Millet is a thoroughly healthy ingredient. The plant is very resilient, can cope with a lack of water and even produces yields where other cereal types no longer grow. We have known for centuries that millet helps make skin, hair and nails look beautiful. The beneficial properties of millet have been rediscovered in recent decades. Millet products are a very popular “beauty product” and are also taken as dietary supplements.
Millet was already a staple food as far back in time as the Babylonians and the Etruscans. Scraps of food containing different types of millet were found in the intestines of ancient Egyptian mummies estimated to have been buried in around 4,000 BC – in the same form as the millet still eaten today by farmers in the region.
As can be seen from very old Chinese drawings, millet was also known to the Chinese in as early as 3,000 BC. Millet was a staple food of almost all Indo-Germanic peoples.
As millet has a very short vegetation time and does not penetrate very deeply into the soil (avoiding the need for deep soil cultivation), at was also a preferred crop for nomadic peoples. Even today it is still a main source of food alongside buckwheat for nomadic people from Kyrgyz and Mongolia.
In the Middle Ages, millet was also very important here, but it was increasingly replaced in the 19th century by potatoes, maize and rice. Millet has only regained its importance as a nutritious cereal in recent years. Today, millet enjoys the best reputation of all types of cereal:
Now, for the first time, we have managed to extract the pure, precious and highly-effective oil of gold millet.
The different types of millet all belong to the family of grasses. The following types are primarily processed:
The standard millet products in Switzerland originate from common millet, which is also known as proso millet. A large proportion of the millet used by ZWICKY is imported from Dakota in the USA, where conditions are perfect for normal growth, i.e. predominantly warm and sunny weather. The time between sowing and harvesting (vegetation time) is just 60 to 80 days. We also find other large growing regions in Africa, Argentina, in the Balkans and throughout the whole of Asia. Wherever the climate is too hot to grow rice, people plant millet crops.
In contrast to sorghum, proso millet and foxtail millet do not contain any gluten and are therefore less well suited to baking. But this makes them all the better for mash, pancakes and flatbread. All types of millet contain high levels of silicic acid, fluorine, vitamins and further minerals, which are beneficial for hair growth, nail strength and healthy skin in people with skin disorders.
Millet is not known as the “beauty cereal” for nothing.
It has been handed down that Attila, the king of the Huns, only fed his guests millet. The Greek philosopher Pythagoras also recommended millet to strengthen vitality and health. In China, millet was counted as one of the five sacred grains, and the Chinese felt connected to the world of the gods via the grain.
Now millet is making a comeback as a natural beauty enhancer. Scientific studies show: the ingredients of millet are not only recommended for good health, but they also help promote natural beauty from within. They have a beneficial impact on the growth and appearance of beautiful hair and nails and of the skin.
Anyone who does not eat properly risks not only putting on extra weight, but their hair and skin will also suffer as a result. It is not enough to rely on the effects of skin creams – after all, the skin acts like a mirror that reflects our food and lifestyle choices.
Millet supplies the skin with an extra portion of nutrients. The cereal contains many minerals and trace elements. These are important for healthy skin, hair and nails. Furthermore, millet not only has a high iron content, but also lots of silicic acid. Keeping up levels of iron helps to prevent brittle nails and diffuse hair loss. Silicic acid is an important trace element for our connective tissue. It firms and tightens the skin. Silicic acid also helps to keep hair glossy and shiny.
Millet can be cooked like rice and served as a mash, soup or accompaniment. Flakes can also be mixed with fruit juice to provide a very healthy snack between meals.
But if this is too much effort, you can also do yourself lots of good by taking 2x HIRSANA® golden millet oil capsules a day. This will cover 100 percent of the daily recommended amounts of vitamin E, vitamin B6, thiamine, riboflavin and biotin.
Efficacy studies have demonstrated improved hair shine and increased hair thickness after three months.