29 replies to this topic

[tfor]

I read that pumpkin seeds supposedly lower DHT. That would be interesting for all concerned

about hair loss and prostate problems.

But I'm not really sure if eating pumpkin seeds or using oil would even provide enough of the substances

which lower DHT or if you'd need an extract.

I also don't know if the fact that pumpkin seeds lower DHT means that they contain estrogenic substances.

I don't want to use anything estrogenic. But if it lowers DHT then wouldn't this indicate that it contains phytoestrogens?

Phytoestrogens aren't good for men right?

 

[timar]

No need to use an extract, the active substances (mostly phytosterols) are in the oil and they are surprisingly potent. Your question comes right on time as the remarkable results of a large Korean RCT have been published just four months ago:

 

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2014; 2014: 549721.

Published online Apr 23, 2014. doi:  10.1155/2014/549721

Effect of Pumpkin Seed Oil on Hair Growth in Men with Androgenetic Alopecia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Young Hye Cho, ¹ Sang Yeoup Lee, ^{1 , 2 ,*}Dong Wook Jeong, ¹ Eun Jung Choi, ¹ Yun Jin Kim, ³ Jeong Gyu Lee, ³ Yu Hyeon Yi, ³ and Hyeong Soo Cha ⁴

 

Pumpkin seed oil (PSO) has been shown to block the action of 5-alpha reductase and to have antiandrogenic effects on rats. This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study was designed to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of PSO for treatment of hair growth in male patients with mild to moderate androgenetic alopecia (AGA). 76 male patients with AGA received 400 mg of PSO per day or a placebo for 24 weeks. Change over time in scalp hair growth was evaluated by four outcomes: assessment of standardized clinical photographs by a blinded investigator; patient self-assessment scores; scalp hair thickness; and scalp hair counts. Reports of adverse events were collected throughout the study. After 24 weeks of treatment, self-rated improvement score and self-rated satisfaction scores in the PSO-treated group were higher than in the placebo group (P = 0.013, 0.003). The PSO-treated group had more hair after treatment than at baseline, compared to the placebo group (P < 0.001). Mean hair count increases of 40% were observed in PSO-treated men at 24 weeks, whereas increases of 10% were observed in placebo-treated men (P < 0.001). Adverse effects were not different in the two groups.

→ source (external link)

 

Emphasis is mine. Just look at the representative pictures in the paper to see what difference those 40% make. With just 400 mg of PSO this is quite an impressive result, isn't it?

 

Pumpkin (curcurbita pepo) seeds are 50% oil, the rest is high-quality protein (30%), carbohydrates (10%), fiber (6%) and a lot of valuable minerals and phytonutrients. They have a particularly high content of magnesium and zinc (600 and 8 mg per 100 g, respectively), minerals often lacking in the diet. Zinc, as a weak 5AR inhibitor, may even act synergistically with the PSO phytosterols. So instead of buying overpriced PSO pills I would suggest to get good quality, whole pumpkin seeds providing all those added benefits while being much more economical. I just weighed some seeds and determined that 20 of them weigh 4 g, hence you would need just 4(!) seeds to get that 400 mg dose from the study. I have a tablespoon of them each morning on my muesli, which is about 10 g - so I actually get more than ten times that dose! I do this for some years now and am in my mid-thirties. So far there are no signs of thinning hair (maybe me hairline has receded a few mm since my twenties, but it is not much of a difference). But of course this doesn't prove anything as there is a strong genetic component to it. Looking at my father, however, I would have expected to do worse.

 

Btw., as you might know, a significant positive effect on hair growth by the way of 5AR inhibition will likely have beneficial  long-term effects on prostate health too, helping to prevent BPH and possibly even prostate cancer.

Edited by timar, 14 August 2014 - 01:27 PM.

[albedo]

Great study and finding. Thank you. I am happy I am using those seeds in my breakfast muesli. I admit I also use from time to time a formula for hair growth which contains the PSO extract. I am happy of my DHT level which I control since several years due to my prostate condition.

