
Make sure you take a DHT blocker because a natural DHT blocker will protect your scalp against additional hair loss. Some of these products with DHT can really change how you look and feel within a short period of time. For example, products like Gotu Kola and Ginkgo Biloba help create circulation to your scalp causing promote growth. Of course, there are many products on the market including Viviscal and Folligro that may also promote hair re-growth.
DHT matters because of its role in hair loss, but also for its impact on prostate problems. Taking hair loss products that control the production of DHT has the dual benefit of avoiding hair loss in men, and also reducing prostate enlargement and potentially helping protect from prostate cancer.
Organic and natural products like saw nettles, pumpkin seeds, palmetto, pygeum, etc. offer many prostate health benefits. And unlike propecia they do not have negative effects on sex drive and libido, including erection problems and loss of sexual desire. While we can’t be sure, some say that palmetto is even believed to be an aphrodisiac!
Blocking DHT can also lead to an improvement in your heart health. Scientists know that cholesterol impacts DHT because bad cholesterol can be converted into the enzyme 5 alpha reductase, and that then produces DHT from your testosterone. Thus, anything that helps you lower bad cholesterol levels can prevent hair loss and improve heart health. There have been many studies that strongly link hair loss and heart disease, therefore linking some of their cures as well.
Researchers from the University of Texas at Houston and Boston University reviewed thirty years of hair-loss and heart- disease data collected from more than 2,100 American men and found those with the least hair also had the highest risk of mortality from heart disease. Another study of over 850 Italians discovered that the men who were balding had higher cholesterol levels than those who showed no signs of hair loss.
Thus, it seems that hair loss and heart disease are scientifically and evidently linked. According to Peter Proctor, M.D. and a prominent dermatologist and researcher in Houston, "Bald men are more than three times as likely to suffer a heart attack as men with a full head of hair." The relationship is probably due to nitric oxide, a naturally occurring chemical that prevents blood clots and dilates blood vessels (two important keys to avoiding heart attacks). Nitric oxide also seems to both encourage hair growth and erections. But when atherosclerosis damages your blood vessels and arteries, it causes them to produce less nitric oxide. This may also trigger hair loss according to some researchers. Dr. Proctor also says, "If your blood-vessel linings aren't damaged by atherosclerosis, normal hair growth might continue. Behaviors that are good for your heart are likely also good for your hair loss, so eating a low-fat diet and plenty of fish (which deliver heart-healthy omega- 3 fatty acids), and exercising several times per week are good for your heart, your health, and also -- they might stop you from losing your hair.
Products and ingredients that promote heart health include: