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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 02/25/2008 : 07:35:54 AM
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 Just saw this article on the web at Real Age.
http://www.realage.com/ct/tips/5111
Of all the nutritional supplements touted for treating nails that split, break, and peel, only one has gotten a universal thumbs-up from science: biotin.
Biotin, a B-complex vitamin, has long been used to treat damaged hooves on horses. And because our nails are made of the same stuff (keratin), it turns out the vitamin works for us two-legged creatures, too.
What's Good for the Horse . . .
When dermatologists first put biotin to the test in humans nearly 20 years ago, they found that extra biotin intake could increase nail thickness up to 25 percent in women who had soft or brittle nails. One study used 2.5 milligrams of biotin daily to help strengthen nails, which is quite a bit -- more than most diets and multivitamins contain. So if you have soft nails, first ask your doctor how best to increase your biotin intake safely.
RealAge Recommends
YOU docs Mehmet Oz, MD, and Michael Roizen, MD, recommend getting 300 micrograms of biotin each day. (Here's how much they recommend of the other B vitamins.) Your diet is always your best and safest source of vitamins and minerals, so if you want to strengthen your nails naturally, try eating more biotin-rich nuts (peanuts, filberts, cashews, and almonds), eggs, soybeans, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, fish (haddock and salmon), or vegetables like chard or carrots. But if your nails are still brittle, investigate a supplement with your doctor. (Here's a way you probably never thought of to get biotin-rich peanuts -- in soup!)
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E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
1055 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 6:55:58 PM
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Will it make me crave hay? Or make my voice get "horse"? I need all the help I can get in the voice dept.
Paul |
"A master banjo player isn't the person who can pick the most notes.It's the person who can touch the most hearts." Patrick Costello |
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1493 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2008 : 12:22:17 PM
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Paul,
I also try this stuff. It seems to work. 
http://www.hoofalive.com/
I even use it for dry lips and my dog's dry nose. neither of us Whinney yet!  |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2008 : 1:28:25 PM
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| But what about Mrs. Mika ele when she kisses those lips???? |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1493 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2008 : 09:00:55 AM
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Wanda! That would be "too much information".
This is a family web site! |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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slackkeymike
Lokahi
440 Posts |
Posted - 02/29/2008 : 6:31:33 PM
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I tried that stuff. But then all my slack key music sarted to have a Roy Rogers sound with a clippity clop sound in the background.
Mike |
Aloha, Mike |
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1493 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2008 : 11:16:38 AM
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good for:
Hawaiian Roughriders
Ulupalakua
Adios Ke Aloha
Pu'u Huluhulu
Kaula 'Ili
(and several other paniolo songs) ;-) |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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Keoki Kahumoku
Akahai
USA
93 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2008 : 08:36:20 AM
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| I HERD IT WORKS PRETTY GOOD. BUT YOU NEED TO BE CONSISTANT! NAIL BITTERS! STICK TO THE FINGERING HAND TO CHEW..YOU NO NEED DOES NAILS ANYWAY! |
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Kapila Kane
Ha`aha`a
USA
1051 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2008 : 12:17:57 PM
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I see lots of nail places, but I'm having trouble finding a place that can trim my hooves.
This stuff is the horse's ..... knees (and toes.)
If anyone knows, a good place, I'd be--behooved.
Now, gotta go back to the Hoover-craft.
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
1055 Posts |
Posted - 04/21/2008 : 11:40:13 AM
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You gonna drop them bombs,and just hoof it on out of here?
Paul |
"A master banjo player isn't the person who can pick the most notes.It's the person who can touch the most hearts." Patrick Costello |
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slackkeymike
Lokahi
440 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2008 : 06:58:19 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by Keoki Kahumoku
I HERD IT WORKS PRETTY GOOD. BUT YOU NEED TO BE CONSISTANT! NAIL BITTERS! STICK TO THE FINGERING HAND TO CHEW..YOU NO NEED DOES NAILS ANYWAY!
No pun intended? |
Aloha, Mike |
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