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January 26th, 2007

Coffee Cures Baldness

If only it were so! MoneyControl has a short article on researcher Tobias Fischer. Fischer’s research suggests that caffeine may boost hair’s ability to resist the depleting effects of DHT (dihydrotestosterone), a leading cause of male pattern baldness.
Having consumed my fair share of caffeine and then some throughout my hair-loss year I have to say, […]

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June 26th, 2006

Soy May Prevent Hair Loss

Now this is interesting. The BBC is reporting on the molecule equol. Equol is produced in the intestine when soy is digested. No, that’s not the interesting bit. The interesting bit is that equol seems to prevent DHT (Dihydrotestosterone), a form or by-product of testosterone, from working. And as we all know (or are about […]

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