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jeudi 9 avril 2015
How to beat comfort eating
It’s easy to turn to food when you’re stressed, upset, or simply bored.
Recognising comfort eating
To help spot when you’re comfort eating, keep a food diary for a few days. Whenever you eat something, record your mood and how hungry you are on a scale of 1 to 10. If you find you’re eating in response to negative emotions rather than hunger, chances are you’re comfort eating. Now, make a “trigger” list: a list of the feelings and circumstances that tend to spark your comfort eating.
Dealing with comfort eating
Think about how to change or avoid the circumstances that prompt negative feelings, which in turn lead to comfort eating. If your commute to work leaves you stressed and reaching for a snack, for example, can you find a new route? It’s not always possible to avoid difficult feelings, but if you find yourself snacking or craving certain food, it can help to follow a routine. Ask yourself: am I really hungry, or is this comfort eating? Then, wait 30 minutes before eating. Often, you’ll realise that it is really emotional comfort, not food, that you need.
10 comfort eating triggers
Once you’ve identified what sets
off your comfort eating, you can
start to tackle it. Here are 10
common triggers:
• Work stress
• Loneliness
• Money worries
• Bad weather
• Tiredness
• Arguments with your partner
• Boredom
• Sadness
• Unemployment
• Health problems
Non-food comfort fixes
• Take your mind off food with some reading
• Listen to a favourite song
• Write down a fun thing you’re going to do today, or this week
• Watch a movie
• Phone a friend
• Go for a walk
• Clean the car
• Have a bath
• Surf the web
• Do some breathing exercises
• Do some exercise
jeudi 1 janvier 2015
Hair Loss:Study Results
Volunteers completedTocomin SupraBio ® ™ showed statistically
the most significant hair account post-supplementation (p <0.01). average
41.8% increase in the number of hairs
was observed after 8 months (Figure 1),
whereby
• 8 volunteers (40.0%) showed> 50%
hair growth
• voluntary 1 (5.0%) showed 25-50%
hair growth
• 9 volunteers (45.0%) showed
The hair growth of 10 to 25%
• voluntary 1 (5.0%) showed <10%
hair growth
SupraBio ™ supplemented group had a
slight decrease in the number of
bristles (5.0%).
2 shows one of the volunteers
before taking any Tocomin ® SupraBio ™
Figure 3 shows the same volunteer after
8 months Tocomin ® SupraBio ™
supplementation.In contrast, only 1 (12.5%) volunteer
placebo showed more
20% increase of the count hair while
3 volunteers (37.5%) showed negligible
increase. 4 (50.0%) volunteers had even
a decrease in the number of hairs. no
a statistically significant difference
(p> 0.05) in the number of hairs was
detected between baseline and post-complementation, thereby indicating that the
placebo effect did not occur during this
study and the increase of
hair observed in volunteers receiving
® ™ Tocomin SupraBio could be attributed
to tocotrienols supplementation.
In addition, statistically significant
difference (p <0.01) was detected in the
percentage change in the number of
hair between tocotrienol completed
gr oup and the placebo group.
Given the proven effectiveness
® ™ Tocomin SupraBio in promoting hair
g rowth in men and women with
androgenetic alopecia, the States
Patent Office and Trademark
g ranted a patent for Tocomin ® ™ SupraBio as hair growth
formulation (12).
Hair Loss.Study Design
A n 8-month study wasperformed at the School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Science Malaysia with 28 volunteers
aged 18 to 59 years with mild to
moderately severe hair loss. The
volunteers had hair loss problem for
approximately 2-5 years and most of
them had hair loss pattern scale III
according to the Norwood/Hamilton
classification scale. They were instructed
not to alter their hairstyle, hair care
products (shampoo, conditioners, etc) or
dye their hair during the study period.
The volunteers were randomly
selected to receive palm tocotrienol
complex (Tocomin ® SupraBio™,
Carotech Inc.) or the placebo – soft
gelatin capsule containing 600 mg soya
bean oil – for 8 months. The total daily
intake of tocotrienols for each volunteer
in the treatment group was 100 mg.
Hair counts and weight of hair in
pre-selected evaluation area were
measured before and every month after
initiation of the study.
Hair Loss:Randomized Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial of Tocomin SupraBio™ for Androgenetic Alopecia
Study Design A n 8-month study was performed at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Science Malaysia with 28 volunteers aged 18 to 59 years with mild to moderately severe hair loss. The volunteers had hair loss problem for approximately 2-5 years and most of them had hair loss pattern scale III according to the Norwood/Hamilton classification scale. They were instructed not to alter their hairstyle, hair care products (shampoo, conditioners, etc) or dye their hair during the study period. The volunteers were randomly selected to receive palm tocotrienol complex (Tocomin ® SupraBio™, Carotech Inc.) or the placebo – soft gelatin capsule containing 600 mg soya bean oil – for 8 months. The total daily intake of tocotrienols for each volunteer in the treatment group was 100 mg. Hair counts and weight of hair in pre-selected evaluation area were measured before and every month after initiation of the study.">Tocomin ® SupraBio™ ensures
approximately 300% increase in oral
absorption of tocotrienols via a special
self-emulsifying formulation (10). It is an
advanced formulation of Tocomin ®, a
natural tocotrienol complex concentrated
from virgin crude palm oil through a
patented mild extraction process that
ensures maximum preservation of
phytonutrients. Tocomin ® SupraBio™ is
the most bioavailable tocotrienol
complex available in the market.
