The major reason of male-pattern hair loss (androgenic alopecia) in males is dihydrotestosterone (DHT), an androgenic hormone. Usually, DHT plays a main job in male sexual development but an increased level of DHT leads to baldness. Here is how it occurs: when there is too much DHT in the scalp, it joins itself to the hair follicles, blocking the blood supply to the follicle. Since the hair follicle cannot take the nutrients it needs from the blood, it stops growing and then shrinks. This makes hair thinner before completely disappearing.
The clear answer to the problem of hair loss is to block DHT. Such prescription drugs as Finasteride (Propecia) stop adaptation of testosterone into DHT thus reducing the overall level of DHT in the body and preventing baldness. However, artificial chemical drugs have a number of very mean side-effects (e.g. erectile dysfunction) and their use is not suggested.
There are natural alternatives to recommendation drugs available. They work in the same way, by dropping the level of DHT. But, since they are natural cure, they do not have any side-effects. Three most helpful natural baldness treatments are the following:
Saw Palmetto. This is a herbal DHT inhibitors, which is less costly than treatment drugs and doesn't have side effects.
Pumpkin seeds. They help in the collapse of DHT by the liver.
Zinc. Oral zinc supplements stop conversion of testosterone into DHT.
An efficient natural hair loss cure usually contains a join of these ingredients as well as additional nutrients to support and facilitate hair re-growth.
