intake of vitamin B12 can lead to excessive dryness, very rounded and curved Nail ends, and darkened Nails. Iron deficiency can lead to Nails that develop a concave shape and/or vertical ridges. White spots on the Nails can be caused by a deficiency of zinc. Inadequate amounts of friendly bacteria in the body can result in the growth of fungus under and around the Nails, while a lack of hydrochloric acid contributes to the splitting of Nails.

The following supplements are essential in promoting healthy Nail growth. Unless otherwise specified, the dosages given are for adults. For children between the ages of twelve and seventeen, the dose should be reduced to three-quarters of the recommended amount. For children between six and twelve, one-half of the recommended dose should be used, while one-quarter of the amount should be used for children under the age of six.

Acidophilus should be taken as directed on the label, as it inhibits the harmful bacteria that cause fungal infection. A free-form amino acid complex can also be taken as directed on the label, on an empty stomach, to provide the building materials for new Nails. Silica supplies silicon, which is needed for hair, bones, and strong Nails. It should be taken as directed on the label. Vitamin A emulsion should be taken in dosages of 50,000 IU daily, as the body cannot utilize protein without vitamin A. Black currant seed oil is helpful for weak, brittle Nails and should be taken in dosages of 500 mg twice daily. Calcium and magnesium should be taken as directed on the label, as they are necessary for Nail growth.

Iron should be taken as directed by a physician, as deficiency produces spoon Nails and/or vertical ridges. A vitamin B complex should be taken as directed on the label, as deficiencies result in fragile Nails. To prevent hangNails and inflammation of the tissue surrounding the Nail, 3,000 to 6,000 mg daily of vitamin C with bioflavonoids should be taken. 50 mg daily of zinc is beneficial for affecting absorption and action of vitamins and enzymes.

Additionally, the following herbs are helpful: alfalfa, black cohosh, burdock root, dandelion, gotu kola, yellow dock, horsetail, oat straw, borage seed, flaxseed, lemongrass, parsley, primrose, pumpkin seed, sage, butcher’s broom, chamomile, ginkgo biloba, rosemary, sassafras, and turmeric.

Healthy looking Nails can tell you if your body is getting the right nutrients from your diet. When you find your Nails are not looking well, consider the above vitamins, minerals and herbs to help restore healthy looking finger and toe Nails. The vitamins and herbs listed can be found at your local or internet health food store.

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