Vit B 12 is generally taken by injection, or sub-lingual. I have never used either method. What I have been doing is mixing sublingual B12 with Folic Acid in DMSO and applying that a few days each month since the liver stores the two vitamins. Some use this method for multi vitamins as well, gets around the taste or sensitive stomach issue.
Garnet On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 20:21, Dan Nave wrote: > (From "Alternatives" Volume 10, No.14 Dr. David G. Williams) > > > Question: I've searched all of my back issues of Alternatives and I can't > seem > to find many suggestions concerning products that can help re-grow hair. I've > been taking all the recommended nutritional supplements for hair growth > (inositol, zinc, B vitamins, etc.), but without much luck. I'd be willing to > try > most anything if you think it could work. I even tried the essential oils you > wrote about and saw some improvement but obviously could use more. Any > suggestions? > J.T. > Orlando, Florida > > Answer: Making recommendations of hair-restoration products is about as > confusing as walking in a maze. It's not something I feel comfortable about. > Although I know there's a huge interest, and I'm always looking for baldness > remedies, there haven't been many products I could recommend trying. > > The most common form of hair loss, male-pattern baldness, affects over 33 > million men in this country alone. A market this large definitely brings out > the > scam artists hawking all types of products. And, as such, there are some > pretty > outrageous claims being made for hair restoration products, but very few of > the > claims are backed up with any viable research. Also, I don't think anyone > product would ever work for everyone. There are simply too many variables as > to > why one loses one's hair. Heredity seems to play a major role. > > Keep in mind that most hair loss is hormone-related and very often genetic. > (For > women with thinning hair, the process is usually not the same. A few women > are > affected by male-pattern hair loss, but most often it's a generalized > thinning > that is due to a different hormone pathway.) Enzymes convert the hormone > testosterone into another hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT > causes > the deterioration of your hair follicles, resulting in hair loss. Oftentimes > the > hair loss can be slowed or stopped by blocking the conversion of testosterone > to > DHT. DHT has also been implicated in the enlargement of the prostate gland as > men get older. It accumulates in the prostate gland and encourages prostate > cell > growth. Research has shown that men who don't produce DHT don't develop > enlarged > prostates. Consequently, several products that help prostate conditions may > also > be of help in reducing hair loss. One of the most popular of these is saw > palmetto. > > Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) works by blocking the formation of DHT. > Research > has shown that, in about 60 percent of the cases, taking 320 milligrams a day > of > saw palmetto extract can result in hair growth. (J Altern Complement Med > 02;(8):143-52) > > The same may be true with the herb pygeum (Pygeum africanum). It also blocks > the > conversion of testosterone to DHT. And while most of the research for this > herb > has been focused on prostate treatment, it would be reasonable to assume that > taking 160 milligrams to 320 milligrams a day of pygeum could also help with > hair restoration. > > Obviously a good multi-vitamin/mineral should be part of your plan. Studies > have shown that low iron levels and even a B12 deficiency can contribute to > premature hair loss. And you might want to add a gram (1,000 milligrams) a > day > of the amino acid lysine. A lack of lysine has also been implicated in the > loss > of hair. > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> >
