Thank you, eatgreenjello and Rini. I felt very tired, very
drained (well, I was), the remainder of the week (much more than
usual). I'm starting to feel a bit better today.
Someone on another hair site I visit posted an interesting way to add gelatin to your diet - mix a tbsp of gelatin with a cup of boiling water to create a hot drink. It reminds me of hot Kool-aid. She started drinking this daily in order to increase hair growth. She didn't make any claims about its effectiveness, and hasn't reported her findings, not that I've seen, anyway. I thought I'd try it, though - it can't hurt. I've been consuming the "jello drink" for a few months, though I can't remember to drink it every day (my school/work schedule isn't very consistent). I have noticed a difference in nail growth and strength, not hair, though. I also added evening primrose oil to my diet around that time, so that may be helping my nails, also.
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I didn't read every single post so forgive me if this has already been covered. I found this info:
Gelatin is an incomplete nutritional protein because it lacks tryptophan, an essential amino acid. Jell-O itself has little nutritional value apart from energy--80 calories for a typical serving. For example, the list of ingredients on a box of strawberry Jell-O is sugar, gelatin, adipic acid (for tartness), less than 2% of artificial flavor, disodium phosphate and sodium citrate (to control acidity), fumaric acid (for tartness), and the colorant red 40.
I've always heard that it is a myth that Jello/gelatin helps hair and nails to grow. I assume it would be the protein in it that leads people to believe it is good for growth; however there is not a significant amount of protein in it. You're better off eating tuna or turkey, etc.
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Well I've been eating 2 servings of jello every day for a week straight, and I'll keep doing it the entire summer. If my hair grows more than the expected 1 1/2 inches for three months then we might have something here..
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