Anyone supplement with Curcumin or Resveratrol?

[inferno]

Have these supplements helped anyone with hair loss?

 

[The Natural]

Have these supplements helped anyone with hair loss?

Yes. And anyone serious about controlling their hair loss naturally should add these two without hesitation.

 

[JimmyL]

Yes, it reduced my inflammation to practically 0.

 

[DavisNY]

I just started using the both of them together

 

[Guest]

I take IH's Antioxidant Boost which contains both Curcumin and Resveratrol. My hair looks better but I take many things so....

 

[sizzlinghairs]

I would be on this stuff for sure, but I am not a fan of it inhibiting DHT internally..

Has anyone noticed any kind of libido loss at all?

 

[The Natural]

I would be on this stuff for sure, but I am not a fan of it inhibiting DHT internally.. Has anyone noticed any kind of libido loss at all?

Curcumin is used by body builders to treat gynecomastia (breast enlargment).

"Curcumin inhibits DHT to an extent, and both curcumin and sulforaphane down-regulate and/or repress the expression of the androgen receptor. So, in other words, it renders it less sensitive."

"Another mechanism by which curcumin benefits those with hair loss has been elucidated. In addition to its ability to down-regulate the inflammatory cytokine, tgf-b, and its likely effects on Substance P, which was detailed in an Italian patent in our last update, it has been shown to specifically inhibit 5 alpha reductase type 2, the enzyme responsible for the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone(DHT).

This newly identified mechanism would, by itself, appear to suggest that systemic, oral use of Curcumin would have significant benefits for hair growth. 5 alpha reductase type 2 is predominately responsible for the amount of DHT in circulation, and is the mechanism by which Propecia functions. The beauty of Curcumin is that it addresses multiple other mechanisms for hair growth and instead of side effects has significant health and anti-aging benefits."

 

[rwGourmetStyleWellness]

I use them both and they are very very helpful for inflammation and my acne, and my hair loss, or so I think .

@FredTheBelgian Hi I'm going to read your entire post and come bk to ask questions. Thanks so much for sharing your story!!!!

 

[rwGourmetStyleWellness]

I take IH's Antioxidant Boost which contains both Curcumin and Resveratrol. My hair looks better but I take many things so....

@goten574 Has it reduced ur shedding? Regrown any?

 

[rwGourmetStyleWellness]

I use them both and they are very very helpful for inflammation and my acne, and my hair loss, or so I think .

@FredTheBelgian Has it reduced ur shedding? Regrown any of your loss hair? Or both?

 

[Guest]

I take IH's Antioxidant Boost which contains both Curcumin and Resveratrol. My hair looks better but I take many things so....

@goten574 Has it reduced ur shedding? Regrown any?

My shedding has always been low once I started trying different regimens... I don't even notice it to be honest. As for regrowth, I may have slight regrowth, but I am not sure. Not saying Curcumin or Resveratrol is the cause of this though. I started Royal Jelly recently, I also take Maca, and supplements to reduce stress, as well as Lugol's Solution...

 

[rwGourmetStyleWellness]

I use them both and they are very very helpful for inflammation and my acne, and my hair loss, or so I think .

@FredTheBelgian Has it reduced ur shedding? Regrown any of your loss hair? Or both?

Can't tell really, my shedding stopped completely while I was doing a specific diet for hair loss (no dairy, no refined sugar, no trans fats, no processed foods, no high GI foods, etc.). So I'm taking the combo hoping it boosts my success, a little like the icing on the cake lol .

That is quite interesting. I've been PROVEN...TWICE, that for me having Androgenic Alopecia that carbs DRAMATICALLY INCREASE my hair shed. As if I'm not even taking medication. It's that strong for me.

I'd once gotten my shed down to 30 hairs after the 1st day of nizoral 2% shampooing. For some reason it reduced down to 9 hairs. I couldn't understand why the only thing I'd done was went on a low carb diet. Could that be it? Nah. Shrugged it off.

Was on a blog where 1 person said when they heavily reduce their carbs and eat a more plant based diet (low processed foods, eating healthy) they were actually able to slow down their hair loss alot and their hair loss was dht related not Telogen Effluvium.

Well lately, my hair loss rose from 30 hairs to 100-120 a day WITH medication :shock:. One day it suddenly reduced to 30. I thought what have I done, I've been taking the same meds same dosage. Only thing yesterday I didn't get my big pasta salad... :shock: . WOW. Could it..? So I passed my usually huge bowl of pasta salad again and yet again the shed was dramatically low.

