Re: Hair loss discovery

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Ok Lyndon, Where do you get Fo Ti? Do you boil it, take it in capsules, or what? It is for a friend, of course, I mean my husband. Ann Goldeen

From: Lyndon McGill

Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 6:25 PM

To: oregondcs

Subject: Hair loss discovery

Docs:Here is Dr. Woliner's take on the new hair loss discovery.Lyndon McGill, D.C.EvolvHealth Wellness Advisory Council MemberSalem, Oregonwww.SalemSpineClinic.comwww.EvolvingDaily.comThe Truth About the New Hair Loss Discovery You may have read the news about the new hair loss breakthrough. Scientists, the story seems to say, have found the answer to thinning hair.

But the news reports didn’t cover the story very well. The new discovery is a tiny – but important – piece of the hair loss puzzle. Today, I’ll show you the whole story. Plus, I’ll reveal a little-known solution that’s been around for centuries.

So, what’s the real story on the new hair-loss discovery?

In a nutshell, a team of scientists has shown that a certain protein appears to be linked to hair loss. This may lead to new ways to help people keep or re-grow hair… and it may not. It’s too soon to tell.

What we now know is that levels of this protein – called Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) – are higher in balding patches on mens scalps. Three times higher than normal, in fact.

The researchers also engineered mice to have high PGD2 levels. These mice developed the same type of baldness common in humans.

The team was able to determine PGD2 worked by binding to a specific receptor in cells. They think blocking PGD2 from attaching to these receptors may help keep hair from thinning.

But we don’t know that yet… or if blocking the action of PGD2 may have side effects. And that’s an important question.

You see, prostaglandins are messengers. Almost every cell in your body makes them for one purpose or another – including muscle control and blood clotting. Blocking one of these vital messengers could cause problems.

So we’re years away from putting this new discovery to any use. But if your hair is thinning, there is a natural solution you could try today.

The Chinese call it He Shou Wu – which translates roughly as “dark-haired Mr. He.â€

For centuries, the Chinese have told the story of Mr. He, an old man who got lost in the forest.

Mr. He wandered the forest for several years before finally finding his way out again. While he was there, he lived by foraging for edible plants. And he ate a lot of one particular root.

When Mr. He emerged from the forest, no one recognized him at first. Their friend who had disappeared was an old man with wispy white hair. But the old man who came out of the woods years later had a head of jet-black hair.

Ever since, the Chinese have used this root – called Fo-Ti in the West – to promote healthy dark hair.

I haven’t found any studies on He Shou Wu and hair growth… but it remains popular. And not just in China. Men and women across the world use this traditional Chinese herb.

Yours in continued good health,Dr Woliner, M.D.