Hairloss is a problem that over 60% of men have to deal with before their 30th birthday. It's one of those things that you don't realize the effect it is having on your life until it gets very bad, or until you fix it. People associate hair loss with being unhealthy or old, and worse yet this is a bias they they apply unconsciously. There is no mental stepping process that sees someone, notices they are bald and then categorizes them as old, the middle step is skipped by the subconscious and you are in the 'old man' category before you even have a chance to slap a hat on.
Now, modern society has conditioned us to look for a medical treatment for baldness, and there are two popular treatments - finasteride and Mioxidil - which have a reasonable success rate. It is also possible to look for a natural treatment which can be equally effective and we will discuss later in this article.
Minoxidil is basically a hair growth accelerant which needs to be applied daily and can start getting visible results within a few months. It has been shown to work in both men and women and is often used in conjunction with Laser Therapy. There are two unfortunate negatives associated with minoxidil. The first side effect of minoxidil is unless the root cause of the baldness is address(lack of circulation of blood from the scalp to the papilla - usually due to DHT blockage) then any hair gain will be lost as soon as the minoxidil use is discontinued - meaning you are pretty much on it for life. Secondly it has been shown to have possible blood pressure consequences - especially dangerous in pregnant women.
Finasteride is mostly commonly recognized under the brand name propecia(Propecia is generally finasteride in a 1% concentration, although higher doses are possible). This pill has had some very good success in growing peoples hair out, but in my opinion the side effects are not worth it. Hair loss is a confidence thing, and even if you completely grow your hair back the confidence can take a serious knock from the known side effects of propecia - namingly impotence, infertility and gynecomastia(growing man breasts). The reported chances of these side effects is very small, but I disregard the stats for a couple of reasons. Firstly they come from the company making the stuff, so they want to play things down and their figures certainly don't match up with the number of people I have talked to who have tried the drug and experienced problems. Secondly - I don't care. No matter how small the chance is, I don't want to take it when there are realistic natural options. It doesn't matter if there are 10,000 successful parachute jumps for every fatality - if it's my shute that doesn't open then the stats mean nothing to mean.
As I have hinted at - these drugs are not necessary. Both of them are long term solutions anyway - meaning you have to commit to a long term program to get results. If you have the resolve to do that then why not try a natural hair regrowth solution that doesn't have you forking out money every month for new medication that messes with your blood pressure or hormone balance. It's possible for this combination of exercises and techniques to regrow your hair just as quickly as Finasteride or Minoxidil without the dangerous and embarrassing side effects.
