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"With alopecia areata, some or all of the hair follicles stop growing at the same time, leaving tiny bald spots or complete baldness. Normally, hair will grow back in anywhere from six months to a year. But for those afflicted, the wait can be devastating. New research, however, shows that alopecia areata may be an autoimmune disease, and this information has opened the door for a new treatment. Many doctors use ultraviolet light to prevent the body's immune system from attacking hair follicles." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Graying is the illness one "gets" from diseased hair follicles. The syllogism calls for treatment of the disease to cure the graying. No doubt if a wayward antihypertensive drug happened to rein-vigorate the production of pigment by hair follicles, as one happens to "cure" balding, its manufacturer would be quick to petition the fda for licensing. The drug would be eagerly marketed as the "cure" for graying. It is even likely that new subsections of august dermatology societies would form to discuss the breakthrough." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"The discovery of the presence of the VDRnuc in more than 30 human tissues led to our new understanding of vitamin D's role in the regulation of B and T lymphocytes of the immune system, hair follicles, muscle, adipose tissue, bone marrow, and cancer cells through the mechanism of nuclear VDR regulation of gene transcription [29]. b. Nongenomic Action More recently, a l,25(OH)2D mediated response that was observed to occur within minutes to an hour was discovered to be too rapid to be explained by nuclear VDR regulating gene transcription." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"These cysts are actually swollen hair follicles that become filled with gross-smelling, cheesy, pasty substances including the protein keratin, which sometimes leaks out. Sebaceous cysts may sometimes show up on the face and trunk and are benign. Ranging in size from about 'A inch to over 2 inches, they can grow even larger or disappear on their own. And they may become infected and/or grow so big, tender, and inflamed that they need to be drained or removed. SIGN OF THE TIMES A popular old Nebraskan folk cure for goiters involved wrapping a snake around the neck." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "This is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's white blood cells attack the hair follicles, causing them to stop growing hair. But it's not just scalp hair that can be affected. Some people lose hair all over their bodies—a condition medically known as alopecia universalis. Some mild forms of the different types of alopecia are amenable to treatment. And sometimes the hair even regrows without any outside help. The bad news is that people with alopecia often have or may develop other autoimmune diseases, especially thyroid disease, diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "The toxic elements in tobacco smoke can damage the DNA in our hair follicles, as well as the tiny blood vessels nourishing our hair and skin.These and other mechanisms speed up the premature aging process. Many people think having prematurely gray hair is a sign of stress, and there's some truth to this. One theory is that stress can precipitate autoimmune diseases or the other conditions mentioned above that can cause graying. WARNING SIGN A combination of gray hair and dark eyebrows can be striking or sexy (think Sean Connery)." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "Once hair is produced in the hair follicles, individual hairs can't change color. The root of these anecdotes may be diffuse alopecia areata, a condition that is sometimes triggered by stress and causes a lot of hair to fall out very quickly. (See Hair Shedding, below.) If a person with a mixture of gray and pigmented hairs has this condition, the pigmented hairs are the most likely to be shed, leaving behind only the gray or white hair. SPEAKING OF SIGNS Middle age is when your old classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Excessive hair growth occurs in areas where hair follicles are the most androgen-sensitive. These include the face, chin, skin under the jawbone, upper lip, sideburn area, and cheeks. Other sensitive areas include the area below the belly button, the lateral pubic area, midline of the chest, around the nipple area, and the low back over the sacrum. Hirsutism (excess body hair) is most notably correlated with elevated free testosterone, but testosterone must be converted by an enzyme in the skin to be fully active in the skin." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Crespo was diagnosed with alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease in which, for reasons unknown, the body's own immune system attacks the hair follicles and disrupts normal hair formation. Doctors gave him nearly fifty steroid shots directly into the scalp to try to stop the autoimmune response, but his hair didn't grow back until he was twenty-two. At the age of thirty, it fell out again. He went with it and shaved his head. A hipster blue-jeaned professor who looks a bit like a Latino cross between Yul Brynner and Kojak, Crespo took on Vena's cause with great interest." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Essential oils are quickly absorbed into the skin via the hair follicles so massage is the most effective way to experience the benefits of aromatherapy. Full of vitality and natural energy, essential oils will rejuvenate and stimulate the skin's natural functions. Two or three drops of eucalyptus, lavender, marjoram and juniper oils together, in 25 ml of a carrier oil, is adequate for a relaxing full body massage. Suitable carrier oils are apricot, sweet almond, avocado, jojoba, grapeseed, olive, wheatgerm and saf-flower." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"These may include, but are not limited to, hormonal imbalances, stress, inflammation of the hair follicles and the sebaceous glands, a vitamin and/or mineral deficiency, a reaction to antibiotics, candidiasis, or an inability to break down sugar and trans-fatty acids. You can improve this condition by improving your body's ability to eliminate toxins, using enzymes to improve digestion, cleanse the blood, fortify the endocrine system, and improve the assimilation of sugars and fats." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Stephen Langer explains, "The thyroid gland puts out a teaspoon of hormone a year which affects the metabolism and acts as a cellular carburetor for every cell in the body—from our hair follicles down to our toenails. As such, the thyroid can be implicated in just about any kind of condition you can think of. As for its relationship to psychological disorders, since it plays a role in the metabolism of the nervous system, people who have thyroid disorders have conditions like depression, anxiety, panic attacks, and bipolar disorders." Dr." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"The positive effects of sufficient vitamin D on hair follicles and sweat glands enhance your cooling efficiency during exercise. The fuel burned during exercise varies with the type of exercise. During short, quick activities such as sprinting and power lifting, the body uses glucose. But during aerobic exercise or prolonged exertion, you primarily burn fat, and that's why aerobic exercise is so important for restoring and maintaining lean body mass. That's also the reason that aerobic exercise raises vitamin D levels." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"No doubt if a wayward antihypertensive drug happened to rein-vigorate the production of pigment by hair follicles, as one happens to "cure" balding, its manufacturer would be quick to petition the fda for licensing. The drug would be eagerly marketed as the "cure" for graying. It is even likely that new subsections of august dermatology societies would form to discuss the breakthrough. Competing pharmaceutical firms would race to synthesize "me too" drugs that would pass muster at the fda at least in terms of convenience if not effectiveness." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"But saw palmetto may also help prevent baldness by blocking the body's production of dihy-drotestosterone (DHT), a substance that deadens hair follicles. Adding licorice extract (which also reduces the body's amount of DHT) to your shampoo helps do the same thing. For additional benefits, regular scalp massage can increase blood circulation to the head. • Three Drugs May Do the Trick In the 1980s, doctors and patients found out that the drug minoxidil does help grow—and regrow—hair. It just didn't work predictably well for many of those who tried it." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "Many doctors use ultraviolet light to prevent the body's immune system from attacking hair follicles. In what may be one of the few cases when a slight sunburn is a good thing, psoralen, a medicine that increases sun sensitivity, is rubbed onto the affected area. Then, the doctor shines a UV light on the scalp until the bald area shows some redness or irritation. Figuratively speaking, the body's immune cells start worrying about the irritation caused by the sunburn, and stop worrying about the hair follicle, which really never meant the body any harm in the first place!" - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Greying is the illness one gets from diseased hair follicles. The syllogism calls for treatment of the disease to cure the greying. No doubt, if a wayward anti-hypertensive drug chanced to reinvigorate the production of pigment by hair follicles, as Turning Aging into a Disease happened in the "cure" for balding, its manufacturer would be quick to petition the fda for a licence. The drug would be eagerly marketed as the "cure" for greying. New subsections of august dermatology societies might form to discuss the breakthrough." - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.)

