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News, Reviews, and Articles on Silica
Want Fewer Bad Hair Days? Eat Better! Jan 10, 2008
FOR STRONG/FAST GROWING HAIR Protein: a building block of hair (meat, fish, eggs) B12: prevents hair loss (meat, eggs, fish, yogurt) Iron: prevents hair loss Calcium: essential for hair growth (yogurt, milk) Biotin: Helps produce keratin; may prevent graying and hair loss (wheat germ, brewers yeast, organ meats, oatmeal, egg yolk, soy, mushrooms, bananas, peanuts) Silica: strengthens hair, prevents hair loss (sunflower seeds, peanuts, almonds, strawberries). Choose: lean beef, eggs, chicken,... (CBS News -- Early Show)
Where does your food come from? Labels don't tell the whole story Aug 15, 2007
But the company obtains some of its hydrated silica _ a mild abrasive used in many toothpastes _ from Finland. It imports some of the sweetener known as sodium saccharin from China. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
jigsawhealth.com May 1, 2007
Other Ingredients: Modified cellulose, stearic acid, guar gum, xanthan gum, magnesium stearate, silica. Suggested Use. (Newsmax)
Diet and Lifestyle in Lupus Mar 6, 2007
Silicone and silica dust. Alfalfa sprouts due to their high L-canavanine content. (Suite101.com)
A shot in the arm for ISRO Jan 23, 2007
During this phase, it was protected from the intense heat, which according to some space officials went up to to 3,000 degrees F, by indigenous carbon phenolic ablative material and silica tiles. By the time it descended to an altitude of 5 km, aerodynamic breaking had reduced the speed of landing to 363 kmph. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Cola may make female bones more brittle Nov 9, 2006
A nutrient, it is present in foods as forms of silica but there is no recommended daily amount. However, studies of pre-menopausal women have found that when their silica intake is greater than 30mg daily, bone-mineral density increases compared with intakes of 18mg and less ... Scientists from the MRC Human Nutrition Research Centre in Cambridge have found that women in the UK consume around 18mg of silica a day. (TimesOnline)
Autoimmune Diseases Mar 5, 2006
For instance, excess dietary iodine is known to trigger autoimmune thyroid disease, and silica exposure is known to trigger scleroderma. Symptoms in autoimmune disease tend to wax and wane, sometimes disappearing completely for years only to return with a vengeance at a later time. (Suite101.com)
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