Back to the vitamins today and it is biotin. Biotin is essential for protein metabolism, the release of energy from food, to manufacture genetic material and for a healthy immune system and healthy hair.
The recommended dose of Biotin is 30 mcg per day and 35 mcg per day if breastfeeding.
Biotin is absorbed from food and from intestinal bacteria. An interesting thing about Biotin is that it is absorbed in the small intestines. Any excess is excreted in the urine. The amount of Biotin excreted in your urine and poop is 6 times greater than what is taken in by food. Why you ask? Well let me tell you! Large quantities of biotin are produced by our gut bacteria. Gut bacteria isn't that just a neat sounding combo of words. I can just hear the conversation now.
"Hey Billy Bob what you been up to lately?" "Well Beau Don I just been producin' Biotin with my gut bacteria!" Yee haw!!!
Anyway, you guessed it Biotin can be found in beef liver, peanuts, eggs, chocolate, molasses, corn, milk and chicken.
I am cutting it short tonight as my broken finger is screaming from typing.
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