Tocotrienols are fat-soluble vitamins
related to tocopherols – the common
vitamin E. Whilst tocopherols occur
naturally in common vegetable oils;
tocotrienols are concentrated in cereal
g rains, e.g. oat, barley, rice bran, with
virgin crude palm oil being the richest
source. Tocotrienols differ from
tocopherols by having an unsaturated
side tail that results in significantly
different biological activities. Recent new
studies brought to light many unique
benefits of tocotrienols not shared by
tocopherols.
Beneficial effects of
vitamin E in hair care
products have been
reported (11) although
lacking formal
investigation. We
conducted a double
blind placebo-controlled
clinical trial on
volunteers with
androgenetic alopecia
(male pattern baldness)
to evaluate the efficacy
of palm tocotrienol
complex oral
supplementation.
Study Design
A n 8-month study was
performed at the School of
Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of
Science Malaysia with 28 volunteers
aged 18 to 59 years with mild to
moderately severe hair loss. The
volunteers had hair loss problem for
approximately 2-5 years and most of
them had hair loss pattern scale III
according to the Norwood/Hamilton
classification scale. They were instructed
not to alter their hairstyle, hair care
products (shampoo, conditioners, etc) or
dye their hair during the study period.
The volunteers were randomly
selected to receive palm tocotrienol
complex (Tocomin ® SupraBio™,
Carotech Inc.) or the placebo – soft
gelatin capsule containing 600 mg soya
bean oil – for 8 months. The total daily
intake of tocotrienols for each volunteer
in the treatment group was 100 mg.
Hair counts and weight of hair in
pre-selected evaluation area were
measured before and every month after
initiation of the study.
Hair Loss:HAIR LOSS PREVENTION
problem in males and females regardless
of their age. Whilst a common problem
not usually associated with physical
illness, it can cause significant
psychological effects such as diminished
self-esteem, emotional distress,
embarrassment and social inadequacy
(1). Hair loss can be due to genetic
factors, aging, stress, mechanical damage
to scalp and hair, skin infections, diseases
that affect the body generally – e.g.
thyroid disease – and use of certain
medications such as anti-cancer drugs.
Many attempts at classifying hair loss
have resulted in complex and rather
impractical classifications. Currently the
widely accepted one is as follow:
– Androgenetic alopecia – also known
as androgenic alopecia or male and
female pattern baldness;
– Alopecia areata – also known as spot
baldness;
–Telogen effluvium – shedding or
thinning of hair.
Androgenetic alopecia is the most
common cause of hair loss, affecting
about 50% of men and women older
than 40 years of age (2). Androgenetic
alopecia is hereditary thinning of the hair
induced by androgens (male hormones)
in susceptible men and women.
It usually
begins between the age of 12 and
40 years old and is generally caused by
three interdependent factors: male
hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT),
genetic disposition and advancing age (2).
DHT, a potent metabolite of the androgen
testosterone, causes gradual and
progressive shrinkage in hair follicles that
leads to production of smaller and finer
hairs. DHT also shortens the anagen
g rowth phase of the hair follicle so the
hair is shorter when it stops growing.
The treatment of hair loss ranges
from the common sense to the esoteric
which included almost religious like
rituals. However, the commonly accepted
ones include reassurance, hair
prostheses, surgery and topical/oral
medications (3,4). The most common
pharmacological management of
androgenetic alopecia is topical minoxidil
and oral finasteride. Clinical trials have
shown that 2% minoxidil applied topically
to the scalp could stimulate hair growth
in some men and women while higher
percentage of 5% showed increased
therapeutic efficacy (5). However, the
main problem with topical minoxidil
therapy is patient compliance as
continued use is required to maintain
hair growth (6,7). On the other hand,
oral finasteride is associated with
significant adverse effects such as decreased sexual drive, impotence and
ejaculation disorders (8). Moreover,
finasteride is not encouraged to use in
female patients of childbearing age as it
may cause abnormalities in male fetuses.
Other drugs that have been used include
exogenous estrogen, spironolactone and
topical tretinoin.
Deficiency in oxygen supply as a
cause of male pattern baldness was
investigated by G OLDMANet al (9). The
results showed that penetration of
oxygen was lower in bald frontal scalp
than in hair bearing temporal scalp area
and hence indicated that good blood
supply to the scalp was essential to
maintain normal cycle of hair growth..........
Tocomin SupraBio™: Hair loss prevention and beyond
I NTRODUCTION
Vitamin E consists of eight similar
compounds – four tocotrienols and four
tocopherols. Whilst tocopherols had been
intensively studied for their health
benefits, many unique benefits of
tocotrienols are only beginning to be
brought to light by recent research.
These novel health benefits include:
A. Hair loss prevention;
B. Potent antioxidant;
C. Skin protection;
D. Cardiovascular protection;
E. Neuroprotection;
F. Anticancer effects.
A potential impediment to the
widespread use of tocotrienols or any
other fat-soluble nutrient as a dietary
supplement lies in poor and
unpredictable oral absorption. A special
self-emulsifying formula of tocotrienols
(Tocomin ® SupraBio™) has been
developed to ensure reliable and
increased oral absorption of tocotrienols.
compounds – four tocotrienols and four
tocopherols. Whilst tocopherols had been
intensively studied for their health
benefits, many unique benefits of
tocotrienols are only beginning to be
brought to light by recent research.
These novel health benefits include:
A. Hair loss prevention;
B. Potent antioxidant;
C. Skin protection;
D. Cardiovascular protection;
E. Neuroprotection;
F. Anticancer effects.
A potential impediment to the
widespread use of tocotrienols or any
other fat-soluble nutrient as a dietary
supplement lies in poor and
unpredictable oral absorption. A special
self-emulsifying formula of tocotrienols
(Tocomin ® SupraBio™) has been
developed to ensure reliable and
increased oral absorption of tocotrienols.
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