A deep dive into the evidence: reishi mushroom for hair loss Reishi mushroom – a kidney-shaped fungi – is known in health circles for its immune-enhancing properties. More recently, researchers have found that reishi mushroom can help lower levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) – the hormone implicated in pattern hair loss. This has led people to … Read more…
Saw palmetto for hair growth: does it stack up to finasteride? Saw palmetto is often touted as nature’s finasteride. This herbal extract reduces levels of the hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT). For this reason, it’s clinically demonstrated to improve hair growth in men with androgenic alopecia (AGA). But is saw palmetto as effective as finasteride? Not quite. … Read more…
The Ultimate Guide to Saw Palmetto for Hair Loss Saw palmetto is (maybe) the world’s most popular hair loss supplement. It comes from the Serenoa repens fruit, and studies show that it can lower levels of DHT – the same hormone implicated in pattern hair loss, and the same hormone that finasteride (Propecia®) reduces to … Read more…
Propecia And The Fear Of Sexual Side Effects When it comes to treating hair loss, many men feel trapped between two terrible choices: Choice #1: Start taking a drug forever that will help fight hair loss – but at the risk of developing sexual side effects (that are sometimes reported as permanent). Choice #2: Don’t … Read more…
Read time: 10 minutes Note: This is a guest post written by Tony Hall – the founder of TopHairLossTreatments.com. Is DHT To Blame For Hair Loss? Despite what your doctor might tell you, androgenetic alopecia is far more complicated than the simple formula DHT = hair loss. If the truth really were this simple, why would DHT cause hair … Read more…