April 29th, 2009 at 03:32pm
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It’s not hair loss related, but prostate cancer news is crucial and I’d like to share some recent articles I was sent from readers…
1st exposition:
Vitamin D is an effective treatment for prostate cancer in some patients, a UK study suggests. A once daily dose reduced PSA level – an indicator of severity of disease – by as much as half in 20% of patients. There has been much interest in vitamin D in prostate cancer after studies linking risk of the disease to sunlight … [visit site to read more]
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April 29th, 2009 at 02:35pm
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Hi Doctor, I’m moving to Japan shortly for several years, I’ve read some contradictory info about green tea interacting w/ propecia as well as soy products. Since Asian cuisine uses much soy as well as green tea on a daily basis, I’m wondering whether that will effect the benefits of propecia. I do enjoy green tea & would like to drink it & use soy products, do you think either of these natural can be consumed regularly while still receiving all the benefits from propecia? … [visit site to read more]
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April 29th, 2009 at 12:35pm
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I have read that rogaine promotes hair re-growth by enlarging the hair follicle. I have additionally read that propecia doesn’t do as well with hair re-growth but maintains hair by preventing excess DHT from shrinking the hair follicle.
Will propecia prevent the shrinking of a hair follicle that was enlarged by rogaine? So that you could use rogaine to get re-growth, but thereupon stop using the rogaine as expanded you continue with the propecia?
Or will the new growth hair fall out … [visit site to read more]
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April 29th, 2009 at 11:31am
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I have been taking vitamin b12 at 1mg daily of the sublingual tablets. Is that considered a megadose? I have noticed better mood and even skin tone. However, I have additionally noticed increasingly hair shedding and fallout. Do you think that could be related? Could taking too much b12 cause hair loss? I thought excess of these vitamins were just passed out through urine? Thanks.
Vitamin B12 at those doses should not cause hair loss. That isn’t a megadose. There’s a lot of B12 … [visit site to read more]
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April 29th, 2009 at 08:52am
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Nothing can manufacture you look young and youthful like a glowing skin.
While some are lucky ample to be born with good family genes, just as many struggle with cosmetics and skincare products to try and accomplish the same.
Though glowing skin is easy to imagine, it can be a very solid task [...]
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April 28th, 2009 at 06:33pm
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hi dr rassman
i just had a question regarding asymetrical hairlines. whether as a young child 12 or so you had a natural non symmetrical hairline and as day went on and your hairline matured, would it be possible to misdiagnose the patient as having androgenetic alopecia due to the unsymmetrical patterns produced by that condition?
thank you for your time
Early balding should show signs of visit site to read more]
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April 28th, 2009 at 05:31pm
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Thank you Doctor for a great blog and for taking my question. I am a healthy 44yo male and have been shedding hair for nearly 9 months now. I have seen a GP, a Derm. and a Endo. doctor who all found my thyroid to be slightly hyper. ( 3.4 , range 0.40-4.50) My derm. said I do not have MPB and diagnosed me with global telogen effluvium and feels my thyroid MAY be causing my hair loss. My DHT level is 29 (range 25-75). The GP and Endo. state that my thyroid is only a little hyper and … [visit site to read more]
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April 28th, 2009 at 03:35pm
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Hi doc
People who want to change sex never lose its hair considering of hormonal therapies. Now, obviously I don’t want to do that, but I’ve got an notion: whether we inject onto the scalp estrogen using a dermoroller, would hair loss be stopped forever?
Please reply to my question
While it is a creative approach, estrogen injected superficially into the scalp … [visit site to read more]
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April 28th, 2009 at 02:31pm
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hello,
I had hair transplant surgery 1 year ago and 5 months after the surgery I was diagnosed with Lichen Planopilaris. As of that date, I continue to lose hair and have less than what I started with before the transplant. It seems the transplant surgery “triggered” the LPP.
Do you have any experience with that disease and/or have you seen that situation occur in your practice?
This is an autoimmune disease that can lead to permanent hair loss, and is best … [visit site to read more]
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April 28th, 2009 at 12:33pm
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I have facial hair that i have notice that are bald spots and increasingly are comming up. I have no scars, cancer or any of the sort. Now they are spreading to my beard where i trim but dont shave. They start small next seem to to get lager. Should I be worried abput that? What do you propose I should do?
Yes, you should anguish. You really need to see a dermatologist and find out what that is. It might be alopecia areata, as that is the way it could start. See visit site to read more]
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April 28th, 2009 at 11:33am
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Dear Dr, I am concerned about mpb – I have two large whorls and am not certain whether they have always been there or are growing – I don’t have any good photos to compare with.
I have read about minituarization on your excellent site. Instead of having micro-photos taken, I cut a sample of hairs (about 10) from each area of scalp – crown, top, back, sides, temples and compared shaft width. I have noticed no discernible difference – each hair was equally fine and I do not believe that I … [visit site to read more]
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April 28th, 2009 at 09:29am
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Global sustainability leader Aveda nowadays announced it has become the first beauty company in the world and only the moment U.S. company in any industry to get a Cradle to Cradle (C2C) sustainability endorsement, with seven Aveda products achieving Gold Level C2C certification.
