6th Sep, 2010

Tips on Tyrosine….

L-tyrosine amino acid is the only short-chain amino acid and a (generally) safe, effective and versatile treatment to aid in many conditions.

I was attending a hair conference with my research pharmacist in Adelaide in 2007 when a very concerned Mother of a 12yo Perth boy flew across to see us. He’d been experiencing Alopecia areata since he was four, and had now lost total head, facial (eyebrows; eyelashes) and body hair - Alopecia Universalis.

Some blood testing ordered by their supportive family Doctor revealed depleted iron stores (ferritin), zinc, and a mixed thyroid picture.

It’s been a slow climb back with still some way to go, but the gutsy (now) teenage boy is at last enjoying his first haircuts..!!

Here’s what his Mother had to say:

 Jxxx is still doing really well with lots of little prickles on the top of his head.  A number one is the common weekly cut at the moment - there is lots of hair, just a variation in colour and thickness still. Thanks again for all your help - I’m sure you’d be surprised if you saw Jxxx today.

When a woman (of any age) is distressed over thinning or excessively shedding hair it may often be difficult to find the right answers for her. Here are some recent testimonials from women who have appreciated my approach to their respective problems:

I used to regard the term ‘Chronic Telogen Effluvium‘ as somewhat of a “non-diagnosis”; a label provided where the Practitioner really had no idea as to its cause. I’ve begun to re-think my previous skepticism and now believe these hair sheds are a very early indicator of impending hormonal-metabolic collapse.

We live in an Age where the most comprehensive information is only a few keystrokes away. This results in many people trawling the internet looking for ‘cures’ for anything from hair loss to heart attacks. And for every ailment there seems to be a website advertising a ’solution’.

This is not the Blog I had intended to introduce my association with the award-winning Dermaray Personal Laser System….

Tragically the brilliant designer + manufacturer of Dermaray Systems – Nick Balgowan – succumbed to depression + (I suppose) the stress of his work and took his own life.

Low level laser light therapy (LLLT) has been the hi-tech, so-called ‘wonder’ treatment for hair loss + scalp problems in Australia for more than a decade.

Earlier this year I applied for some Australian Federal Govt. funding to prove what I have long (anecdotally) known - Alopecia areata (AA) can be caused by food allergies (Gluten - the main protein wheat + Dairy) in greater 90% of young children at first presentation.

Readers may wonder why I’ve posted this list of behaviours + traits to develop within our individual characters. There’s nothing new here …this simple method of personal self-discipline + relating to others as you would wish for yourself has been extolled by every philosopher + ‘pop’ psychologist since the days of Jesus + his Disciples (not that they were ‘pop’ psychologists!!).

Scalp rollers or ’scourers’ are now being sold online, and by some commercial hair loss centres as an application enhancer for Minoxidil topical solution.

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