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Nourkrin, Hair Loss and Hair Regrowth?

Iam a young 50 year old female apart from my hair, which really depresses me. For the last 4 months I have been using Follicle Nutrient Supplement, but it doesn’t appear to be making any difference. I have been to the doctor who suggested Regaine, but I have read about Nourkin and wondered what you thought on this. I will try anything.

I have written much about naturopathic medications that have no science behind them. Their claims are:

  1. Natural protein and mineral food supplement.
  2. Clinically proven to reduce thinning hair (proven by whom and where is the proof?)
  3. Improves the strength of existing hair and promotes the growth of new hair. (Can the hair lift weights that prove it is stronger? Where did the company prove that there is growth of new hair and on who?)

The Nourkrin site claims, “The key ingredient in Nourkrin is a protein compound of marine extracts. This is blended with an organic, soluble silica and vitamin C, making a unique hair recovery programme.”

Ugh.

Enough on this product. There are so many of these types of products that just have no scientific proof to back up their statements, and the makers prey on those like you that will try anything. I hate to be so bold, but you need to be smarter about this and stop chasing these products that may not work. Get your hair evaluated by a medical doctor. Women with hair loss often have a medical condition causing it.


2007-10-17 10:33:48Nourkrin, Hair Loss and Hair Regrowth?

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Off Topic – Heart Disease Contributors

Dr. Rassman,

Off topic, but as a former doctor working in the heart field and as a doctor who worked in the cardiac field what do you think are the biggest contributors to heart disease? Is there any one variable (e.g., high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes) that is most dangerous?

This is not a simple answer for a blog post. I will give a cursory answer to it nonetheless in the hope that what I have to say will help someone and possibly could even save a life. Apologies to those that come here for hair related posts, but this isn’t one of them.

Putting aside congenital heart disease, the things that are most dangerous for developing heart and vascular disease are the lifestyles and diets we have. There’s no one factor that I would be willing to pinpoint. What I tell people who ask heart related questions is that we are dealt a set of genetic cards… and if we win, it reflects the way we play those cards. If we keep ourselves healthy (good diet, exercise, no poisons in our system like cigarette smoking or excessive alcohol) we will live longer.

Some people are genetically programmed for high cholesterol and high body fats, so we must take control of those bad cards by going that extra mile. For example, the vegetarian who eats fruits and vegetables daily will have a lower cholesterol and lower body fat than the meat eater who sucks in daily milkshakes instead of water and consumes excessive calories with Big Macs a few times each week. Even the insulin dependent diabetic can improve his card deck with a good exercise program and controlled diet under good medical supervision. I’m not blowing any minds by saying this, I realize, but perhaps there’s one person out there that it’ll click with.

Just remember, life is fragile and you never realize it until you are given the bad news (like a cancer that you ignored when you notice rectal bleeding over the past few years or develop chest pain with your first heart attack). Those of you who think that your body is impenetrable, waking up with chest pain may indicate that you could be too late.

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Change of Weather Means a Change of Hair Texture?

Hello doctor,

My question is regarding weather and hairloss. I know in canada it gets really cold sometimes even -50, and i believe it effects my hair. I find my hair thinner and more brittle during winter and it becomes more straighter then usual (i have wavy air by the way and i would be a good candidate for a HT because i know i have frontal thinning but because of my wavy hair it covers the balding up) but during the summer it feels thicker and more brighter and wavier. I was just wondering if there are any studies showing weather and hair loss and texture or if its just a myth.

If it is just a myth then why am i experiencing all these hair characteristics during winter. I personally believe hair thins out during winter and becomes thicker during summer.

Thanks for your time. All the best.

Cold weatherThere are no studies that I am aware of that look at a relationship between hair texture and weather. I think it is more of something we take as common sense that when the weather is cold and dry, our hairs and skin may be affected.

If your hair is dry in the winter months, then try using moisturizing shampoo. If your skin is dry and lips are chapped in the winter months (like many people) use moisturizing lotions and lip balm (Chapstick, for example). I don’t know if there is study that looks at dry skin and chapped lips in the winter/cold months, but I don’t think you need a study to prove that point either.

Scientifically, in cold months, the humidity in the air is much lower than warm summer months. That contributes to dry skin, chapped lips, and texture changes of your hair. There have been reports over the years from readers about thinning hair at different seasons, but I’ve got no medical reason for this.

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On Finasteride for 12 years (photo)

This man had some minor recession on the right corner of his hairline (marked with arrow) which reversed on finasteride. The drug held his hairline for 12 years showing that he was sensitive to the benefits of finasteride.


2021-01-06 07:42:43On Finasteride for 12 years (photo)

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Chest hair and finasteride

I’m on Fin since 5 months

I’m often shaving my chest hair with a clipper and I’ve noticed that it has been a while but my chest hair hasn’t grow longer as usual

Some men get a reduction of body hair or body hair growth rate on finasteride


2019-05-19 10:26:25Chest hair and finasteride

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One Hair Transplant Changed His Image (with Photos)

This man wore a hat as often as he could. He has some pre-malignant skin changes on his bald scalp and the hat provided cover for it. His comb-over was as good as he could get for non-hat coverage and he didn’t like the way it looked. What did he do for a living? He is a make-up artist with a 30 year career working in many big budget movies and TV programs. Because of his career, he was self-conscious about his balding look and his comb-over. He knows almost every actor in Hollywood so he feels for those who are balding. Now, he proudly tells those people that he had a hair transplant, trying to help them find a similar solution (when appropriate). He received 1496 grafts in a single session just one year ago. Now, wanting to be slightly greedy, he will probably do it one more time to thicken the front so that in a bright light it will look thicker. His willingness to come forward and let me tell his story shows the character of a self-confident man.

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Claims regrowth from FUE scars with new drug

A poster on Reddit suggested that a new drug verteporfin , would regrow hairs that were removed by FUE. The proof was shown here without before pictures of the same area after the FUE was performed. This is an incredible claim not backed up my this photo. Proper scientific investigation would have to be done. What this photo suggests is that the area on the left, didn’t have FUE. My comment is: prove me wrong.

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One Year and Finasteride Failed Me

I am 24 years old guy who started losing hair 2 years ago I remember not long time after the girl I loved left me for another guy, anyways I’ve been obsessed with my hairloss for a long time, it was killing me mentally everyday, and making me depressed and sad, losing will and motivation to do anything in life. I have been using Finasteride since 07.08.2018(exactly year ago). and I missed a dose or two over a whole year. Final review? It didn’t work for me unfortunately . I’ve lost a lot more hair then I had exactly a year ago. I have always seen comments on this site, over this year for how long I’ve been on it, comments like “I never saw a thread from some guy saying he still lost hair on Finasteride, everybody halts hairloss or even regrows, Finasteride works like 100%”. Well then I didn’t make it brothers, sadly…. Maybe I should consider Dutasteride?

You have to have a good doctor to discuss this with. Dutasteride is something that many doctors don’t prescribe because it is not FDA approved for hair loss. Have you considered what you would do if dutasteride didn’t work? A good doctor can keep hair on you, one way or the other. Hair transplants always work as an option that many take.


2020-06-15 06:55:07One Year and Finasteride Failed Me

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Classic Case of DUPA

This is Diffuse Unpatterned alopecia (DUPA) which shows only 5 normal thickness hairs which are labeled in the photo (1-5) and the rest are miniaturized. This comes from the donor area which almost certainly is see-through. Note that this is best seen when the hairs are cut short because they can be easily counted as you can see on the long hairs on the left of the photo. Anything over 20% miniaturization is DUPA if it is the donor area.