Vitamin H (Biotin)

Also known as: Biotin,Vitamin B7 or Vitamin H

Vitamin H is part of what is known as the B complex of vitamins. It is essential for healthy hair, nails and skin.

Vitamin H is a substance found in food and sometimes taken as a dietary supplement.

It is water-soluble, which means the body does not store any Vitamin H if too much is taken in through food or supplements in a single day because it is readily excreted in urine and feces within a few days.

Home Remedies using Vitamin H:

Benefits and Uses of Vitamin H:

Vitamin H is a crucial vitamin for the human body to function properly.

The benefits of ensuring enough Vitamin H is taken daily include:

• Required for cell growth and replacement, making it great for maintaining a beautiful complexion
• Required for production of fatty acids and metabolism of fat and protein
• Required in the Kreb cycle, which is the process through which food is turned into energy by the body
• Important to hair growth
• Helps build strong fingernails and toenails
• Helps regulate blood sugar levels

Vitamin H is needed by the human body and 300 micrograms are required daily for adults, pregnant women and lactating females.

Many people take this vitamin to improve skin color and texture, improve texture, health and growth of fingernails, and to help their hair grow thick and lustrous.

Vitamin H is contained in most balanced diets in sufficient amounts to meet the body’s needs.

However, those restricting their diet due to medical or weight loss reasons may fall short of the needed 300 micrograms.

Vitamin H is available in tables which are listed as ‘Vitamins for Hair, Skin, and Nails’, prenatal vitamins and quality multi-vitamins.

It is also contained in foods which include:

• Cheese
• Beef liver
• Cauliflower
• Mushrooms
• Brewer’s yeast
• Nuts
• Chicken breasts
• Salmon

Side Effects of Vitamin H:

While there are no known toxicity issues with Vitamin H, there is one important concern.

Body builders, athletes, and anyone who consumes raw eggs must be aware that Vitamin H bonds with the avidin in the raw eggs and the body can not absorb any of the Vitamin H.