OverMachoGrande
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Hello, I am 19 and have a interesting theory on Male Pattern Baldness. I suppose I'm predisposed to male pattern baldness because my old man is bald, his father is bald (yet has more hair than my father/his son). My mothers father had a receding hairline and her mother has diabetes (which can damage hair/hormones).
I believe that male pattern baldness is caused by a hormonal imbalance. When men age their testosterone levels drop and their estrogen rises, some more than others, some not at all.
This is caused by either:
*Increased aromatase activity. (Aromatase is an enzyme that converts androgens into estrogens, for instance, testosterone into estradiol, a potent estrogen).
*Prolonged exposure to Xenoestrogens. (Strong synthetic estrogens that enter the body mostley through synthetic perservatives and additives in food.)
*High insulin levels or insulin resistence. (Eating food high in sugar and refined carbs such as: white bread, pasta, white rice, flour,etc. downregulates SHBG. Low SHBG increses your balding chances.)
*High saturated fat intake. (Saturated fat or animal fat increses cholesterol. The more cholesterol in your body, the more hormones your body makes, often leading to imbalance. Saturated fat reduces phytonutriants such as Lignans and phytosterols form absorbtion im the intestines.)
Another theory of mine is that alpha-5-reductase actully converts estrogen to DHT instead of testosterone, considering testosterone is converted to estrogen via aromatase. So if a man becomes estrogen dominant (which usually begins to occur after the age of 30, but can even start as early as high school), which means the ratio of testosterone to estrogen is off balance; less testosterone, more estrogen, the more DHT he is going to produce.
When testosterone is becomming "depleted" via aromatase enzyme. It is the role of alpha-5-reductase to create more androgens to keep you from literally becomming a woman. The way it does this is by catching the excess estrogen and converting it to DHT, which is ten-times stronger, to make up for the androgen/estrogen deficit, unfortunatly to maintain a full head of hair, you need to have an androgen/estrogen balance of testosterone/estrogen not DHT/estrogen.
The way you do this is actually quite simple and inexpensive. *First you must adjust your diet. No more refind sugar (sodas,candy,table sugar, sweets, etc.). No more refind carbohydrates. When you eat carbohydrates make sure to eat fiber with it. This will reduce the chances of insulin resistance, which can downregulate SHBG. Next is to limit your intake of animal fat, especially milk and butter. Try to eat whole foods and organic foods and also food that lower cholesterol like oatmeal, nuts, etc.
*Next you are going to need to inhibit both armoatase and alpha-5-reductase enzymes at the same time, inhibiting aromatase is more important than inhibiting alpha-5-reductase. The best way to do this is by consuming three table spoons of ground flax seeds daliy, you can find ground flax seeds at any store for cheap! Flax Seeds contain lignans which are phytoestrogens (plant-estrogens) that increase SHBG and balance the testosterone/estrogen ratio. Flax seed lignans inhibit both aromatase and alpha-5-reductase enzymes. Flax seeds also contains the perfect ratio (3:1) of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, which will lower cholesterol and prevent insulin resistance, and zinc, which also inhibits aromatase and alpha-5-reductase.
*And last but not least protect yourself from free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that cause aging, they travel around causing damage to your DNA, overtime each cell that gets damaged dies and produces a new cell that is more and more different from the last, due to constant free-radical damage. Antioxidants' purpose is to destroy the harmful free radicals. Out of all the antioxidants you have either water soluable antioxidants (vitimin c) and fat soluable antioxidants (vitimin e). Alpha Lipoic Acid is both fat and water soluable so it gets to every cell in your body. It is fairly cheap and availible at the grocery store, it is also found in spinch. Alpha Lipoic Acid protects against insulin resistance, detoxs the liver, and chelates heavy metals out of your body. In addition to that Alpha Lipoic Acid can pass through the blood-brain-barrier and protects the brain and nervous system from free-radicals and heavy metals.
When I was 17, the right side of my hairline receded neary two inches within 6-months, the year after that the hair on my scalp began to thin all around, and the left side of my hairline bagan to receded as well. I chaged my diet, eating mostly organic and whole foods. I began eating three table spoons of ground flax seeds daily. I began using 400mg of alpha lipoic acid, 200mg in the morning 200mg at night. I began to exercise every other day. Oh Yeah! I nearly forgot: Shampoo! When it comes to shampoo stay away from anything with Sodium Laureth/Laurel Sulfate in it, I use Dr. Bronners peppermint soap, all organic and it washes excess cholesterol off your scalp and increses blood circulation. So if you change your diet, take 3 table spoons of ground flax seeds 400mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid and wash your hair with Dr. Bronners peppermint soap you will regrow hair...trust me it takes a long time but it works...it's that easy! I went from looking like Phil Collins at age 17 to looking like Jack Kerouac by age 19!!! Don't be fooled by those evil pharmasudical corporations that have little reguard for health and sell you crap like propecia and rogaine which can have nasty side effects. Look to Mother Nature for everything... She won't let you down 2-15-2009
I believe that male pattern baldness is caused by a hormonal imbalance. When men age their testosterone levels drop and their estrogen rises, some more than others, some not at all.
