Cold Therapy

[HairIsPossible]

The vascularization and adipose tissue is not static between anagen, catagen and telogen but variable. In telogen for instance the hair follicle is barely vascularized, in anagen vascularization increases tremendously.

And yes, it does come back as strong as thick as in previous cycles.

You would not suffer from Androgenetic Alopecia if you would castrate yourself pre-pubertally. Haven't you ever looked at the studies done by Hamilton?

That is exactly my point, if there is an erosion in the protective adipose tissue the increase of vascularization will be compromised.

I don't understand how these studies with eunuchs demonstrate "genetic sensitivity" as opposed to the feedback mechanism I am proposing.

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Since we're discussing crackpot theories,

I wonder if switching to one of those ~1300 calories/day diet could slow down male pattern baldness, by slowing down general metabolism. People think they might increase lifespan for that reason.

I have found a lot of anecdotal reports that people who began intermittent fasting noticed hair regrowth.[1][2][3][4][5]

However, I would like to stay focused on discussing the proposed mechanisms at work here.

I do not particularly care about defending my assertion that cold therapy can treat those mechanisms. I do want to make it clear that hairloss is not due to some "special androgenic genetic follicle sensitivity" as the conventional wisdom dictates.

 

[Swoop]

That is exactly my point, if there is an erosion in the protective adipose tissue the increase of vascularization will be compromised.

I don't understand how these studies with eunuchs demonstrate "genetic sensitivity" as opposed to the feedback mechanism I am proposing.

Hamilton started to inject eunuchs or castrated people with testosterone and some started balding and some didn't, most notably the ones with a family history of balding did. He stopped giving them testosterone and balding stopped. That's the genetic factor already.

If it wasn't genetic every subject would need to start balding. This is also supported by people who suffer from androgen insensitivity syndrome or 5ar2 deficiency, these people never show any signs of Androgenetic Alopecia.

Sorry. That's how it just is.

 

[HairIsPossible]

Hamilton started to inject eunuchs or castrated people with testosterone and some started balding and some didn't, most notably the ones with a family history of balding did. That's the genetic factor already.

If it wasn't everyone would need to start balding. This is furthermore even more supported by people who suffer from androgen insensitivity syndrome or 5ar2 deficiency.

Let me make my position explicitly clear.

I do believe that genetic factors play a role in androgenic alopecia.

I do not believe that any of these factors are the result of special sensitivity of scalp follicles toward DHT.

In other words, DHT functions exactly the same on follicles at the top of the scalp as it does anywhere else. It is a signals to stimulate growth. However, because of insufficient circulation due to the erosion of the protective adipose tissue surrounding the follicle this signal has no positive effect on growth.

DHT does play a role in the erosion of that adipose tissue, so it is part of the equation, but androgenic alopecia can still occur without it as women with female pattern hair loss demonstrate.

The "genetic factors" that could make one prone to androgenic alopecia are varied and is the result of the expression of hundreds of genes. There is not particular "balding gene," baldness is a complex phenotypic trait.

 

[flaky]

cold water indeed increases blood flow,as natural reaction of cold on our body,but probably its better to use contrast shower than just cold

 

[Saurabhaj]

easyyyyyyyy

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My dad always says your head is always hot..because i am so angry many times,,
whether cold makes you gain hair..i dont know but tension,anger acclerates hairloss.