MSM thread on the loom: http://www.network54.com/Forum/235232/thread/1152730767/
http://www.opti-msm.com/msmhuman.htm#FOR%20WHOM%20IS%20MSM
http://www.hairboutique.com/tips/tip904.htm
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A short list (with thoughts on MSM) |
October 29 2003, 12:12 PM |
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I make an effort to get nutrients from a balanced diet of whole, organic foods. I think that such foods have the most nutritional integrity. My diet is also largely based around the foods are in season and my whole self (including hair, of course ) seems to do quite well on this time-honored diet, even though it has fallen out of fashion today.
As a safety net, my husband and I both take a multivitamin with extra B vitamins (the food-based sort by Rainbow Light) each day as an insurance. But I think that the body is made to best assimilate nutrients from actual, whole foods rather than pills and so this is how I try to get my nourishment.
I have strong reservations about taking MSM (methyl-sufonyl-methane) which I may as well mention here, for what it is worth, as I hear it often mentioned by the long-haired as a substance that they take for their hair. This substance disrupts the hair growth cycle by slowing the catagen (shedding) phase and possibly also speeding up the anagen (growing) phase of body hair.
I can understand why those of us who give much thought to our hair growing would want to take a substance that causes less of our hair to shed and all the hair that is growing to grow more quickly. But, I think that it is wise not to tamper with a natural cycle of the body unless one is in great need. In great need (for example, if I were literally going bald) I would seriously consider taking MSM. But I would not take the substance in good health only because it would be nice to have faster-growing or thicker hair than I have naturally.
Also, unlike most substances, MSM crosses the 'blood-brain barrier' of the body and accumulates in the brain. It is unknown if there is harm from this, or indeed any effect at all. There may be none. But it is not natural (and, in having such a barrier, the body has tried to prevent such an occurence.) Thus, for me, MSM is not a risk that I am willing to take.
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http://www.doctorrelation.com/articles/smart_diet/msm.php
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MSM = methylsulfonylmethane, an organic sulfur |
July 7 2006, 2:24 AM |
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MSM is an organic sulfur that is often used to slow shedding of the hair down. Because the hair sheds less quickly, it allows the hair to grow for a longer time period, meaning longer length. MSM is also wonderful for aches and pains, especially joint pain.
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http://www.msmse.com/
http://www.arthritis.org/resources/arthritistoday/1999_archives/1999_11_12explorations.asp
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