Question 1

what does it meanif you have blue darrhea?

Accepted Answer

Blue: Most likely you ate something blue that did not agree with you.

Question 2

what types of food containers contain melamine?

Accepted Answer

Heres the list: Biscuits, cakes and confectionery (0.6–945.86 mg/kg); liquid milk and yoghurt
products (0.5–648 mg/kg); frozen desserts (39–60.8 mg/kg); powdered milk and cereal
products (0.38–1143 mg/kg); processed foodstuff (0.6–41 mg/kg); food-processing
ingredients (1.5–6694 mg/kg); and animal feed (116.2–410 mg/kg).

Question 3

what food will help if my melanine in the body is not that high?

Accepted Answer

Tyrosine : Did you mean melanin? (makes you tan) if so try some tryrosine. You can get it at any gnc. It's the precursor to melanin. Also, add some sunshine.

Question 4

how can i increase melanin ?

Accepted Answer

Can't : It is just your body. Going out in the sun it brings out your melanin but that is bad by causing skin cancer and premature aging.

Question 5

which is the function of melanin?

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Melanin: is the pigment which causes us to tan.

Question 6

what are some sources of melanin?

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Melanocytes: There is only one source of melanin, melanocytes.
You may consult this site for more info:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0022691/
For good health - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Drink enough water daily, so that your urine is mostly colorless. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form. 
Practice safe sex.

Question 7

how can i increase melanin production?

Accepted Answer

Melanin: Spend some time in the sun. sunlight is what gives pigmentation to skin, and color. Spending time in the sunlight will cause your body to increase the production of melanin since melanin is the body's defense against UV rays. increased pigmentation can be observed in individuals after only five to ten minutes of exposure to mid day sun.

Question 8

how can you increase your melanin levels?

Accepted Answer

Where and why?: Melanin levels in the skin, depending on the genetic make of the person, can increase with sun exposure. 
For good health - Have a diet rich in fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk products, nuts, beans, legumes, lentils and small amounts of lean meats. Avoid saturated fats. Drink enough water daily, so that your urine is mostly colorless. Exercise at least 150 minutes/week and increase the intensity of exercise gradually. Do not use tobacco, alcohol, weed or street drugs in any form. 
Practice safe sex.

Question 9

what is the definition or description of: melanin?

Accepted Answer

Skin pigment: This is the normal dark pigment of the body which gives it its color and sunprotection as well.  Albinos may lack this pigment and have significant health consequences due to that.  Some internal organs or color with melanin such as the choroid of the eye and the meninges of the brain.  Melanin producing cells can cause a cancer termed melanoma.

Question 10

can you tell me how to increase the secretion of melanin?

Accepted Answer

Tanning: Melanin is produced in response to ultraviolet light UVA and UVB. So tanning is one way to increase melanin pigmentation, but it can lead to skin cancer. Some hormonal imbalances can cause pigmentary changes.

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