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Men who lose their hair are full of male hormones, but many need a good DHT hair loss treatment.

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There’s many men looking for a good DHT hair loss treatment. DHT is one of the principal causes of male baldness and those who understand the role of DHT in male balding understand the importance of including some form of DHT management in a hair loss treatment. Let’s examine it’s role in male hair loss and consider how a good DHT hair loss treatment can work.

DHT, or what is technically known as dihydrotestosterone, is a male sex hormone. It is actually derived from the male sex hormone testosterone and is one of the hormones responsible for development of body hair in the male during puberty.

Everyone suffers from hair loss throughout their life because hair does not live forever. Hair generally grows for a period of a few years, up to 6, and then dies. Normal healthy hair replaces itself however. When a hair dies a new hair forms to take its place and this hair should grow strong and as full as the previous hair. However baldness commences when the hair follicles start to shrink and then each hair starts to thin, weaken and die prematurely. Many of these hairs that die are not properly replaced and gradually the hair starts to thin.

Over time this process results in increasing baldness.

There are a number of different causes of baldness in men however the overwhelming cause is male pattern baldness, and this is where DHT comes in. It is estimated that around 4 in 7 men will suffer from some form of hair loss during their lives and that two thirds will be suffering from hair loss by their 60s.

Male pattern baldness is a genetic condition inherited from your forebears. It is said that you inherit male pattern baldness from your father or grandfather however that is not strictly true. You inherit the condition from both the males and females in your family.

The process of hair loss in male pattern baldness is this. DHT is produced in the body from the hormone testosterone. Males with male pattern baldness have elevated levels of DHT. The DHT attaches to the hair follicles on the head and slowly inhibits their ability to take up nutrients.

Just like every other organ in our body hair needs an adequate supply of essential nutrients. If our diets are low in essential nutrients we get unhealthy, and in fact this is one of the major causes of ill health in our society. The same applies to our hair. It is known that the Western diet low in nutrients and high in sugar, salt and saturated fat, can lead to some form of hair loss independently of male pattern baldness.

But male pattern baldness specifically reduces the ability of hair follicles to absorb essential nutrients even if they are present.

Hair follicles that lack essential nutrients for hair growth become unhealthy, thin and will probably die prematurely. Those with male pattern baldness find that this results in a receding hairline and gradually approaching baldness. This is a result of the effect of DHT limiting the ability of the hair follicle to absorb nutrients and maybe exacerbated by a poor diet low in nutrients.
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The lack of nutrients is caused or exacerbated by the DHT. Hair loss is the result. Therefore it makes sense that to reverse the problem it is important to stop or limit the effect of the DHT and to improve the nutrients available to the hair as well as improving the ability of the hair follicles to take up those nutrients.

There are two products approved by the FDA for use as hair loss treatments. One of these is called minoxidil. Minoxidil was originally designed to combat high blood pressure by means of dilating the blood vessels however it was also found in trials that those who are using minoxidil experienced an increase in hair growth. Further trials demonstrated effectiveness in promoting hair growth and minoxidil was approved for use as a baldness treatment.

The method by which it seems minoxidil operates is to promote hair growth becauseĀ  it increases the blood flow to the hair follicles and thereby either increases the nutrients available or increases the ability of the follicle to absorb them, or both. Either way minoxidil has been shown to work to regain hair loss.

However as previously noted it makes sense to not only improve the ability of the hair follicle to take up nutrients but also to supply a complete range of essential nutrients to the hair. In this way the hair is able to improve its nutrient uptake from a whole range of essential nutrients.

One DHT hair loss treatment does this effectively. Provillus utilizes minoxidil as an active topical ingredient however takes this one step further by providing a range of other natural nutrients that supply all the essential vitamins and minerals that hair needs for optimum growth. This is combined with other natural products such as Saw Palmetto which has been shown to reduce the effects of DHT.

So if you’ve been looking for a good DHT hair loss treatment consider trying Provillus. Together with utilizing minoxidil it combats the effects of the DHT and provides essential hair nutrients as well. Like everything it doesn’t work for everyone, however if you’ve been worried about your advancing baldness it may well pay you to give it a try. Read the rest of this entry

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Can you use vitamins for hair loss and is there more you can do?

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Today we would like to discuss whether there is a hair loss vitamin deficiency link, or whether using vitamins for hair loss is worthwhile.

It does seem that the average American diet low in fresh fruit and vegetables and essential vitamins and minerals and high in sugar, salt and animal proteins is not ideal for the health of our hair. Research shows that there is a link between poor diet and hair loss just as there is a link between poor diet and other health concerns. However it is difficult to pin down the exact missing ingredients in the average American diet and to produce dietary recommendations that will result in reversal of hair loss.

Obviously everyone’s diet is slightly different however as a general rule in the US our diet contributes to a wide range of health concerns. We eat far too much processed foods and fast foods, drink too much alcohol and eat too much sugar and salt. As a general rule these foods are low in essential vitamins and minerals and high in other substances that are not good for us. It is quite clear that this diet promotes health problems and it would seem logical that there is a clear diet hair loss link.

And it even seems that those amongst us who are seeking to improve our health may also be contributing to dietary hair loss. For example fad diets designed to help us lose weight are often low in essential vitamins and other nutrients as well and these may well also contribute to dietary hairloss problems.

Just like other parts of our body our hair needs a wide range of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients and where these are deficient the hair will become unhealthy. Hair loss through vitamin deficiency occurs because the hair becomes weaker, thinner and will fall out earlier. And whilst normal healthy hair is usually replaced with new hair this is not always the case for hair which has been subject to vitamin deficiency.

It is reasonably well known that using vitamins for hair loss can work to improve hair health. However to extrapolate from that to provide specific dietary recommendations is not so easy. As a general rule however it is fair to say that changing your diet from an average American diet to a diet much higher in fresh fruit and vegetables and much lower in sugar, salt and meat should provide a much more adequate range of vitamins and minerals and other nutrients to your hair.

But ultimately the cause of the vast majority of hair loss, particularly in men, is male pattern baldness and simply using vitamins for hair loss caused by male pattern baldness is unlikely to restore you to a full head of hair if that is what is causing your advancing balding. This is because the mechanism by which male pattern baldness operates is the male sex hormone DHT which limits the ability of the hair follicle to absorb essential nutrients. Therefore simply providing an increased supply of essential nutrients does not attacked the root cause of the problem. The hair cannot take up the nutrients.
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Of course that does not mean that you shouldn’t make efforts to improve your diet. Hair loss may well slow if you do so but, if you suffer from pattern baldness, called androgenetic alopecia, this will merely delay the onset of the problem. If you have male pattern baldness causing hair loss vitamin deficiency is only part of the problem.

There are now products available which attack this problem from 2 different angles. One product in particular, called Provillus, provides a wide range of essential vitamins and minerals together with other natural plant substances such as Saw Palmetto which has been shown to limit the effects of DHT thereby improving the ability of the hair to absorb essential nutrients. This is combined with a topical application of the well-known hair restoration product called minoxidil. Minoxidil improves blood circulation to the hair follicles which also improves the ability of the hair follicles to absorb essential nutrients.

Whilst it is clear that there is a clear hair loss vitamin deficiency link reversing your hair loss by dietary changes can be very difficult. Male pattern baldness will not reverse purely from changes in diet.

Whilst it does not work for everybody there are very encouraging results from those using Provillus because it not only provides essential hair nutrients but also acts to reduce the effects of the DHT as well is improving the ability of hair follicles to absorb the essential nutrients provided. This is a far more wide ranging approach to using vitamins for hair loss than simply improving your diet. Read the rest of this entry

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