For those of you who aren’t reading Mindy Kaling’s (aka Kelly from The Office), newly re-launched blog, The Concerns of Mindy Kaling, why aren’t you? It’s ridiculously funny, plus she talks about food and jewelry and hair, three of our favorite things.

Anyway, this week she mentioned that her hair stylist, Jen Atkin, brought her a bottle of prenatal vitamins from Trader Joe’s and that since she’s been taking them, it’s made her “hair grow faster, thicker” and kept her “skin glow-y and smooth.” To a woman who hasn’t had kids or doesn’t want kids anytime soon (and also those who are absolutely, positively done with child-bearing), the word “prenatal” can be an absolutely horrifying one. But…thick, shiny hair? Lots of us are willing to stick poisonous formaldehyde on our heads, so why not take some pre-baby vitamins?

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