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  • Tracy C
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2011
    • 3083

    #16
    Originally posted by evles90
    ...i just wonder how long it will take for me to loose it all, or if i will even loose more than what i may have. I think thats the hardest thing the fear of the unknown
    It is hard. There isn't much you can do to predict it. The best you can do is try to prevent it. It is a lot easier to prevent it from happening than it is to recover from it once it has already happened.

    What you can do that won't hurt either way is start using Nizoral A-D shampoo once or twice per week in place of your regular shampoo. The active ingredient in Nizoral is a mild anti-androgen that may be able to block the hormone that triggers hereditary hair loss at the scalp. By itself, Nizoral is not a "stand alone" treatment. Nizoral A-D is available in the U.S. without a prescription and you can buy it at Walmart, CVS or any store that has a pharmacy.

    The laser comb may help you as well, though laser combs are expensive. Low level laser therapy increases the caliber, increases the strength and improves the quality of the hair that you have. This effect makes your hair look fuller and more youthful. This effect also improves the quality of hair that grows back from using Rogaine or generic Minoxidil. Here are some links to help you learn more about that:

    Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) for Hair Loss: how it works, a review of devices, and the latest research. Click for details.


    HairMax Laser Comb for Hair Restoration, how it works, info about the device, and where to get it | Bernstein Medical - Center for Hair Restoration


    Bernstein Medical offers expert hair restoration in New York, providing advanced treatments for men and women experiencing hair loss and thinning concerns.



    If you decide to try Rogaine or generic Minoxidil, I would suggest using it only once per day in the beginning. Rogaine can thicken what you have and stimulate hair you may have lost to grow back. Rogaine does nothing to block the hormone that triggers hereditary hair loss though. Rogaine currently has a rebate promotion going on right now. You can get $20.00 back if you by a three month supply. This rebate promotion makes name brand Rogaine foam temporarily almost as inexpensive as generic Minoxidil liquid. Here is a link to the rebate form:






    If you decide to talk to your doctor about Propecia or generic Finasteride and decide this medicine is right for you, ask your doctor to write the script for 5mg generic Finasteride. Buy a pill splitter while you are at the pharmacy getting the script filled and use that pill splitter to split the 5mg pills into four pieces to make your daily dose. This save a lot of money over the cost of name brand Propecia. Here are some links about that:

    Discover Propecia (Finasteride) for hair loss treatment, expertly reviewed by Dr. Robert M. Bernstein. Learn about its benefits, usage, and effectiveness today!


    Bernstein Medical offers expert hair restoration in New York, providing advanced treatments for men and women experiencing hair loss and thinning concerns.


    Bernstein Medical offers expert hair restoration in New York, providing advanced treatments for men and women experiencing hair loss and thinning concerns.



    It would probably be a good idea to listen to some recordings of the bald truth radio show - or listen in and maybe call in during the show on Sunday's at 8:00pm EST. There is usually a lot of guy talk going on but they share good information during the show. Here is a link to the most recent recording of the show:

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    Here is the link to listen and watch the show live when it airs on Sunday evenings:

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    • StressedToTheBald
      Inactive
      • Jan 2012
      • 452

      #17
      Originally posted by evles90
      yeah i eat a lot of fast foods and junk, the last week ive tried to eliminate a lot of that and began taking vitamins and drinking more water. hopefully that will slow down the process. Right now im just trying to find a good shampoo and trying to get over the stress this hair has caused me.
      I suggest raw and fresh food, fruits, veggies, nuts, soya, tofu, theres also plenty of good oils - extra virgin olive oil, grape seeds oil, soy oil, peanut oil, flax oil etc. Water should be 2+ liters daily.. No meat, no sugar, no milk, no bad fats..

      Vitamins B and C are good for stress. I recommend 100mg B complex daily and more than 1000mg of time release vitamin C. Animals under stress produce vitamin C on their own, we humans sadly cannot do that, so we have to take as much - note that FDA recommendations for vitamin C are ridiculously underestimated ! Plus aside, I recommend a good full full complex of multi-vitamins and multi-minerals.

      If You seek for alternative to MPB drugs that can also block DHT like propecia/finasteride.. I suggest beta sitosterol, saw palmetto, ganoderma lucidum..

      As for shampoo.. I'd stay out of famous brands, most of them contain SLS. Good shampoos should include some or all of the following: sage, rosemary, lavander, tea trea, msm, arginine, saw palmetto, zinc, vitamin e, caffeine, green, black or white tea etc.

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      • Tracy C
        Senior Member
        • Sep 2011
        • 3083

        #18
        Originally posted by StressedToTheBald
        If You seek for alternative to MPB drugs that can also block DHT like propecia/finasteride.. I suggest beta sitosterol, saw palmetto, ganoderma lucidum.
        Sorry, have to stomp you out again. You need to stop this nonsense. You are doing more harm than good.

        evles90,

        These natural "remedies" you may read about do not work. They never have worked and they likely never will work. No one has ever slowed down, stopped or reversed hereditary hair loss with natural "remedies". It is not at all likely that anyone ever will be able to slow down, stop or reverse hereditary hair loss with natural "remedies". These folks who keep pushing natural "remedies" are chasing a pipe dream that will never come to fruition. Do not allow yourself to fall into that trap.

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        • evles90
          Junior Member
          • Feb 2012
          • 9

          #19
          this is how my hair looked before i got it cut, when seen above with the flash of a camera you can see scalp, looking at it straight on in a mirror i couldn't tell

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