It ensures healthy skin and beautiful hair: biotin.
But what if the body does not receive enough biotin?
The following symptoms suggest a deficiency.
There is practically no risk of an undersupply of biotin with a balanced diet, the pharmacies Umschau informs.
Adults who eat a mixed diet would usually cover their biotin requirements with their daily diet without any problems, it said.
The German Nutrition Society recommends 40 micrograms of biotin daily for adults
.
The nutrient, also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H, is required by our body to keep skin, hair and nails healthy.
Biotin is also involved in fat and protein metabolism, as the pharmacy Umschau informs.
Recognize and treat biotin deficiency
In general, a doctor should always be consulted if a nutritional deficiency is suspected.
Because not only underdosing, but also overdosing can be harmful
.
Anyone who takes dietary supplements on their own runs the risk of such an overdose.
The following symptoms indicate that you are not consuming enough biotin, as the portal Heilpraxisnet informs:
dry skin
Hair loss and thinning hair
muscle pain
Indigestion
Inefficiency
Loss of appetite
Susceptibility to infection
red rash around the eyes and / or mouth
depressive moods and insomnia
Visual disturbances
Nerve damage and neuronal pain (tingling sensation in the limbs, often accompanied by numbness)
low blood pressure
The symptoms mentioned above should be brought to your doctor.
If a biotin deficiency is found, in some cases it is sufficient to
consume more foods containing biotin
.
The body cannot produce biotin on its own.
Foods high in vitamin B7 include liver, egg yolks, yeast, nuts, oatmeal, soybeans, and unpeeled rice.
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