Isn’t it funny how companies will spend millions of dollars trying to come up with a drug that mimics a naturally occurring substance that Mother Nature has given us. This has been shown in the quest for hair loss remedies to treat male pattern baldness. The cause of male pattern baldness is a genetic condition called Androgenic alopecia. When a man suffers from this problem he has a natural occurring hormonal metabolite called DHT which attacks the hair follicles and causes them to stop producing keratin. Limiting the levels of DHT seems to be the key to keeping hair growing on the heads of these men.
One of the most effective drugs for this DHT blocking is an FDA approved drug called Finasteride. This was originally developed as a treatment for male enlarged prostate. But an interesting thing happened. The men who were in the trial group for the drug found that their hair loss improved. Further study indicated that high DHT levels caused urinary tract problems in men as well as baldness. Thus, when the enlarged prostate was treated the hair loss caused by the pattern hair loss was also treated. The makers of the drug started marketing it as a hair loss treatment and made a lot of money.
Well, come to find out there is a natural remedy for male urinary tract problems that has been used for centuries by indigenous people in the Southeastern US. There is a small palm bush located there that is called the saw palmetto. The local Indians knew that if a man had certain urinary symptoms then taking the extract of this plant would treat it. Putting two and two together, we now find that saw palmetto is also a good natural hair restoration product that apparently works as DHT blocker.
If you are interested in trying this remedy as a natural hair restorer you can find it in tablet form in most health food stores. It has also become available online but you usually pay a premium when you purchase it this way.
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