Helping Your Hair Grow With Natural Supplements

Helping Your Hair Grow With Natural Supplements

There's been tons of research on the effects of Proscar, a pharmaceutical that prevents the conversion of testosterone to DHT or "dihydrotestosterone". High levels of DHT have been implicated as a primary cause of male pattern baldness. But what is it that pharmaceuticals have over natural medicines in terms of efficacy? Could you do better using vitamins, minerals and herbs at lowering DHT levels -- and shifting other biochemical factors related to hair loss? You sure as heck can, and here's the supplements to investigate for the best support for your hair loss condition. Why do we tend to think that synthetic pharmaceutical medicines will be more effective than herbs? It's the money! It seems like these giant, hi-tech, well-funded companies -- who have lots of cash to throw at formal research studies -- should be able to produce the most effective medicines on the planet. But why? Why should they be better than plant extracts? When you think about it, there's absolutely no reason whatsoever. It's just that the makers of plant extracts can't afford the huge clinical trials the pharmaceutical companies can. So an herbal medicine can actually be much more effective than a synthetic one, but if the synthetic one is even just slightly better than a placebo, it's the only one legally allowed to be labeled as "effective in treating hair loss". The fact of the matter is that there is a good bit of data revealing that a good many natural medicines have the biochemical activity necessary to prevent hair loss. It's just that these studies have been done in a laboratory, looking at how chemical "A" affects chemical "B". It's just too expensive to test whether a particular supplement affects hair growth in humans on the statistical scale demanded by the FDA. And you'll never see the researchers combine 5 supplements, like any man with a reasonable level of obsessive-compulsive behavior about his hair would be taking. But it's really pretty easy to put your faith in combining several supplements that address multiple conditions involved in male pattern baldness...and here's how you might go about it. Based on the clear evidence that certain herbs, oils and vitamins affect the biochemical pathways necessary to prevent hair loss, here's some supplements you may consider using. This paper focuses on internal use -- there may likely be more topically applied preparations as well, which you can research elsewhere. Preventing hair loss and regrowing hair for men with MPB focuses on three specific areas: preventing the conversion of testosterone to DHT (while ensuring testosterone levels are still high), reducing inflammation at a cellular level at the follicle, and ensuring an adequate supply of nutrients for hair growth. First, the limiting of DHT production and activity: The primary nutrients recommended are extracts of saw palmetto berry, nettle root, green tea, soy and flax seeds. Always find these in extracts, not just the powdered herb -- and best to find standardized extracts, so you know you're getting reasonable amounts of what is considered the "active ingredients" of each. For flax and green tea, you could consider taking these as whole food supplements (a couple tablespoons of ground flax seeds and several cups of green tea per day). Your better off taking one or more off these supplements together, as they attack the source of hair loss from different angles. Some will block DHT production while others will prevent its binding at receptor sites. You can find high quality combinations of several of these supplements together in formulas for reducing prostate gland swelling. The same issues implicating DHT as the cause of swelling of the prostate gland are those involved in male pattern baldness. (And because these supplements very clearly work for reducing prostate swelling, they're more than likely going to have positive benefits for hair loss prevention.) Soy isoflavones (specifically one called "daidzein") have recently been discovered to potentially be the most potent inhibitors of DHT formation. They work in combination with "good" bacteria in the gut to form a chemical called "equol". This synergy appears to be enhanced with the addition of green tea extract. So the next two supplements on your list are soy isoflavones and green tea extract. Because these work with beneficial bacteria in the gut, a high quality, multiple species probiotic can also be useful. Much of the most recent research has noted hair follicle death being preceded by inflammation. Chronic cellular inflammation is actually implicated in aging, and is now becoming a primary focus of anti-aging medicines and therapies. Curcumin, an extract of the spice turmeric, is now widely available in easily-absorbed formulations (look for these, as otherwise the body will absorb very little of the nutrient). A hair-loss-prevention patent has been applied for with a simple combination of curcumin and red wine extract, so this is certainly worth a look. A smattering of other nutrients are worth considering as well -- particularly if you favor the "shotgun approach" -- that of including every possible helpful nutrient, expecting that at least some will do the job. Here's a quick rundown: The B-vitamins biotin and inositol, the mineral sulfur (either from the amino acid methionine or MSM), the amino acids taurine (thought to prevent hardening of the follicle), arginine (thought to signal hair growth -- can be taken alone or sourced from raw chocolate or pomegranate extract) and lysine (which seems to boost all other natural supplements). Finally, a tablespoon of coconut oil either eaten or massaged into the scalp on a regular basis has a lot of support from the community supporting natural treatments. Yes, there are a great many supplements to choose from. If you can afford it, buy as many as you can in bulk form, and spend some time dividing up your daily doses. You're more likely to take them all regularly (a must if you want to see results) if you don't have to open ten bottles a day. Be sure to give yourself several months before deciding whether these are helpful for you -- hair naturally does grow slowly. And you may consider a topical natural treatment as well -- combinations of "fixed" oils and essential oils have a lot of backing (for example, rosemary, helichrysum, lavender and sage essential oils based in tamanu nut, coconut and rosehip seed oils can potentially be very effective). And you'll smell great too!

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