Drug Name

Head Strong

Drug Uses

Head Strong is a multivitamin and mineral formula designed to keep hair strong, healthy and shiny.

How Taken

Consult your healthcare provider to establish your personal dosage.

Drug Class and Mechanism

Vitamin C: Essential for over 300 metabolic reactions in the body, Vitamin C is one of the most common supplements in the world and for good reason. Easily lost from the body through micturition, other factors that can lead to Vitamin C deficiency include poor diet and smoking. Vitamin C deficiency manifests itself in many ways, but one of the most common ways is dry and brittle hair and skin. An important antioxidant, Vitamin C helps maintain good circulation, flushes toxins from the body and improves the immune system; all of which helps with strong, healthy hair.

Calcium: According to the ancient practice of Ayurvedic medicine, hair and nails are byproducts of healthy calcium absorption. Proper absorption of calcium leads to improved blood circulation by helping to prevent hemorrhaging. Calcium also promotes efficient heart functioning and improved performance, and it increases scalp circulation, allowing for adequate blood flow to the hair follicles.

Zinc: Many people with poor diet, or those on a crash diet experience hair loss. One of the reasons for this is zinc deficiency in the body. Zinc is an essential mineral, vital for growth and development of all the body systems. It is a major part of the synthesis of DNA and RNA and aids in the production and processing of at least 42 vital enzymes in the body.

Kelp (Ascophylum nodosum) : Kelp contains iodine, which helps maintain proper thyroid function. Kelp is also rich in proteins and essential fatty acids, both excellent for metabolic maintenance with the beneficial side effect of healthier-looking hair.

Selenium: Involved in the regulation of the thyroid, the gland that secretes hundreds of hormones into the system, maintaining, among other many other things, good scalp circulation.

Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) : A recent study showed that Vitamin Dsupplementation stimulated hair growth in nude mice. By stimulating the keratinocytes, cells that secrete keratin, the primary constituent of hair, skin and nails, Vitamin D encourages increased hair growth.

Lecithin: Derived from soy, lecithin is a phospholipid that is one of the main constituents of the structural components of cells. A good source of essential fatty acids, lecithin helps the body maintain healthy formation of keratin.

Licorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) : Licorice contains a compound that helps prevent the conversion of testosterone (which both men and women produce in their bodies) to dihydrotestosterone (DHT), one of the causes of alopecia, or pattern baldness.

Silica (Silicon Dioxide) : Studies in the former Soviet Union have shown that silica therapy slowed hair loss. Silicon deficiency has been shown to reduce maintenance of hair, skin and nail cells.

Turmeric(Curcuma longa) : Turmeric has been used in the Ayurvedic tradition of medicine for several ailments, including hair loss. It is used to treat skin infections and liver ailments, which is believed to impact the health of hair follicles.

Soy Isoflavones: One of the more chemically unique isoflavones in soy is Equol, a nonsteroidal estrogen, that acts as an antiandrogen by blocking the hormone dihydrotestosterone, helping to prevent hair loss.

Missed Dose

If you miss a dose of Head Strong, take it as soon as possible. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Head Strong at room temperature, between 68 and 77 degrees F (20 and 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Keep Head Strong out of the reach of children and away from pets.