Orthomolecular Therapies for Hair Loss: How to Use Vitamins and Minerals to Regrow Hair

Important Nutritional Therapies for Hair Loss and Hair Regrowth While not all cases of hair loss are based on nutritional deficiency, there are certain situations in which hair loss may be heavily influenced or even entirely caused by a single deficiency or a set of deficiencies. Even in situations where hair loss isn’t caused by deficiency, nutritional supplementation with the appropriate nutrients may dramatically improve a patient’s response to different natural medicines. Below are some of the most important nutrients to consider when trying to prevent hair loss and encourage hair growth.  Minerals for Hair Regrowth Zinc Zinc supplementation may be especially valuable for patients with alopecia areata (autoimmune hair loss), androgenic alopecia, telogen effluvium hair loss, and...

Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens): Herbal Remedy for Androgenic Alopecia and Telogen Effluvium Hair Loss

Saw palmetto berries are one of the primary therapeutic parts of the Serenoa repens plant currently used in herbal medicine. What is saw palmetto? Saw palmetto is a plant extract that comes from the berries of Serenoa repens, a small palm tree that grows in the Southeastern United States. It may also be referred to as American dwarf palm tree, cabbage palm, Sabal, Serenoa serrulata, or Sabal serrulata. The extract of saw palmetto has unique antiandrogenic properties, and consists of fatty acids, phytosterols, beta-carotene (the precursor of vitamin A), polysaccharides, and vitamin E derivatives.  Uses of Saw Palmetto Besides being a treatment for hair loss, saw palmetto also has a variety of other uses. In my experience, to begin to truly understand a plant medicine, you have to at...

Polygonum multiflorum Herbal and Essential Oil Hair Loss Cure

Polygonum multiflorum is a powerful Traditional Chinese Medicine for hair loss. It can be used as a natural treatment for alopecia areata, androgenic alopecia, and other forms of hair loss. If you suffer from Lichen planopilaris or autoimmune hair loss, consider using Polygonum multiflorum in tandem with Lugol's iodine therapy, vitamin B17 / Amygdalin treatments, and enzyme therapy to get the most out of this herbal hair loss remedy. Traditional Chinese Medicine for Hair Loss Polygonum multiforum is a vining plant with heart-shaped leaves. It is known by several names including Chinese knotweed, fo-ti, shou wu, ye jiao teng (which means twisted vine), he shou wu, or flowered fleece. The name He Shou Wu means “Mr He with Black Hair” which makes reference to this herb’s ability to get rid...

Brown Algae: Herbal Treatment for Hair Loss

Ecklonia cava and Ecklonia Kurome are types of brown algae that contain higher than average levels of iodine and that have the ability to make hair grow. Ecklonia Cava / Ecklonia Kurome as a Powerful Herbal Treatment for Hair Loss We've discussed the value of iodine as an essential nutritional supplement for hair regrowth. Ecklonia cava is an edible marine brown alga that grows in Korea and Japan. It contains an array of different bioactive compounds including: Iodine Peptides Phlorotannins Carotenoids Fucoidans The phlorotannins and polyphenols in Ecklonia cava are noteworthy for their ability to scavenge for free radicals, inhibit anitplasmin, inhibit cellular mutations, and for their ability to inhibit tyrosinase, and bacterial infections. Phlorofurofucoecko...

Apis Mellifica, Royal Jelly, Propolis, and Bee Venom for Hair Loss

Apis Mellifica and Bee Treatments for Hair Loss Ancient physicians once noted that if they applied a mixture of crushed honey bees and alcohol topically to the scalp as a remedy for hair loss, the patient’s hair would indeed did regrow. Today, scientists are experimenting with bee venom as a natural treatment for alopecia. And, like the ancient physicians who used crushed honey bees instead of an bee venom, today’s scientists have found that bee venom acts as a natural remedy for hair loss. Bee venom works to promote hair regrowth naturally by preventing the transition from anagen to catagen phase. According to studies bee venom was able to boost hair growth in a dose dependent manner compared to a control group of study participants who received minoxidil treatment instead. B...

Why am I losing so much hair? Iodine Therapy, Cysteine, and Vitamin B12 Hair Loss Remedies

Big Pharma-sponsored content adamantly claims that there is no relationship between Iodine Deficiency and hair loss. I suppose that's because Big Pharma makes a lot of money off hair loss drugs that don't work to regrow hair, but also that make people with hair loss sicker. I've worked with clients in the past who took prescription and over-the-counter hair loss drugs only to later develop serious problems like neuropathy or pudendal neuralgia. If you're looking for a natural hair loss remedy, Iodine Therapy with vitamin B12 and Cysteine are an excellent place to start! Hair Loss Vitamin Deficiency and Mineral Deficiency Treatments That Also Restore General Health Most people who live in developed countries such as the United States are deficient in Iodine. Unless you specifically take...