[bor]

I eat pumpkin seeds every day by just having them in the whole-grain bread covered by pumpkin ad sunflower seeds. I personally do not add or remove any food from my diet for the sake of blood levels but rather for the sake of my bowel habits and mood.

[niner]

If pumpkin seed oil is that good of a 5-AR inhibitor, wouldn't it have the same problems as finasteride?  i.e. reduced libido, ejaculatory dysfunction...

[timar]

If the seeds are only on the crust of bread and not inside, you may not get much phytosterols from them, as the sterols are degraded at temperatures above 100°C. The inside of the bread never reaches more than 100°C, but the temperature on the crust may be 200°C and more. The delicious oil made from roasted pumpkin seeds, popular in Austria and Slovenia, may not have much phytosterols either.

[timar]

If pumpkin seed oil is that good of a 5-AR inhibitor, wouldn't it have the same problems as finasteride?  i.e. reduced libido, ejaculatory dysfunction...

Good question. The paper reported no such adverse effects, nor did other trials with pumpkin seeds or phytosterols. Maybe it doesn't work by the way of 5AR inhibition only, or maybe there are other effects of phytosterols which compensate for  the adverse effects of 5AR inhibiton. Don't forget that we evolved eating significant amounts of phytosterols from nuts and seeds, so maybe we evolved some "workaround" in order to not to become exstinct as a species because of the said adverse effects of 5AR inhibition

[tfor]

Great find, Timar. I am going to try this.

 

I think I read somewhere that applying PSO directly to the scalp is also supposed to help. Maybe I will try applying oil to the hairline. Definitely not onto the entire scalp that would be too messy.

 

What I do worry about though is the phytoestrogens. Do pumpkin seeds contain them? I read that for males phytoestrogens are unhealthy, the same as xenoestrogens.

 

I also wonder how unhealthy DHT is for males. If a man for example has high DHT levels which are still in the normal range then is he still as a greater risk of prostate cancer than someone

with lower DHT levels? I'm currently taking testosterone gel cause I have low T levels and the gel increases DHT pretty dramatically. My DHT levels are now at the top of the normal range,

I'm not sure if this is good on the long run not just for the hair.

[tfor]

In the study they used Octa Sabal Plus capsules which contained the PSO.

 

The question is wether these capsules contain simple PSO like the stuff in the supermarket or wether it's a special concentrated formula.

 

[timar]

That is a very good question and gives me an opportunity to note than I am much less enthusiatic about his study now than I have been several weeks ago. After posting the abstract of the study here, I actually read through the whole paper and noticed that they specified a commercial "pumpkin seed oil" product they administered, Octo Sabal Plus. After searching for this product I was puzzled to read that it contains not only PSO but a whole list of other supposedly active ingredients - yet none of that other ingredients is mentions the study, which always refers to PSO only as if the capsules contained only PSO and nothing else. Hence I wrote an email to the corresponding author, asking cor clarification:

 

 

Dear Dr. Lee,
 

I have a question regarding your recent paper published in the journal "Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medidice". In the paper you state repeatedly that the active intervention was 400 mg of pumpkin seed oil (PSO). In paragraph 2.1 you specify the PSO product to be "Octa Sabal Plus". According to the manufacturer[1], this product seems to contain not only PSO but several other active ingredients (mixed vegetable powder, evening primrose, red clover, tomato and corn silk). If that would be the case it would certainly be incorrect to attribute the observed effects to PSO only. Did you employ a special version of this product containing only PSO an an active ingredient?

