Dr. Mejia,

Great information. Thanks for posting it!

Bill

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I took Saw Palmetto once for a month. The stuff is way cheap, and you can get it (and other affordable supplements) at Trader Joe's for like 9 dollars. Anyway, I didn't notice any real side effects aside from shedding some hair! I stopped taking it after a month, because it freaked me out, losing that much hair. It was enough hair to put me "over the edge" I was teetering on for so long. By that I mean, I have a very good amount of hair on my head, but it's definitely thinning, and my hairline has receded a bit. I also have some thinning at the crown, but for years, everything was about the same thickness, though receding. Now, I'm getting that "skirted egg" thing going on a little bit, where the sides are thicker than the top, and it just looks bad.

Good thing I look good bald! But I do want the *option* of having my old hair back. Besides, losing hair, while natural, seems a little *unnatural*, IMO, and just reeks of me doing something wrong with my life. I plan on tackling this issue.

yeah, I realize that a lot of herbs are not up to par or dont do what they say they do, but a lot of them do. you are forgetting that a lot of drugs come from plants and herbs, and many are synthetic of course nowadays as we have the means to create them and manipulate them easier than ever before.
there isn't a doctor on the planet (unless he or she is a herbal doctor) that will prescribe a herb. why? if you have to ask that, you should do some research on your own. And nothing agains Dr. Mejia, but honestly you and i both know even if there was a study that proved without doubt that saw palmetto works, you still would not prescribe it. Brand name drugs provide better revenue to pharma companies, and it pays to maintain good relationships between pharma companies and doctors who prescribe the drugs.

Its been proven that vit D fights cancer by researchers all over the world, for years actually.
Ever hear of a doctor prescribing Vitamin D to anybody? Its a known fact that health organizations lead by doctors rallied to have Vit D supplements made available only by presecription. In other words, they wanted pharma companies to take it on as a prescribed drug only. Why would that be?
The chinese and others have been using herbs etc for hundreds of years for healing, with good results, and they live longer than anyone...maybe due to genetics?.
Just positive thinking alone and the power of the mind have been known to make huge positive affects in various illnesses.
Broccoli has been proven to contain chemicals that actually prevent and fight cancer as good as or better than many new 'state of the art drugs'. have you checked the price of brocoli lately? You can get a grocery cart full for less than the cost of a few starbucks lattes.
I am no new age, tree hugging, pot smoking herbavore, but good grief, just because there is no proof that something does not work, does not mean it doesn't. There are studies that show that nizoral has the same affect at Rogaine. yet there are doctors and 'professionals' that say this is bunk. why? just look on the shelf, nizoral 2% costs me $9 canadian for a large bottle. Rogaine is quite a bit more, and a lot more difficult to deal with.
I suppose everyone who thinks herbs are complete bunk also think that the american cancer society are there to help cure cancer. Try reading the well respected book 'cancer gate'. Its all about money and politics.
There is more money in meds than herbs, and there is more money in treatment, than cures....and that is a fact.
I appreciate the opinion of professionals, but after having my sister released from a large reputable hospital because a 'top doctor' determined there was nothing wrong with her (she had a broken pelvis and had to be carried in and out), I realized that professional health workers do not necessarily know everything.

Yes! I went through the same thing. Shedding with Saw Palmetto and the bad part is the hair never grew back. I took it for 1-2 months and my hairline just retreated so fast I freaked quite often. For years prior to that I was on and off Rogaine and of course I did shed with it but it always grew back.

I just posted a review of my experiences taking saw palmetto in this forum. You might find it interesting to read.

Hey saw palmetto comes in pill or capsule form...you can by at any drugstore or even Walmart. I know people who take it for prostate health. Good Luck!!!

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