"The use of the steroid causes the immune system to react to the hair follicles as foreign bodies. The body destroys them thus leading to baldness." "How about the emotional effect of steroids on people? " Dr. Greg Olson: "Testosterone and similar drugs give the person taking them a bad attitude, making them aggressive. They can then go into, what is called, a 'roid rage which is an irrational response to their environment involving extreme anger." "Would you say they turn people into emotional robots? " Dr. Greg Olson: "Definitely!" - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"At the first sign of skin inflammation or irritated hair follicles, clean the area with an antiseptic wash. Try an over-the-counter product such as Betadine® solution, which is like iodide, or an antiseptic scrub solution. Antibiotic ointment: After you have cleaned the infected area, apply Neosporin®, a topical, over-the-counter antibiotic ointment, or tea tree oil three times a day. Epsom salt compress: Soak a gauze pad or clean washcloth in 1 cup of hot water and 2 tbsp of salt." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.) "Consuming good quality protein, such as cold-water fish, organic grassfed meats, and organic chicken, nourishes hair follicles by restoring protein, from which hair is primarily made. Whole grains mixed with legumes are also good sources of protein. Supplements: Fish oils contain fatty acids and have the therapeutic functions mentioned above. Take a maximun of 3 g of EPA/DHA a day. A high-quality multivitamin/mineral is also recommended to sustain overall healthy hair. Follow the instructions on the bottle." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.) "Although heat rash is not infectious, it can spread to the hair follicles and require antibiotic treatment. Treatment is aimed at eliminating the common skin organisms staph and strep and sometimes antibiotics from the penicillin family or erythromycin are prescribed. 33 O TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE Herbs: The herbs listed in the formulas below are available from Chinese herbalists or online. • Jin Yin Hua tea: Combine 5 g of Jin Yin Hua (honeysuckle flower) and 3 g of Bo He (field mint) in a teapot. Add water, boil, and drink the tea throughout the day for 10-30 days." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.) "There is also a repigmentation technique that involves the activation and migration of skin cells containing melanin from hair follicles. This is only effective on areas of vitiligo that have hair. Steroid creams: Triamcinolone, which is mid potency, can be used daily for three months. TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE Traditional Chinese medicine explains that vitiligo is related to a patient's mental stress, emotional health, liver and kidney energy deficiency, and blood stagnation. In many cases, it is possible to regain the normal skin color back, but persistent treatment is needed." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"All chemo drugs act on rapidly dividing cells (including tumors, the lining of the mouth and the rest of the GI tract, and hair follicles), which impacts the body's ability to absorb nutrients from foods. It can bring on intestinal inflammation and destroy the tiny villi that line the small intestines and absorb nutrients into the bloodstream. This can make eating painful and may cause diarrhea. Individual chemotherapy drugs have different potential for GI side effects, and this is a topic for you and your oncology team to discuss." - Hyla Cass, M.D., Supplement Your Prescription: What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutrition (Get the book.)

