We’ve packed our Hair Growth Complex full of natural ingredients to help you maximise your hair health, but did you know that the health benefits go much further?
Key nutrients like magnesium, l-lysine, zinc and vitamin C can lend a helping hand in everything from getting you a better nights sleep, fighting off your cold and even clearing up your acne. Let’s dive into just some of the key whole-body benefits to be unlocked in our Hair Growth Complex.
Magnesium
Like many of our Hair Growth Complex ingredients, magnesium plays a core role in the overall functioning of our bodies. As an essential mineral, magnesium acts as a cofactor for the reactions that produce energy, aid cell growth and build our muscles.
On a daily basis, magnesium is put to work to get our muscles moving – playing a key role in the constant contracting and relaxing of our muscles (even in our sleep). Not only that, but supplementing magnesium may help active individuals to perform better in exercise, by increasing the availability of glucose in our active muscles, ready to be used for easy-access energy.
As magnesium is so vital to our muscular functioning, you may find that a recent increase in movement, or simply not getting enough dietary magnesium, can display as muscle cramps. If you’ve ever found yourself restless, tossing and turning in bed, you may benefit from upping your magnesium, with supplementation being positively associated with better sleep quality.
Lysine
On the topic of muscles, l-lysine is one of many building blocks we need to build and maintain proteins throughout our body, including those that make up our muscles.
As an essential amino acid, we need to source l-lysine from our diet as we can’t make it ourselves. We also need l-lysine for the production of carnitine, which helps us to make the cellular energy needed for, well, living. Lysine is also thought to support bone health by aiding calcium absorption, promoting collagen production, and contributing to overall bone strength and density to our bodies steady for longer.
Zinc
It might be easier to list the body functions that zinc doesn’t play a role in, considering its essential role in the functionality of over 300 enzymes - all to do with DNA synthesis, cell division and energy production (essentially all the things that make us live).
Aside from that, zinc may also be beneficial for our immune system by enhancing the function and development of T-cells, which are crucial for immune defence against pesky colds.
Zinc has also been seen to have antioxidant effects when supplemented, which can reduce cellular damage from free radicals – meaning better skin, hair and overall health. Zinc may also help with acne by potentially reducing inflammation, supporting the skin's defences against acne-causing bacteria, and contributing to balanced oil production – so you can worry a bit less about spots cropping up.
Vitamin C
A wellness powerhouse, vitamin C is arguably one of the best known vitamins – found in our Hair Growth Complex’s Acerola Cherry Extract. Vitamin C plays a critical role in supporting our immune system by encouraging the production and protection of white blood cells.
As such, supplementing vitamin C may help to reduce the severity and duration of the common cold. Vitamin C also acts as a powerful antioxidant, protecting our cells from free radical damage and inflammation.
If vitamin C alone wasn’t enough of an antioxidant, it also plays a key role in the synthesis of collagen. Collagen - also a powerful antioxidant - is a structural protein crucial for our hair, nails, joints, skin, wound healing... the list goes on. For all the vegetarians out there, vitamin C can also help to maximise the iron absorbed from plant-based sources, helping to prevent iron deficiency.
By Phoebe Sanders RNutr
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