Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  Since yohimbine does not increase testosterone levels, it does not contribute to overgrowth of prostate tissue, male pattern baldness, growth of body hair, aggressive behavior, or other problems associated with excessive amounts of testosterone. Yohimbine is equally effective in correcting impotence of physical and psychogenic origin, and it is frequently prescribed by doctors for the treatment of impotence caused by atherosclerosis or diabetes. | | The most prevalent form of hair loss is androgenetic alopecia (AGA), more commonly called male pattern baldness. AGA occurs in response to the body's production of androgens, or male sex hormones, although the exact mechanism is not completely understood. It generally occurs in men who have a genetic tendency for baldness. Women also can have AGA, since their bodies also produce androgens, but are less likely to lose their hair completely.
Hair loss can occur for other reasons. |
Bill Gottlieb
See book keywords and concepts |  But Kobren—who has male pattern baldness and once spent years trying to fix the problem—says that there is a scientifically proven medical solution that can actually reverse the problem in 66 percent of men who use it: the drug finasteride (Propecia), which is also used for prostate problems.
Also, he says, there are alternative remedies, such as herbs and nutritional supplements, that work very much like Propecia and can make a real difference for men who are losing their hair. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts | | It is also used in formulations designed to treat male pattern baldness.
Benefits of muira puama for specific health conditions include the following:
• Impotence and diminished sex drive. Muira puama is a good addition to or replacement for treatment with yohimbe. (See YOHIMBE under The Herbs in Part One.) Clinical studies of muira puama in France have found that using the herb as a sole treatment restores sex drive and erectile function in 51 to 62 percent of cases. |
Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Usually, however, genetics is the cause for male pattern baldness.
Full baldness seems to affect only men. But thinning hair can also be a concern for women. Fortunately, except for the need for a little extra head protection during especially hot or cold weather, baldness is harmless. Nonetheless, fear of baldness has become a social obsession.
Advances made by Western medicine on this front have been negligible. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
See book keywords and concepts |  The latest drug therapy for male pattern baldness is finasteride (Propecia). This is actually the same drug marketed under the brand name Proscar and used for benign prostate enlargement, but at a lower dosage. The drug converts dihydrotestosterone, a strongly androgenic (masculinizing) hormone, into testosterone, which is somewhat less androgenic. This reduces the hormonal contribution to hair loss. Reports of hair growth with this drug have been less than spectacular, but the effect varies from person to person. Possible side effects include decreased sex drive, rash, and breast tenderness. |
Bill Gottlieb
See book keywords and concepts | | SAW PALMETTO: A Natural Treatment
Medical science understands that the cause of male pattern baldness is a hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a by-product of testosterone that shrinks and eventually kills hair follicles. The less DHT that reaches the follicles, the more hair you'll have. Finasteride works by inhibiting the production of the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase, which converts testosterone to DHT.
The herb saw palmetto does almost the same thing; it stops DHT from binding to receptor sites at the hair follicles. In short, says Kobren, it may help stop and even reverse baldness. | | FATTY ACIDS: For Better Texture and Density
"Fatty acids found in flaxseed oil, sunflower oil, black currant oil, evening primrose oil, and soy oil are effective against the processes that contribute to male pattern baldness," Kobren says. He advises men to take 1 teaspoon a day of any one of those oils.
He also recommends taking a 500-milligram capsule of black currant oil twice a day since it's particularly rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is a must for healthy hair. | | If you decide to seek professional medical treatment for male pattern baldness, find a dermatologist who is willing to work with you to explore your options and help you solve the problem, rather than one who uses one treatment for all hair-loss patients, says Spencer David Kobren, a New York City-based consumer advocate for people with hair loss.
Hair loss in women is often difficult to diagnose and can be caused by many factors, including alopecia areata, hormone imbalances, menopause, dietary protein and amino acid deficiency, intestinal parasites, damage from hair treatments, and stress. | | Herbal and Nutritional Remedies to Stop Hair Loss
When it comes to male pattern baldness, New York City-based consumer advocate Spencer David Kobren has seen a lot of false promises. "Almost every remedy in the hair-loss 'industry' that has not been FDA-approved is a rip-off, and there are very few places to turn for accurate, unbiased information," says Kobren.
What's more, he says, some dermatologists have a blase attitude about hair loss and often won't work with a patient to create a program to reverse the problem. |
Glenn W. Geelhoed, M.D. and Jean Barilla, M.S.