 

The author has not responded to my inquiry, which for me flashes a big red light about the study. If they didn't even manage to correctly describe the intervention, what else did they mess up with? I am not suggesting that they made up the whole study to provide a sales pitch for the Ocoto Sabal Plus product (otherwise it would have been an absurd omission not to mention the proprietary formula of the product, discerning it from any other PSO on the market) but it is indicative of a degree of sloppiness that raises doubt not only about how much the PSO contributed to the observed effect (as opposed to the other components of the capsule) but unfortunately about the reported outcomes too - even more so as they used a dose of PSO at least one order of magnitude below the HED from successful animal studies.

Edited by timar, 06 September 2014 - 08:38 AM.

[timar]

What I do worry about though is the phytoestrogens. Do pumpkin seeds contain them? I read that for males phytoestrogens are unhealthy, the same as xenoestrogens.

 

There are concerns regarding the effect of (isolated) soy isoflavones, which are relatively potent phytoestrogens. But don't let yourself be scared by the Paleo paranoia about soy - even for isoflavones, you would have either to take a high-dose supplement such as those advertised for managining perimenopausal symptoms, or eat copius quantities of soy food on a daily basis in order to ingest doses of isoflavones that could potentially cause harm. (The highest concentration of isoflavones are not found in soy but in red clover, used to produce isoflavone supplements. Interestingly, the Octo Sabal Plus capsules, used in the Korean study, contained red clover extract! IMO it is really an inexcusable ommision not to mention the presence of such a potent plant extract in the intervention!)

 

Pumpkin seeds don't contain isoflavones but only relatively small amounts of lignans, which have a much lower estrogenic activity than isoflavones and are associated with improved gut flora and decreased all-cause mortality in both sexes. Those are compunds you clearly want to have in your diet on a regular basis (flax and sesame seeds contain by far the highest amounts). The active components of pumpkin seeds when it comes to androgenic hair loss are not phytoestrogens but (most probably) phytosterols, which also have a cholesterol-lowering effect.

 

 

 

I also wonder how unhealthy DHT is for males. If a man for example has high DHT levels which are still in the normal range then is he still as a greater risk of prostate cancer than someone

with lower DHT levels? I'm currently taking testosterone gel cause I have low T levels and the gel increases DHT pretty dramatically. My DHT levels are now at the top of the normal range,

I'm not sure if this is good on the long run not just for the hair.

 

I don't think that there is solid evidence for an increased risk of prostate cancer from DHT levels in the upper normal range. There is such evidence, however, for levels above the normal range, so if one assumes a linear dose-response relationship, levels in the upper normal range would also cause a slightly increased risk, although not statistically significant. As low testosterone can of course have a negative impact on your quality of life, you have evaluate your individual risk-benefit equation. As long as you regularly monitor your DHT levels and make sure they stay within the normal range, the risk should be justifiable.

 

 

[tfor]

Hello,

the study is really questionable.

 

I already bought some PSO in the supermarket. I guess I'm going to use it now. Maybe 1 teaspoon per day orally. I cannot imagine that this could in any way be unhealthy.

I also take 2 grams fish oil daily and sometimes also black seed oil. BSO is also supposed to be very healthy but I don't know if that's not also marketing. Some companies which

sell BSO act as if it's absolutely crucial and then they quote mohammed who said that BSO cures everything except death.

 

I'm also going to try applying PSO to the hairline. I hope it's not too messy.

[ukw]

Hi,

 

On occasions when I eat pumpkin bread encrusted with pumpkin seeds (called "pepitas") I seem to have noticed 2 effects,

- Anorgasmia (difficulty reaching orgasm)

- Slower beard growth the next morning

 

I was surprised by how few seeds it takes, barely 8-10 crushed ones on the bread loaf, so the effects seem to be very strong. I confirmed in the Reply from 14 Aug. 2014 that some people here only eat a tablespoon of pepitas a day,

I just weighed some seeds and determined that 20 of them weigh 4 g, hence you would need just 4(!) seeds to get that 400 mg dose from the study. I have a tablespoon of them each morning on my muesli, which is about 10 g - so I actually get more than ten times that dose!

