Balding? Don’t Blame Mom or Dad Discover the Natural Plant Compounds That Reverse Hair Loss

While your genes can play a part, losing your hair is not necessarily your parents’ or grandparents’ fault.

Balding is often a direct result of our toxic environment.

Forty years ago, only about half of men in their 50s experienced hair loss. Today, that figure has jumped up to 85%.¹ That’s a 70% increase!

And while male pattern baldness affects mainly older men, it actually starts much earlier. About 25% of men first start to experience hair loss before the age of 21.²

Just a few decades ago, that was almost unheard of.

These days, I get a lot of male patients who come to me full of frustration. They’ve tried everything... spent hundreds, or thousands of dollars on hair thickening products. They spray paint balding patches and wear hats when they go out. No wonder they’re frustrated.

And as for Big Pharma’s “cures,” they create more serious problems than they solve...

Topical meds like minoxidil — you might know it under the brand name Rogaine — only work for about 35% of people. And it can have serious side effects like numbness, headaches, skin rashes, chest pains, dizziness, fainting. and trouble breathing. Other side effects can include weight gain, swollen feet and much worse!

Oral drugs like finasteride — brand names Proscar and Propecia — cause loss of libido. But you shouldn’t have to pay for a healthy head of hair with your sex life.

In a minute, I’ll show you what you can do to stop this from happening to you. I’ll show you how you can recapture that look and vibrant feeling of thick, luxurious hair you had in your 20s.

But first, let me explain a little about why hair loss is happening to you...

The medical term for male-pattern hair loss is “Androgenetic Alopecia.” It makes your hairline recede. Your hair thins out at the temples and the crown of the head. But the hair at the sides and back of the scalp stays dense.

Turns out, in most cases, there’s a hormone culprit at the root of the problem. Most doctors think that hormone is testosterone. But it’s not.

Let me explain...

There is another male sex hormone that causes balding. It’s called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT is a powerful hormone that causes a boy’s body to mature during puberty. It gives men the “manly” traits associated with adult males. But it’s also responsible for male pattern baldness.

You see, DHT promotes growth of armpit hair, pubic hair and beards. But here’s the thing... high levels of DHT inhibit the growth of hair on your head.

You see, DHT collects in the sebum glands in the scalp. It attaches to receptors on your hair follicles, which slowly shrink. As the follicles become smaller, the shaft of the hair becomes thinner. Eventually, instead of thick hair you have light downy hair that won’t cover your scalp.

The growing phase of your hair’s life cycle also becomes shorter with DHT. Over time the growing cycle shortens so much hair doesn’t even break through the surface of your skin.

And it gets worse...

High DHT also causes a man’s estrogen to rise. That leads to increased belly fat, an enlarged prostate, increased risk of heart disease and a decline in energy and brain function.

Your body converts testosterone to DHT. It uses an enzyme called 5-alpha-reductase (5-AR) to make that conversion. With high levels of 5-AR more testosterone gets converted into DHT and you lose more hair.

When I check the hormone levels of men with male pattern baldness, I almost always find they have a high level of DHT in their blood.

I help these men recapture the look and vibrant feeling of thick, luxurious hair by keeping their DHT levels in check. I’ll share with you four ways you can lower your DHT levels naturally right at home.

But first I want to tell you about a therapy I use right here at the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine to restore healthy hair... in both men and women.

I’m talking about a new technology called platelet- rich plasma, or PRP, therapy.

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know how enthusiastic I am about PRP. It’s a life-saver for many people suffering from debilitating spine, neck and joint pain. And it’s a powerhouse for reviving old, tired skin and building new collagen.³

New research shows that PRP can also reverse balding.

In one study, researchers recruited 11 patients with male-pattern baldness. The patients had been on Big Pharma’s hair drugs for six months with poor results. In fact, when researchers pulled gently on their hair, an average of 10 hairs fell loose.

Each patient received PRP therapy every two weeks for two months. Their hair loss slowed significantly. Hair thickness increased by 31%. And nine of the 11 patients lost no hair at all on the pull test.⁴

For PRP, a doctor draws a small amount of your blood and runs it through a centrifuge. The machine separates out red blood cells. It leaves behind plasma with a high concentration of platelets.

PRP can be injected into your scalp or sprayed on. The platelets — or what I call the first responders — rush in and attract stem cells to your damaged and dying hair follicles. This stimulates your scalp to grow new hair follicles. And more hair follicles lead to new hair growth.