See book keywords and concepts | | One substance, minoxidil, has been proven to bring back some hair growth on the thinning, bald crown of the head, but it must be continuously applied, and is not effective on the "receding forehead" areas most characteristic of male pattern baldness. Minoxidil is also not effective for all people. So, while we cannot guarantee any of the following international alternatives, we believe they are worth considering. burdock Frequently eaten as a vegetable, burdock root is common throughout Europe. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  High blood pressure, male pattern baldness.
What Are the Possible Side Effects?
This is such a dangerous drug that it is only recommended as a last ditch effort if no other hypertensive drugs have worked. It can cause a serious condition called pericardial effusion and it can make angina worse. In animals it caused infertility and all kinds of gross abnormalities of the heart, including lesions.
It can cause fluid and mineral imbalances that are the opposite of what would benefit someone with high blood pressure, as well as an abnormally strong heartbeat and kidney impairment. |
Zorba Paster, M.D. and Susan Meltsner
See book keywords and concepts |  Data you inherit from your dad may help you become as good a musician as he is or destine you to male pattern baldness. Some of the genetic material we get from our parents makes us more vulnerable to heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression, breast and colon cancers, Alzheimer's disease, or other conditions.
Someday science may have enough information about human genetics to alter troublesome traits, do away with debilitating diseases, or extend our life spans by decades. |
Ronald Klatz and Robert Goldman
See book keywords and concepts |  Inositol Phospholipid that is a constituent of cell membranes; may work with biotin and choline to control male pattern baldness; reported to metabolize serum lipoproteins to lower cholesterol; appears to aid in the maintanence of cell membranes.
Iron Metal essential for red blood cell formation and vitamin E metabolism. Caveat: in excess, iron may be a strong catalyst in free radical production and may aid in the deposition of plaque in blood vessels.
Kava kava Herb acting primarily as a sedative; may be used for pain control. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
See book keywords and concepts |  The most common pattern of hair loss is called male pattern baldness or hereditary alopecia. In this condition, hair is lost from the crown and temples and is often replaced by a more fine, downy type of hair. This pattern of hair loss is also called androgenic alopecia, meaning it is more common in males and is usually inherited. It may also affect women (female-pattern baldness) and occurs especially after menopause.
Alopecia areata is a sudden loss of very circumscribed areas of hair for no apparent reason or secondary to systemic disease. | | Other possible side effects include testicular atrophy, male pattern baldness, elevated red blood cell counts, elevated blood pressure, and gynecomastia (abnormally large mammary glands in men). Dr. Borkin recommends the use of transdermal DHEA and androstenedione, since these hormones can convert to testosterone with less likelihood of causing side effects.
Another option employed by Dr. Borkin to maintain adequate testosterone levels is to stop the misappropriation of testosterone while also supplying the necessary building blocks for the production of testosterone. | | Other possible side effects include testicular atrophy, male pattern baldness, elevated red blood cell counts, elevated blood pressure, and gynecomastia (abnormally large mammary glands in men).
Dr. Borkin recommends the use of transdermal DHEA and androstenedione, since these hormones can convert to testosterone with less likelihood of causing side effects.
The goal of testosterone therapy is to restore blood testosterone levels to those of a healthy man, 25-30 years old. For this, Dr. |
Doug Dollemore, Mark Giuliucci and the Editors of Men's Health Magazine
See book keywords and concepts |  Branch says steroid use can trigger premature onset of male pattern baldness. Steroids can also make you look like a teenager again—at least when it comes to your complexion. They have been linked with acne on the face, shoulders and back, Dr. Branch says.
And while you may look more manly from the waist up and from the thighs down, you might be doing serious damage to the precious parts in between. "Abusing anabolic steroids is a form of castration," says Lewis Blevins, M.D., an endocrinologist and assistant professor of medicine at Emory University. How do atrophied testicles sound? | | Middle age kicks into high gear. male pattern baldness rears its ugly head in full force (at least in guys prone to baldness). Wrin-
Twenties Thirties Forties kles show up on his eyelids, and crow's-feet and other facial lines begin to appear. He may need glasses or bifocals as the eye lens starts to stiffen. But he can now concentrate on things other than sex—the libido starts to wane as testosterone levels start to taper off.
Fifties. Some good news: After decades of climbing, cholesterol finally levels off. The bad news: Immunity weakens, making him more prone to illness and infection. | | If more than a half-dozen hairs fall out, you may be in the early stages of male pattern baldness. stresses that miracle hair treatments—massages, topical creams, megavitamins and the rest—do absolutely no good.
What will work? Consider these options.
Hair transplant. This practice has been around since the 1950s. The old method involved moving large plugs of hair (8 to 20 hairs at a time) from the back of a patient's head and embedding them in a balding area. This sometimes resulted in the "doll's hair" look, with uneven, unnatural hairlines. | | This genetic form of baldness is called hereditary alopecia, or male pattern baldness. The telltale signs are a receding hairline, a growing bald spot on the crown or both.