Today’s endorsement comes from sustainability consultancy McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, LLC (MBDC), the firm that pioneered the concept of Cradle to Cradle design, and the implementation of eco-effective design principles. Cradle to Cradle product certifications, completed by MBDC and its affiliate, the Hamburg, Germany-based Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency (EPEA), recognize Aveda’s recent extraordinary efforts to develop products and processes that comply to the world’s most advanced standards for intelligent design, sustainable stewardship and reuse of materials.
C2C endorsement recognizes companies’ efforts in developing environmentally-intelligent products with a goal of eliminating waste entirely. EPEA, founded by life-cycle expert, Professor Michael Braungart, and MBDC, co-founded by Braungart and renowned designer and green architect, William McDonough, are the global leaders in certification of sustainable processes, products and services.
The endorsement by MBDC adds to Aveda’s impressive record of environmental sustainability. all through Aveda’s 30-year history, the company’s accomplishments have included the pioneering use of wind energy in the beauty industry, leadership in the use of recyclable packaging and support of biological agriculture.
Aveda’s C2C certification and endorsement are the culmination of 30 years of socially and environmentally responsible commerce practices. that latest milestone comes at a duration when the U.S. administration and national governments around the world are issuing calls for businesses to adopt energy and operational practices to advance environmental responsibility and help stimulate economic growth, an approach Aveda has pursued since its founding in 1978.
“As the first beauty company to accomplish Cradle to Cradle endorsement, Aveda is recognized as a leader in intelligent design,” said Aveda President, Dominique Conseil. “Designing and manufacturing products can be environmentally responsible when environmental goals are factored into the concept at the very beginning. At Aveda, we believe that authentic beauty cares for the environment which we inherited from elders, and will leave to generations that follow.”
Conseil famous that Aveda’s adherence to its core environmental values has been nurtured alongside growth in sales and profit. The company has made remarkable progress in energy conservation and the use of renewable energy and is currently the largest buyer of green energy in Minnesota and the 32nd largest purchaser in the US. And these strides have been made without compromising commerce performance. The company’s sales have grown five times in 10 years.
The C2C endorsement recognizes Aveda not just for the products it produces, but for the company’s overall commitment to ingredients, materials, and processes to create a positive environmental footprint.
Aveda received Gold C2C designation for seven key products and Silver C2C designation for its packaging. The Gold certified products are: Aveda Smooth Infusion Shampoo; Smooth Infusion Conditioner; Aveda Dry Remedy Moisturizing Shampoo; Dry Remedy Moisturizing Conditioner; Aveda Men Pure-Formance Shampoo; Aveda Men Pure-Formance Conditioner; and Green Science Firming Face Creme.
To moment, no other beauty products have been awarded Gold C2C certification.
“Aveda has been at the forefront of the environmental movement within the beauty industry since its inception and they continue to innovate by fully embracing Cradle to Cradle design,” said Professor Michael Braungart, CEO of EPEA. “Aveda is making a difference and ensuring that what they design is favourable to the biosphere.” In 2006, EPEA additionally endorsed Aveda’s Green Ingredient Policy, which it developed to help ensure product ingredient integrity.
MBDC co-founder William McDonough praised Aveda’s accomplishments and the company’s vision. “For our society to flourish, we must design products and systems based on patterns found in nature, eliminating the concept of waste entirely and creating an abundance that is healthy and sustaining,” he said.
Aveda’s C2C endorsement is expected to sign an crucial change within the beauty industry and catalyze sustainable product development and manufacturing. “We can change the world by changing the way the world does trade,” said Conseil.
Aveda, The Art and Science of Pure Flower and Plant Essences, was founded in 1978 with the goal of providing beauty industry professionals with high performance, botanically based products that would be better for service providers and their guests, as well as for the planet. Aveda manufactures professional plant-based hair care, skin care, makeup, Pure-Fume and lifestyle products. Headquartered in Blaine, Minnesota, Aveda is available in Aveda stores, on www.aveda.com, and in nearly 7,000 professional hair salons and spas in 29 countries worldwide.
Aveda’s many corporate and social responsibility associations include CERES (Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies), ISO (International Organization for Standardization), Coop-America/Green trade Network, SVN (Social Venture Network), BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), Environmental Grant Makers, American Botanical organization, biological Trade organization, National Recycling Coalition, and the U.S. Green Building Council.
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April 28th, 2009 at 08:50am
Under Skin Care
Natural skincare always starts with the basics, drinking lots of water and getting eight hours of continual sleep every night.
Next up is a well balanced healthy diet and regular exercise. In other words whether you take good care of your body a healthy skin will always be the conclusion.
Be careful to protect [...]
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