What causes hair loss?

Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) is a genetic trait. It’s called Androgenetic Alopecia. It’s inherited from your family. If the men in your family are showing a bald spot on the crown, it’s likely you will too.

This is an issue men have been dealing with for centuries. According to legend, Julius Caesar invented the laurel leaf wreath to cover his receding hairline.

Too bad Julius didn’t have access to Provillus in the days of the Roman Empire.

MPB results from genetic traits, and hormonal causes. Provillus can’t change your genetic history, but it can help with the hormonal causes.

DHT is the hormone involved in hair loss

DHT (dihydrotestostrone) is derived from androgen, a male hormone. As the androgen circulates through the bloodstream, it is converted to DHT by the enzyme, 5-alpha reductase. DHT tends to bind to hair follicle receptors,
causing the follicles to sprout thinner and thinner hairs until nothing regrows, and the follicles eventually wither away.

The life cycle of normal hair growth

Normally, hair has three phases of growth:

  • Anagen – The growth phase, lasts for two to six years. Usually 90% of the hair is in growth phase.
  • Catagen -- A transient phase lasting a few weeks. The hair becomes thinner and the follicle starts shrinking.
  • Telogen – The thinned hairs fall off to make way for new hair. This lasts for two to four months.

When excess DHT is in the bloodstream, it shortens the Anagen, or growth phase, and causes premature shrinkage of the follicles. Because the DHT is bound to the follicle, often the hair will not re-grow normally.


Provillus helps block DHT from strangling your hair follicles.

Minoxidil, the ingredient clinically proven, and approved by the FDA for re-growing your hair, inhibits DHT. This powerful active ingredient works in your hair follicles.

We add a nourishing blend of natural herbs and minerals to the formula for men. These herbs and minerals support and provide nourishment to nourish your scalp and hair.

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Tuesday, April 26, 2011

All about Low Fat Diets

By Mario Barahona


What brought about the emergence of low fat diets? The answer would be the high number of heart diseases, overweight, and even the increase of cancer cases which are as well brought about by products you love to eat -French fries, hamburgers, salad cream, and many other processed foods and drinks.

The body actually needs an average amount of fat which is necessary for the proper functioning of the hormone system and the immune system. It is the excess and shortage of fat in the body which impairs the health. Once the body system experiences unusual functioning, waste products and excess fats are blocked within the body system and that needs to be cleansed out. And to avoid this, you have the low fat diets.

This is an eating program where the amount of dietary fat is limited up to 30 percent of calories. a calorie measures the energy in food and drinks you take in. Low fat diet simply aims to let the person eat as little fat as possible and that also includes oil in the form of cholesterol and saturated fats. Cholesterol is found in meat products, cheese, and egg yolks while saturated fats are mostly seen in dairy products and processed foods.

The program is not encouraging everyone to believe that fats are not essential to the body. All you need to do is be conscious and cautious on what you eat everyday. You may eat any meat but couple it with fruits and vegetables. Also, include an exercise to burn out unwanted fats and regulate the good ones to produce energy. Do not forget to drink as much fluid as you can, if possible, try drinking fruit juices and other plant extracts. You may try coconut juice which is a good cleansing aid for unwanted acids in the body.

This focus on this program is not actually the amount of fats, the type of fats, and the fat content of any foods or drinks that you take, it is primarily on your overall health and it can help you avoid severe diseases. What you are after is how to get mentally and physically fit by eating the right food on a right diet.




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