"Commonly, chemotherapy drugs damage normal cells in the bone marrow, digestive tract, reproductive system, and hair follicles because these cells are dividing nearly as rapidly as tumor cells, although the damaged cells often recover after treatment is suspended. Other side effects caused by chemotherapy can include hair loss, mouth sores, nausea, vomiting, abnormal blood profiles, suppression of the immune response, and difficulty swallowing. Slow growing cancers, such as bowel cancers, are especially hard to treat in part because they grow slower than most tumors." - Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews, The Green Tea Book (Get the book.)

"The sebaceous glands secrete this lubricant through the pores of the skin and hair follicles and then, if too much is secreted, the excess sebum clogs the pores. Once the clogged sebum is exposed to oxygen, it turns black and forms a structure that many acne sufferers know all too well—blackheads, which are hard "plugs" of blackened sebum and dead skin cells. If bacteria attack the dead cells contained in the blackheads, which it often does, the skin inflames into pus-filled blemishes commonly known as pimples." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"Cold lasers are even being used to stimulate hair follicles to prevent hair loss and promote hair growth. USER COMMENTS: "This (cold laser) unit has been an invaluable tool in helping us treat our veteran patients who suffer from chronic pain and chronic non-healing ulcers. Before we had this unit, we were treating chronic pain patients with regular processes including moist heat, TENS and microcurrent. We have had moderate success in reducing patients' pain with these processes. With the unit we have had significant reduction inpain levels when treating our chronic pain patients." - Alan E. Smith, UnBreak Your Health: The Complete Guide to Complementary & Alternative Therapies (Get the book.)

"No doubt, if a wayward anti-hypertensive drug chanced to reinvigorate the production of pigment by hair follicles, as Turning Aging into a Disease happened in the "cure" for balding, its manufacturer would be quick to petition the fda for a licence. The drug would be eagerly marketed as the "cure" for greying. New subsections of august dermatology societies might form to discuss the breakthrough. Competing pharmaceutical firms would race to synthesize drugs with similar chemistry that would pass scrutiny by the fda, at least in terms of convenience if not effectiveness." - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.)

"A powerful antioxidant to protect hair follicles from free radical damage. L-Cysteine and L-methionine plus glutathione 500 mg each twice daily, on an empty stomach. Take with water or juice. Do not take with milk. Take with 50 mg vitamin B6 and 100 mg vitamin C for better absorption. Improves quality, texture, and growth of hair. Helps prevent hair from falling out, and also promotes blood supply to the scalp. (See AMINO ACIDS in Part One.) Methylsulfonyl- As directed on label. Required for the building methane (MSM) blocks of protein, which provides stronger hair." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Rubbing the oil of a slice of crushed hot pepper directly into the hair loss area with your fingers will help dissolve waxy deposits that may have sealed off hair follicles. This oil will also cause blood flow to that area of the scalp oxygenating and enlivening the dormant follicles. Be cautious, pepper oil is very strong and can burn the skin - only 1 /4 of a small pepper is required. Apply stone-crushed, cold-pressed, extra virgin olive oil or hempseed oil two to five minutes after the pepper oil as this will tone down the pepper heat and soothe the skin." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"This treatment stops the hormone surges and also probably reduces the amount of testosterone that is available to stimulate oil-producing hair follicles and make mischief. Keep in mind, though, that young women who take oral contraceptives for an extended period may have a lowered libido for quite a long time after discontinuing the treatment.18 (Parents of teenagers may not consider this a negative factor, but it can be very troublesome for a woman in her twenties or thirties.) • • • Q. You had a question about a teenage girl with acne." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

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