Platelets also contain hundreds of growth factors that aid in growing hair faster. These natural growth factors also stimulate your hair follicles’ growth.

PRP can also be used during and after a hair transplant. It can promote the healing of the transplanted grafts. And it can stimulate the stem cells of the new hair follicles.

I’m helping my patients restore their hair with PRP at my Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine. This amazing therapy is fast and relatively painless.

If you’re interested in learning more about PRP, please call 561-784-7852. My staff will be happy to answer all your questions.

But if you can’t make it to my clinic in South Florida you can also restore lost hair and block the DHT that’s attacking your hair. And the key to doing that is to stop the conversion of testosterone to DHT. Here’s my 4-step solution...

Step 1. Block DHT With Beta-Sitosterol 

This powerful nutrient inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase that converts your body’s natural testosterone into DHT.

A study published by the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine examined beta- sitosterol’s effectiveness in blocking the production of DHT. The study analyzed people between the ages of 23 and 64 with hair loss.

The participants either received beta-sitosterol or a placebo. The researchers found that 60% of the men receiving beta-sitosterol had improved hair growth. They also lost less hair than the placebo group.⁵

You should notice new hair growth within five months. Some of my patients have gotten even faster results.

Step 2. Stop Conversion of Testosterone To DHT

This B vitamin helps block the conversion of testosterone to DHT. In addition, biotin (also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H) has been used traditionally to promote healthy hair, strength and manageability.

It increases hair elasticity and thickens hair strands. It works by helping your system produce natural keratin, the protein responsible for keeping hair healthy and shiny.

Biotin gets used up growing and building healthy hair, so it’s important to replace it each day. The most effective way to boost this vital vitamin is to eat foods that are biotin-rich, such as the organs of animals. And back when your ancestors ate all parts of the animal, biotin deficiencies weren’t a problem.

While grass-fed organ meat is the best source or biotin, it’s also found in pastured eggs and almonds. But it’s hard to get what you need from food alone. Most of my patients these days prefer using a biotin supplement either orally or topically.

If you decide to take an oral biotin supplement, I suggest 5,000 mcg a day.

If you choose a topical formula, it works especially well when combined with niacinamide, another B vitamin.

Together they help prevent cholesterol from collecting on the scalp — which can trigger the formation DHT.

Step 3. Reduce Further Hair Loss with Gamma- Linolenic Acid (GLA)

GLA is one of the omega-6 fats. Research shows it is a potent inhibitor of the 5-alpha-reductase enzyme that converts testosterone to DHT.⁶ In one study from the University of California at Davis, GLA was shown to reduce DHT from 5-AR by 80%.⁷

Animal studies show that when applied topically GLA works locally. So unlike Big Pharma’s hair loss drugs, it won’t cause side effects in the rest of the body like loss of libido.⁸

Like other omega-6 fats, GLA is called an “essential” fatty acids. That means your body cannot make it. You have to get it from your food. But GLA is found in very few foods. The best sources are borage oil, black currant (cassis) seed oil and evening primrose oil. Spirulina (often called blue green algae) also contains GLA.

To supplement, I recommend looking for GLA from evening primrose oil or black currant seed oil. It’s available in capsules or soft gels in most health food stores. Take 500 mg two or three times a day with meals. You should start to see results in six to eight weeks.

Step 4. Boost Blood Flow to Your Scalp with Panax Ginseng

One of the most effective natural remedies for thinning hair is panax ginseng, or “true” ginseng. Chinese herbalists have used it for centuries for a wide variety of health problems. But the power of this herb has more or less been forgotten by Western medicine.

Like beta-sitosterol, panax ginseng promotes hair regrowth when hair loss is caused by too much DHT.⁹

Panax ginseng also boosts blood supply to the scalp. Korean researchers have proved this can regrow hair.¹⁰ In one study, volunteers using ginseng regrew more and thicker hair than those using a standard treatment alone.¹¹

Massaging panax ginseng into your scalp twice a day delivers ginseng directly to your follicles and can produce a thick, full head of hair.

You can also buy panax ginseng supplements. But make sure you get panax ginseng. Don’t confuse it with American or Siberian ginseng. I advise my patients to take 200 mg to 500 mg of Panax ginseng daily.