No one is absolutely sure what causes hair to stop growing. Current wisdom holds that the male hormone testosterone, or perhaps a by-product of testosterone, may be the problem. Whatever the cause, individual hair strands thin
46 gradually, and follicles eventually stop producing them altogether.
Men can start balding as early as age 18 or as late as their fifties or sixties. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
See book keywords and concepts |  Among possible side effects of these substances are psychologic disturbances (including abnormal aggression), usually reversible male infertility, altered (often diminished) sex drive, acne, sleeping problems, gynecomastia (development of female-like breasts) in men, hirsutism (hairiness) and other masculinizing effects in women and male pattern baldness in both men and women.
Those, by the way, are characterized by some as the "minor" side effects of anabolic steroids. |
Bill Gottlieb
See book keywords and concepts |  If you look at Japan, male pattern baldness was almost unheard of prior to World War II. The Japanese diet is now far more fatty and Westernized, and Japanese men are going bald everywhere. It's clear that a high-fat, meat-based diet raises testosterone levels, and that may adversely affect hair follicles. I'm not sure eating low-fat foods will stop hair loss, but it might slow it down." mm Massage
Giving your scalp a three-minute massage each day may increase blood flow to your hair follicles and help hair growth, says John F. Romano, M.D. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
See book keywords and concepts | | More women are also using anabolic steroids, which, in their case, can result in irreversible deepening of voice, hirsutism, male pattern baldness and enlargement of the clitoris.
So what good can be said of these substances? Well, in relatively short-term, carefully monitored use of some of them can be helpful in speeding the recovery of individuals who have suffered accidents or illnesses that have wasted their muscles and robbed them of vitality.
Testosterone itself, the primary male sex hormone, often declines as men age. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
See book keywords and concepts | | If the blood flow to the scalp is still good, hair transplants may be a rewarding solution for male pattern baldness. In this technique, plugs of healthy hair are taken from areas of prominent growth, such as the back of the neck, and "punched" into the scalp areas with poor hair growth. Results vary, but the technique is continually being improved. If you are interested in trying this, seek the advice of an experienced specialist. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik
See book keywords and concepts |  It has no effect on typical male pattern baldness. It may be useful in dysguesia (taste disorder) in those who are zinc deficient. There is preliminary research suggesting that it might help some with macular degeneration.
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Zinc deficiency has been shown to impair immunity in many ways. It decreases T- and B-lymphocyte function and diminishes proliferative responses to mitogens. It also reduces the biological activity of many cytokines. Zinc deficiency has been shown to impair placental transport of antibodies from mother to fetus. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Over the years, I've suggested that men concerned about male pattern baldness try saw palmetto for hair preservation. I've kept up with a few of them, and some seem to feel that their hair loss had slowed, maybe even stopped. I have saw palmetto growing in two plots of my Garden of Youth—ones devoted to prostate enlargement and balding.
A few years after the phone call from my herbalist friend, I wasn't surprised when I read that the drug finasteride (Proscar) was being formulated into a "new" drug, Propecia, for hair loss. | | Duke's Hair Saver Rosemary'-and-Sage Shampoo
• Ginger Scalp Tonic
A FEW YEARS AGO, I GOT A call from an herbalist friend of mine who was all excited because she had discovered an herb that she thought would cure male pattern baldness. Such an herb might make her millions, if not billions, from men (and some women) desperate to stop hair loss and regrow what's gone.
My friend was quite guarded about her miracle herb. She wouldn't mention it by name, I suppose out of fear that I might announce it to the balding men of America before she could. |
Gale Maleskey
See book keywords and concepts |  If you're looking for a cure for male pattern baldness, you won't find it here. Hair loss is a trait inherited through the maternal side of the family.
If your mom's dad or her brothers are bald, the cards are stacked against you. Unless you're willing to spend hundreds of dollars a year on hair-raising new drugs that may or may not produce results, you'll just have to resign yourself to a future of diminishing strands.
Not all hair loss is inevitable, however, nor is the decline entirely controlled by genes. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Help for Alopecia Areata
Shortly after I learned that I had been immortalized by a shampoo, I read a fascinating study that supported rosemary as a hair restorer— not for male pattern baldness but for another form of hair loss known as alopecia areata. This mysterious condition comes on suddenly, with big clumps of hair falling out for no apparent reason.
Alopecia areata affects about two million Americans. No one knows what causes it, and mainstream medical treatments don't do it much good. Fortunately, the hair that falls out usually grows back. |
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