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:rockon:Folic acid assists a critical co factor in the converting of arginine to nitric oxide (NO) to regenerate and increase its bioavailability.
This critical co factor is also a vital antioxidant and goes by the name of Tetrahydrobiopterin (or BH4).
BH4 scavenges a free radical called superoxide, keeping it under control, preventing it from doing damage
If BH4's bioavailability is reduced, superoxide levels increase and trouble begins.
Superoxide reacts with nitric oxide to form peroxynitrite, an especially nasty free radical.
Peroxynitrite oxidizes BH4 and reduces its bioavailability.
If this happens,
1) Superoxide will increase even more so that you have a cycle of events that continues until you fall ill or your hair falls out (if you are susceptible).
2) Nitric oxide production goes down (since BH4's bioavailability is reduced and it cannot assist in the converting of arginine to NO....or it does this less efficiently).
If not rectified, oxidative stress occurs (over production of superoxide....insufficient nitric oxide (NO) production).
Now, NO is essential for hair to grow.
Nitric oxide increases potassium channel activity ....which is the reason researchers at Upjohn (the makers of regaine - topical minoxidil) believe minoxidil works in helping to grow hair.
So to recap:
1) Folic acid supplementation leads to
2) Increased BH4 bioavailability, which leads to
3) Decreased superoxide production (and therefore less peroxynitrite formation) and
4) Increased efficiency where the converting of arginine to nitric oxide is concerned, resulting in
5) Increased nitric oxide production and therefore
6) Increased potassium channel activity, allowing for more
7) Hair :wink:
cesim said:Bruce where is Oxhide's huge topic? Has it been deleted?
hey cesim
do you cycle your Arginine
If you don't you may get an effect falloff!!