This is caused by either:
*Increased aromatase activity. (Aromatase is an enzyme that converts androgens into estrogens, for instance, testosterone into estradiol, a potent estrogen).
*Prolonged exposure to Xenoestrogens. (Strong synthetic estrogens that enter the body mostley through synthetic perservatives and additives in food.)
*High insulin levels or insulin resistence. (Eating food high in sugar and refined carbs such as: white bread, pasta, white rice, flour,etc. downregulates SHBG. Low SHBG increses your balding chances.)
*High saturated fat intake. (Saturated fat or animal fat increses cholesterol. The more cholesterol in your body, the more hormones your body makes, often leading to imbalance. Saturated fat reduces phytonutriants such as Lignans and phytosterols form absorbtion im the intestines.)
Another theory of mine is that alpha-5-reductase actully converts estrogen to DHT instead of testosterone, considering testosterone is converted to estrogen via aromatase. So if a man becomes estrogen dominant (which usually begins to occur after the age of 30, but can even start as early as high school), which means the ratio of testosterone to estrogen is off balance; less testosterone, more estrogen, the more DHT he is going to produce.
When testosterone is becomming "depleted" via aromatase enzyme. It is the role of alpha-5-reductase to create more androgens to keep you from literally becomming a woman. The way it does this is by catching the excess estrogen and converting it to DHT, which is ten-times stronger, to make up for the androgen/estrogen deficit, unfortunatly to maintain a full head of hair, you need to have an androgen/estrogen balance of testosterone/estrogen not DHT/estrogen.
The way you do this is actually quite simple and inexpensive. *First you must adjust your diet. No more refind sugar (sodas,candy,table sugar, sweets, etc.). No more refind carbohydrates. When you eat carbohydrates make sure to eat fiber with it. This will reduce the chances of insulin resistance, which can downregulate SHBG. Next is to limit your intake of animal fat, especially milk and butter. Try to eat whole foods and organic foods and also food that lower cholesterol like oatmeal, nuts, etc.
*Next you are going to need to inhibit both armoatase and alpha-5-reductase enzymes at the same time, inhibiting aromatase is more important than inhibiting alpha-5-reductase. The best way to do this is by consuming three table spoons of ground flax seeds daliy, you can find ground flax seeds at any store for cheap! Flax Seeds contain lignans which are phytoestrogens (plant-estrogens) that increase SHBG and balance the testosterone/estrogen ratio. Flax seed lignans inhibit both aromatase and alpha-5-reductase enzymes. Flax seeds also contains the perfect ratio (3:1) of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, which will lower cholesterol and prevent insulin resistance, and zinc, which also inhibits aromatase and alpha-5-reductase.
*And last but not least protect yourself from free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that cause aging, they travel around causing damage to your DNA, overtime each cell that gets damaged dies and produces a new cell that is more and more different from the last, due to constant free-radical damage. Antioxidants' purpose is to destroy the harmful free radicals. Out of all the antioxidants you have either water soluable antioxidants (vitimin c) and fat soluable antioxidants (vitimin e). Alpha Lipoic Acid is both fat and water soluable so it gets to every cell in your body. It is fairly cheap and availible at the grocery store, it is also found in spinch. Alpha Lipoic Acid protects against insulin resistance, detoxs the liver, and chelates heavy metals out of your body. In addition to that Alpha Lipoic Acid can pass through the blood-brain-barrier and protects the brain and nervous system from free-radicals and heavy metals.
When I was 17, the right side of my hairline receded neary two inches within 6-months, the year after that the hair on my scalp began to thin all around, and the left side of my hairline bagan to receded as well. I chaged my diet, eating mostly organic and whole foods. I began eating three table spoons of ground flax seeds daily. I began using 400mg of alpha lipoic acid, 200mg in the morning 200mg at night. I began to exercise every other day. Oh Yeah! I nearly forgot: Shampoo! When it comes to shampoo stay away from anything with Sodium Laureth/Laurel Sulfate in it, I use Dr. Bronners peppermint soap, all organic and it washes excess cholesterol off your scalp and increses blood circulation. So if you change your diet, take 3 table spoons of ground flax seeds 400mg of Alpha Lipoic Acid and wash your hair with Dr. Bronners peppermint soap you will regrow hair...trust me it takes a long time but it works...it's that easy! I went from looking like Phil Collins at age 17 to looking like Jack Kerouac by age 19!!! Don't be fooled by those evil pharmasudical corporations that have little reguard for health and sell you crap like propecia and rogaine which can have nasty side effects. Look to Mother Nature for everything... She won't let you down 2-15-2009
