Hoppi
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Hello everyone
The forum I often frequent now is down.. plus I missed this crazy ol' place! So how's it going, everyone? ^_^
Basically erm, I'm still struggling away but I feel like I've learned SO much you have no idea! Hair, health, Ray Peat, hormones, bloodflow, etc etc etc! If you're curious about where I stand on all this atm then it's all in my sig and regimen! Perhaps I'll copy it into this post just in case they change over time which I'm sure they will:
Current understanding of male pattern baldness: Hormonal imbalance (possibly involving low progesterone or high ER-a) causes greater DHT expression, which coupled with poor galea bloodflow (probably caused by muscular tension) causes sebum build up, infection, inflammation and hair loss.
Regimen: Boar bristle brushing & supplementary retinol. Planning to use topical nicotinic acid and hopefully correct health and hormones!
Results: Some regrowth but still losing hair. Getting there I think!
Now, I have a habit of being controversial as I'm sure some of you remember, but before you have a go do remember that the "big 3" tackle precisely what I refer to above (finasteride - DHT, minoxidil - bloodflow, ketoconazole - infection and possibly sebum through the drying effect).
Anywho that's it, pleasure to be back and I hope we can all learn a lot from each other!
Peace out, dudes!
Hoppi
The forum I often frequent now is down.. plus I missed this crazy ol' place! So how's it going, everyone? ^_^
Basically erm, I'm still struggling away but I feel like I've learned SO much you have no idea! Hair, health, Ray Peat, hormones, bloodflow, etc etc etc! If you're curious about where I stand on all this atm then it's all in my sig and regimen! Perhaps I'll copy it into this post just in case they change over time which I'm sure they will:
Current understanding of male pattern baldness: Hormonal imbalance (possibly involving low progesterone or high ER-a) causes greater DHT expression, which coupled with poor galea bloodflow (probably caused by muscular tension) causes sebum build up, infection, inflammation and hair loss.
Regimen: Boar bristle brushing & supplementary retinol. Planning to use topical nicotinic acid and hopefully correct health and hormones!
Results: Some regrowth but still losing hair. Getting there I think!
Now, I have a habit of being controversial as I'm sure some of you remember, but before you have a go do remember that the "big 3" tackle precisely what I refer to above (finasteride - DHT, minoxidil - bloodflow, ketoconazole - infection and possibly sebum through the drying effect).
Anywho that's it, pleasure to be back and I hope we can all learn a lot from each other!
Peace out, dudes!
Hoppi