The 5 BEST Tips for Thick Hair

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 8 October 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re going to talk about hair loss prevention and how to get thick hair naturally.

A common cause of hair loss is a hormonal issue involving excess DHT, which is a powerful form of testosterone. Typical medications for hair loss work by blocking DHT, but they come with side effects.

Potential side effects of hair loss medications can include decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, and depression.

Excess DHT is a genetic issue for many people. Certain herbs can be beneficial to help thicken hair, but today, we’re going to cover things you can do that can keep genetic variations in check.

How to grow thicker hair naturally:

1. Address hypoxia

• Take vitamin D

• Avoid omega-6 fatty acids

• Consume omega-3 fatty acids (cod liver oil)

• Exercise

• Address anemia if applicable

2. Get plenty of vitamin D

• Take a vitamin D supplment (10,000 to 20,000 IU)

3. Take an l-lysine supplement or consume foods high in l-lysine

• Consume red meat, chicken, eggs, fish, seafood, and dairy

• Avoid nuts, grains, beans, and seeds

4. Fix insulin resistance

• Get on a low-carb diet

• Do intermittent fasting

5. Support healthy estrogen levels

• Consume phytoestrogens (flax seeds and sprouted legumes)

• Support the adrenal glands (take ashwagandha)

• Consume foods high in cholesterol

DATA:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31537382

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22266320

https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article...

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

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0:00.0	Today, we are going to talk about how to prevent hair loss, but not just how to prevent hair loss,
0:06.9	but when you grow your hair to make sure that it's full and prevent the loss of hair,
0:12.8	focusing on this one very important common problem. This involves a type of testosterone,
0:20.8	a very strong type of testosterone called DHT. Several common medications out there for hair loss,
0:29.3	their mechanism is to block an enzyme so you can lower the amount of DHT that interacts with
0:35.7	your hair because when this very powerful form of testosterone interacts with the receptor,
0:41.4	okay, in your scalp, your hair just does not grow that well. If it does grow, it's going to be very
0:48.1	miniature or tiny. So I wanted to create a video only on this one topic of how to restore
0:55.4	the receptor for DHT because really the problem is that this receptor is turned up,
1:03.5	and that makes DHT more sensitive. And it is a genetic issue for a lot of people,
1:11.4	but there are things that you can do about it, okay, because one of the problems people have
1:15.9	when they're doing the medication is that it blocks DHT too much and then they end up having
1:22.0	side effects like decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, depression, things like that.
1:28.1	But for this problem, it has everything to do with the receptor for DHT in your scalp.
1:34.5	It is a genetic sensitivity problem. So how do we regulate it and turn it down a little bit
1:41.5	so it's not overactive? Now, there are a lot of herbs out there that you can get and try
1:46.5	salt, pomato, and some of these work for some people and sometimes they don't work.
1:51.4	I want to talk more about some additional things that you can do that involve epigenetics,
1:57.3	which is basically above genes, okay. It's things that you can do and take and eat that can
2:04.5	keep these genetic variations in check and keep them working to your advantage. So there are five
2:10.7	main factors that we're going to focus on today. So what is the first factor that can worsen
2:17.2	this problem and how do we deal with it? Well, it's called hypoxia. What is hypoxia? That is a
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