Baldiness

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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March 19th, 2006

Baldness Has a Variety of Causes

From Dr. Koop:
Baldness is not usually caused by a disease, but is related to aging, heredity, and testosterone. (link)
The article then lists a number of other causes of hair loss:

Hormonal changes (for example, thyroid disease, childbirth, or use of the birth control pill)
A serious illness (like a tumor of the ovary or adrenal glands) or […]

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