Sunlight and Hair Growth: Light as a Cure for Hair Loss

Sunlight is able to cure diseases and boost hair growth naturally by spurring the production of fumaric acid in the skin which is then used by the liver to produce ATP, the primary energy source for human cells. Sunscreen, on the other hand, disrupts reproductive hormones, increases our exposure to toxic chemicals that cause disease and it restricts sun exposure. A radical thought but maybe, just maybe---the sun can heal you. Radical, Heretical Facts about Sunlight Exposure and Hair Loss In a separate discussion, we’ve talked about the use of PUVA treatment for hair loss and red light therapy as a cure for hair loss, but in this discussion, we’re going to talk more directly about how sunlight can help you regrow hair. Sunlight, after all, contains full-spectrum light so it includes ligh...

Red Light Therapy for Hair Loss

How to Use Red Light Therapy for Hair Loss Red Light Therapy is not as gimmicky as you might think. The FDA has cleared this treatment modality which is elegantly simple using only LED lights of a particular wavelength to achieve its positive effects. The red LEDs stimulate hair growth by using 660 nm and 620 nm wavelengths of light to stimulate hair growth and the release of nitric oxide. If you purchase a red light therapy device for hair loss that covers the whole head, it’s easier to get broad scalp coverage and skin penetration.  Some studies have shown that 655 nm wavelengths of light also significantly diminished hair loss in men with androgenic alopecia. This study looked only at men with androgenic alopecia but there’s no reason to believe that this wavelength of light woul...

Thymus Peptides and Thymus Extract for Hair Loss

How to Regrow Hair Hair loss is a common problem. Both men and women suffer from hair loss which is perhaps why the hair loss links at our web site are so popular. Recently, we stumbled across thymus extract as a hair loss remedy while doing research to find an HIV cure. Thymus extract and topical products that contain Thymus peptides have the ability to help regulate the body’s immune system which is often malfunctioning when people experience hair loss. Studies at the University of California in San Francisco have discovered that thymus extract can be a valuable supplement for hair regrowth. Thymus Extract contains a type of immune cell that can control inflammation in the scalp and trigger stem cells directly in hair follicles to promote hair growth. Without the Regulatory T cel...

Platycladus orientalis / Cacumen platycladi: Herbal Remedy for Androgenic Alopecia

Platycladus orientalis / Cacumen platycladi is an herbal alternative to Minoxidil with nearly twice the power to regrow hair. Traditional Chinese Medicine for Androgenic Alopecia Scientists have studied Traditional Chinese Medicine to try to find new medicinal agents that might be exploited by Big Pharma to be synthesized into patentable new molecules for hair loss treatment. But rather than using synthetic molecules, which are typically toxic, to treat hair loss, patients can instead use the naturally-occurring plant medicines in a holistic way to treat hair loss naturally. In this article, we talk about Cacumen platycladi, a Chinese herbal medicine for androgenic alopecia (male pattern hair loss / female pattern hair loss) that has the ability to boost hair growth by inhibiting 5-alph...

Puerariae Plants: Cure Androgenic Alopecia, Get Rid of Gray Hair Naturally, and Balance Reproductive Hormones with These Plants

Kudzu is a miracle plant in the Pueraria family that can be used to do many things. It can cure alcoholism and also fight hair loss. Other members of this family can restore pigmentation to gray hair. Cure Female Pattern Baldness, Cure Male Pattern Baldness, and Cure Alopecia Areata Using Pueraria Plants There are several herbs in the Pueraria family of plants that can be used to cure alopecia and regrow thinning hair. These include: Pueraria thomsonii / Pueraria thomsoni / Pueraria montana var. Chinensis Pueraria mirifica Pueraria thunderbergiana / Kudzu / Japanese Arrowroot We’ll talk about each of these herbal remedies for androgenic alopecia more below: Pueraria Flos / Pueraria thomsonii / Pueraria lobata Pueraria Flos, the flowers from the Pueraria...

Rosemary Essential Oil for Androgenic Alopecia, Alopecia Areata, Lichen Planopilaris and More...

The use of topical rosemary essential oil for hair loss can hasten hair regrowth in Lichen planopilaris and alopecia areata sufferers who are combining it with Lugol's iodine therapy, high pH therapy, vitamin B17 / amygdalin treatments, and enzyme therapy. Those with androgenic alopecia may see results from topical rosemary essential oil treatment by itself within 6 months. Rosemary Essential Oil for Hair Loss Rosemary leaf extract is a simple, non-toxic hair loss herbal treatment that can be applied topically to areas of the head that are balding. Rosemary leaf extract works as an herbal cure for androgenic alopecia in both men and women through anti-androgenic activity via the 5-alpha-reductase pathway, which is regarded by many scientists as the most effective, or at least the most w...