Hair today Gone Tommorrow

Balding is not something anyone would look forward to. Even though we are unable to stop aging we can help ourselves when it comes to hair loss.

Our hair does get thinner as we age and more for some than others but with today's medications and creams etc we may be able to slow this down.

I have looked into many hair loss remedies and have found some that are better than others in how they say the can slow down hair loss and some even say they will help your existing hair grow more and stronger. I do not know about that but have heard of some of the good some of them do.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Saw Palmetto Helps With Hair Loss - Native Indian Remedy

By John Farikani

The fact that Saw Palmetto helps with hair loss is widely known. It's scientific name is 'seronoa repens'. It's a powerful little plant that has big leaves and a small red berry that is used to treat many different maladies. It's been used by our Native Indians for quite a few decades, and our pioneer fathers learned of it's medicinal purposes as well. It acts as an anti-androgen. Androgen is one of the major contributors to hair loss.

The berry of the Saw Palmetto plant is loaded with phytonutrients. These work like interrupters of the hormonal process that enlarge the prostate. So for many men today, this is good news. They also take it for erectile dysfunction. The uses for this little plant just go on and on, with a wide range of maladies on it's list of things that it can help.

Propecia, used to treat Alopecia, works much the same way as the Saw Palmetto berry. Scientists noticed this and decided to give the Saw Palmetto a test or two. The results were good. For hair loss, the Saw Palmetto worked on a condition called 'androgenetic alopecia' and so from there it really took off. It seems there's no end to the benefits that this plant brings with it.

There are plenty of herbal supplements on the market today. But for most of them, they've not been put through a clinical trial. Not so for the Saw Palmetto berry. And after the tests were made, the results were more than satisfactory. No significant side effects were attributed, unless take on an empty stomach. Then a headache or a stomach ache can occur. After all, it does work on the hormones. That's why it's wise for a woman who's pregnant or nursing to abstain from it.

The hormone responsible for hair loss is DHT. Otherwise known as 'dihydrotestosterone', whenever the body produces too much of this DHT, it will grab onto the hair follicles and choke off the nutrient passage from the blood, making the hair weak and causing it to shrink. The Saw Palmetto counteracts this action and restores healthy hair follicles and healthy hair.

When ranked among the top medical herbs in the U. S. Today, the Saw Palmetto comes in at number five. The only thing you need to keep in mind, is that it works in a hormonal way. So if you're taking hormone-related treatments or drugs of any kind, you may want to consult your doctor first. This plant has really boomed big time over in Europe, and is widely used there. Some people don't know it, but it can be used for improving the sex drive also.

Hair loss and Saw Palmetto are matched in just one of the wars that this plant is engaged in. From sex drive to bladder control, this powerful berry can help you with your ailments. It's extremely popular over in Europe, and widely used here in the U. S. I can see why the pioneers of long ago used to make teas and drinks out of it. No doubt they learned of its' benefits even way back then.

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