m_arch post_id=93 time=1507156481 user_id=66 said:
Milky post_id=65 time=1507136197 user_id=77 said:
It might be me, I've been using zinc + manganese for almost 2 weeks now and having noticeable results. I'll share more details soon.
Great to be here!
Woo milky. Noticeable as in new regrowth? At your temples?
Too early to tell on the new regrowth, but I don't really think growing new hair in the bald areas happens that fast. Bolduev said it could take a year to regrow if completely bald, I would think that might apply to smaller (but bald) areas as well. I'm watching it though. Taking pics once a week after a weekly buzz with a #2 guard, but hoping to see differences when comparing pics 30 days apart. I'm on day 13, so next buzz/pic is day 15, etc. I have recession at the temples, a small bald spot about the size of a quarter right behind the front patch on my right side, and the classic thinning crown.
Here's what I've noticed so far (and what I've added/changed):
After just 2 days of taking zinc 30 mg + manganese 8mg (both from Pure Encapsulations) the main thing that started happening was more random wood throughout the day, and more sustained wood strength during play time. I’ve taken the combo almost every day for 13 days now and this has continued pretty much every day. I have also noticed a definite strengthening of my fingernails, they seem harder and the white tips are more pronounced. I think Bolduev’s right about iron being bio-unavailable when manganese is low.
I’ve often suspected I had issues with iron, it’s always high in serum tests (hemoglobin is usually 17.5 or so) along with high RBC and hematocrit the last few years. I gave blood 5 times in a row every 3 months and watched my hemoglobin go down by the 3rd time to 16.0, but the 4th and 5th donations tanked my energy levels (prob cuz I gave away too many other minerals as well) and the last donation was over a year ago.
I’ve also completely stopped drinking liquid milk and cut way down on cheese, and I've been eating more cooked vegetables every day, like literally forcing them by the plateful as often as I can. Not forcing them against my tastes, I love them! Just forcing myself to change my eating habits. They have replaced most of the fruit and fruit juice I was consuming. No more occasional ice cream, backing off on coffee (down to 1 cup a day from 2-3 cups), almost completely eliminated bread/pasta again (often a love/hate struggle) and I'm drinking more water than I was. With all this I’ve noticed a nice change in my skin quality as well and I think it’s a combo of all these things.
My hair is buzzed and super clean and nice feeling with the salt scrubbing, and it just feels much more like healthy hair lately. The hairs all right in the front/center patch seem thicker and are standing straight out whereas before all the hair on top seemed kinda thin and wispy (weak) even at the shorter length. Dandruff is absolutely zero, not that bad lately anyway, but occasional dry patches would happen. No worries on that with the salt, it probably scrubs it right off. I'm not doing lecithin every day because I miss it sometimes in the mornings, but the salt scrub is happening daily. I've gotten to where I actually do scratch my head hard with my finger tips (no long nails) and really grind the salt in there. I let it sit for a few more minutes or so then rinse, and it usually burns a little for a few seconds, which I think is good. If it doesn't burn when rinsing I think I didn't scrub hard enough!
So overall I’ve noticed some definite improvements. I feel like my gut has loosened up, but I haven’t checked to see what the scale says. Don’t really care, I just use it as one of several reference points. I also just feel more relaxed? Mentally and physically. I'm not sure how to describe this part. I'm not as tired at the end of the day. So yeah, I feel like the ship is being steered back in the right direction after a 4-year detour