So that makes 3 times its been proven to me.

You are on the right track.

 

[rwGourmetStyleWellness]

Hey I may have found a little mini break thru for me.

I normally have around 60 - 70 hairs after my nizoral 2% shampoo (this is while eating heavy carbs). Well tried something new and only 22 today unk: . I hope it gets better with time. Plus I'm lowering the carbs so that should take it down even further. This is what I did.

1. Shampoo'd with nizoral 2% (let sit 15 mins)
2. Added liquid Saw Palmetto to my conditioner (NO alcohol version, put all over scalp, sit 30+ mins)
3. 50 mg spironolactone crushed in styling lotion (applied with nozzle to scalp)

This is the brand of liquid Saw Palmetto that I used

 

[Agahi]

On the other hand, I eat really badly, and notice no difference when I try not to for a while(no difference in current loss/gain when on a low carb, high plant diet for several weeks), so your mileage may vary.

 

[rwGourmetStyleWellness]

On the other hand, I eat really badly, and notice no difference when I try not to for a while(no difference in current loss/gain when on a low carb, high plant diet for several weeks), so your mileage may vary.

You notice no difference when you do a low carb diet?

See I eat loads of carbs. And when I eat even more, it increases over my meds like I'm not even taking them. It's crazy! I know because I count hairs.

But when I reduce, my shed count reduces.

Greatly.

Do you have Telogen Effluvium or Androg Al?

 

[Agahi]

Not sure what I have exactly, receding and at a Norwood 2.5 currently, if that helps.

When I say it doesn't help I mean that if I eat LESS carbs I do not see increased gains, or less loss, not that if INCREASE carbs I don't see more loss. I have always have pretty much the same highish carb diet, but have tried lowering it in my quest for increased gains, or reduced loss, and did not notice less hairs counted per day (back when I counted)

I have a very fast metabolism, and can eat almost anything without ever gaining any weight (minimal exercise also), so I never dieted until I read it might help my hair, when it didn't for a month or so I just stopped. Does it take longer than that?

 

[rwGourmetStyleWellness]

Not sure what I have exactly, receding and at a Norwood 2.5 currently, if that helps.

When I say it doesn't help I mean that if I eat LESS carbs I do not see increased gains, or less loss, not that if INCREASE carbs I don't see more loss. I have always have pretty much the same highish carb diet, but have tried lowering it in my quest for increased gains, or reduced loss, and did not notice less hairs counted per day (back when I counted)

I have a very fast metabolism, and can eat almost anything without ever gaining any weight (minimal exercise also), so I never dieted until I read it might help my hair, when it didn't for a month or so I just stopped. Does it take longer than that?

I would say no. I've never tried using exerc to reduce hair loss or gain hair, but no a month is plenty of time.

If consume alot less carbs, my hair loss is reduced the very NEXT day. Yes, you read that right. I have diffused thinning, receding hair line AND increased thinning/balding at temples and vertex. So yeah, I have to do whatever I can lol. It's no joke round my parts.

Did you see my post above? This may help others also. Plus gen hair has a sale on topical spironolactone 40% off til the end of this month which is i think tomorrow.

Also the active ingredient in MONISTAT (yes MONISTAT ) grows hair. nizoral/keto 2% is supposed to reduce loss. Have you tried those? Also MSM for joints is suppose to grow hair and in some reduce shed. It helps me. Hope that helps.

 

[Medium]

I take 500mg Resveratrol and 10,000 IU D3

Only been a few weeks so hard to tell


I did take 10,000mg Curcumin about a year ago, didnt notice anything good or bad tbh

 

[CCS]

Your liver metabolizes both of those before they enter your blood. Tests done on animals without livers, or topically applied, or done in the test tube will not have the same good effects in your body. Or it might, but who knows. If you want to get it past the liver and to your cells on the first past, you need to dissolve 20-30 mg each in liquid butter, let cool to solid in the fridge, and then take it as a suppository.

 

[CCS]

I take 500mg Resveratrol and 10,000 IU D3

Only been a few weeks so hard to tell


I did take 10,000mg Curcumin about a year ago, didnt notice anything good or bad tbh

While there is speculation that the metabolite of resveratrol is beneficial in the same way as resveratrol, no tests have been done on this. I looked at many, and they were all invitro tests of resveratrol, not the metabolite. Good luck.

What we do know is that much higher levels of resveratrol inhibit aromatase. Lower doses are needed to reduce aging.