Relationship to Manganese Requirement"...Eighteen patients showed considerable problems with calcium absorption, and twelve patients had problems with their zinc metabolism..."
Relationship to EFA (Essential Fatty Acid) Requirement" Essential fatty acid deficiency can results in dry, brittle hair and hair thinning or loss..."
Relationship to Effects of a Low Carbohydrate Diet"...Basically, this diet can cause your cortisol levels to go sky high, which will lead to hair loss..."
Recommendation Test for Hormones"There have been several reports that supplemental DHEA has accelerated hair loss in susceptible men and women..."
Recommendation Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)"...The dosage of fatty acids from saw palmetto is 270-300mg daily..."
Recommendation Pumpkin Seeds"...While pumpkin seed products are under investigation for their beneficial properties so far, no experiments have been reported that directly relate to androgen activity in disease..."
Relationship to Hypothalamus / Pituitary / Pineal Dysfunction"Any condition that upsets the adrenal or pituitary gland may result in hair loss..."
Relationship to Yeast / Candida Infection" Candida can cause hair shedding in male or female patients..."
Relationship to Vitamin A Toxicity" Vitamin A toxicity symptoms include skin that has a rough and dry appearance, hair loss and brittle nails..."
Relationship to Calcium Requirement"See the link between Hair Loss and Manganese..." Relationship to Manganese Requirement"...The analysis showed manganese deficiency in all 19..." Relationship to Zinc Requirement"See the link between Hair Loss and Manganese..."
The Condition"...Most modern medical research leans toward the position that a male hormone called dehydrotestosterone (DHT), which is converted from testosterone, binds to sites on hair follicles and is a primary instigator of hair loss..." Recommendation Saw Palmetto"This extract has been found to counteract the conversion of testosterone to DHT by inhibiting DHT binding to cellular and nuclear receptor sites, thereby increasing DHT breakdown..." Recommendation Radix Urticae"It is possible that radix urticae influences the activity of sex hormone binding globulin and its binding to testosterone [Blutplasmas 1983]..." Recommendation Pumpkin Seeds"Pumpkin seed oil may affect the activity of testosterone in the body in a similar fashion to saw palmetto..."
The Condition"...It is the largest single type of recognizable alopecia to affect both men and women..." Relationship to Lupus, SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythromatosis)" Alopecia occurs in 50% of patients..." Recommendation Radix Urticae"...Because of this small amount of evidence some people have taken radix urticae as an alternative treatment for androgenetic alopecia..." Recommendation Green Tea"Of interest to those with androgenetic alopecia is evidence that green tea can influence serum concentrations of hormones..."
Recommendation Radix Urticae"It is possible that radix urticae influences the activity of sex hormone binding globulin and its binding to testosterone [Blutplasmas 1983]..." Recommendation Green Tea"...High intake of green tea has been associated with higher levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) and lowered levels of serum estradiol (estrogen) concentration in women..."