Americans are in the habit of never walking if they can ride. —Louis Philippe, Duc d’Orleans (1798) How much exercise should you do each day? If you’re like us, you would rather spend as little time on exercise as is required to maintain a reasonable level of cardiovascular conditioning. Well, we have good news for […]
There are several nutrients and prescription drugs which cause GH release. These include the amino acids arginine and ornithine and the prescription drugs L-Dopa (another amino acid), bromocriptine (Parlodel®, by Sandoz), and vasopressin (Diapid®, Sandoz nasal spray). In one study, 1/2 gram per day of L-Dopa increased the growth hormone output of men in their […]
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In order to increase stamina with citric acid cycle food acids, doses of a few grams to several grams are required. The compounds are water soluble and, therefore, are excreted rapidly from the body. In our personal experiments, we have taken them every three or four hours for the duration of the athletic performance. » […]
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I want to be the best-built man in the world, I said frankly. —Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder There are two different types of athletic performance: 1) stamina, and 2) peak output. Stamina depends on the ability of your muscles to put out energy for a prolonged period of time. Peak output, […]
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Dandruff is caused by lipid (fat) autoxidation damage to scalp cells, resulting in their proliferation and then falling off. Rancid, musty hair and scalp odors are also caused by autoxidation of lipids in the scalp and on the hair. It can be effectively controlled by shampoos containing antioxidants, such as selenium sulfide (found in Selsun […]
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Pulling hairs just short of breaking them or plucking hairs can stimulate new growth, though its effects are not very impressive. Such powerful skin irritants as cayenne pepper or, even more powerful and effective, dinitrochlorobenzene or dinitrochlorophenol, often cause hair regrowth when rubbed into the scalp. This is probably at least partly due to histamine […]
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Inositol, a B vitamin, is a natural sugar known as muscle sugar and is a cell membrane stabilizer and antioxidant which has a protective effect on hair follicles, perhaps by protecting them from membrane damage caused by oxidized cholesterol in the scalp, or from destruction by clock-triggered lysosomes (proteolytic enzymes). Lysosomal membranes are principally comprised […]
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Many use topical estrogens and androgens to help control their own case of male pattern baldness. They found that the use of the estrogens alone tends to lead to scalp fragility and tenderness, whereas the androgens alone lead to scalp acne. To avoid these side effects, people use a 1 to 15 mixture of estradiol […]
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… Just as the pigment of the hair is destroyed by phagocytes, so also the atrophy of other organs of the body, in old age, is very frequently due to the action of devouring cells which I have called macrophages. —Elie Metchnikoff, The Prolongation of Life (1908) Male pattern baldness is an example of an […]
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Skin appearance can be markedly improved by using Na-PCA, the sodium salt of 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, the principal natural humectant (moisturizer) in your skin. The ability of skin to hold moisture is directly related to its Na-PCA content. The ability of Na-PCA to pull water out of the air is amazing. If you put out a […]