 

As you've probably guessed, I found this thread in the context of hair loss/MPB and anti-DHT research. But in my research, no one actually talks about pumpkin seeds themselves, everyone talks about the oil only (PSO), which is puzzling to me.

 

Could anyone comment on the following questions:

1) Does anyone else also get anorgasmia or reduced ejaculate after snacking on the seeds?

2) Is this evidence of anti-DHT activity, or something else? How would you verify that it's benefiting scalp hair? Does anyone have reasonable proof of daily consumption helping hair growth/maintenance?

3) If this regimen is maintained indefinitely every day, is there actual harm to the prostate (or general health) due to not getting normal sexual arousal and response? Is it harmful to not ejaculate properly and easily?

 

(BTW: I registered on this site and it told me the price was $50 for membership, but somehow it never redirected to me PayPal and I never paid -- is the ability to post free now?)

[chemicalambrosia]

(BTW: I registered on this site and it told me the price was $50 for membership, but somehow it never redirected to me PayPal and I never paid -- is the ability to post free now?)

 

Its always been free to become a registered user and post on the messageboard. Paying makes you a Longecity member:
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Most importantly, you support an organization that is working towards something you believe in. You are also supporting a forum that has helped a lot of people.

[misterE]

I personally avoid them because of their high content on linoleic-acid and terrible omega-3 to omega-6 ratio (1 to 128).

 

In terms of phytosterols (beta-sitosterol in particular) inhibiting DHT... I have yet to see any concrete evidence (perhaps someone can cite some references).

 

In terms of hairloss and prostate-disorders, I believe the real culprit is estrogen and inflammation, caused by an over-activation of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase, due to the overabundance of arachidonic-acid.

 

Androgen levels in American and European males has been decreasing ever since the early 20th century. My belief is that it is due to the increased intake of polyunsaturated-fats which are known to alter androgen-metabolism and increase estrogen levels. 

 

 

 

Edited by misterE, 14 February 2016 - 07:13 PM.

[twinkly]

I personally avoid them because of their high content on linoleic-acid and terrible omega-3 to omega-6 ratio (1 to 128).

In terms of phytosterols (beta-sitosterol in particular) inhibiting DHT... I have yet to see any concrete evidence (perhaps someone can cite some references).

In terms of hairloss and prostate-disorders, I believe the real culprit is estrogen and inflammation, caused by an over-activation of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase, due to the overabundance of arachidonic-acid.

Androgen levels in American and European males has been decreasing ever since the early 20th century. My belief is that it is due to the increased intake of polyunsaturated-fats which are known to alter androgen-metabolism and increase estrogen levels.

I've been exhaustively reading about hair loss for the past couple of years, and have come out the other way overwhelmed by the breadth and wealth of information spanning all kinds of theories. The upshot is that DHT appears to be a very complicated and unpredictable hormone from what I can tell. Even though I haven't incorporated much flax into my diet (is there any effectivity in doing so for a paranoid like myself?), I've been one to have a cup or two of licorice tea a day. Have I been wrong in thinking that it might have a role in combating DHT all along? I'm taking the information as it comes as there doesn't seem to be a clear consensus around much of it.

I'd also appreciate any other strategies to employ in combating hair loss, whether it be dietary or otherwise.

[albedo]

For my BPH (Benign Prostate Hyperplasia) and bladder I am using a similar amount as per the formula LEF is carrying:

http://www.lifeexten...in-seed-extract

 

Maybe in consideration of the some of the risks discussed in this thread, even LEF (sometime I feel they overdo with dosage) mentions an initial dose of 786 mg in divided doses for the first 2 weeks and then reduce to 524 mg also in divided doses.

 

They give a list of reference here and you can use as a start for your own research in function of your condition and risks:

http://www.lifeexten...-Urinary-Health

 

 

 

 

 

[zorba990]

Pumpkin seeds are also an anti parasitic
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/15614300
I like the raw sprouted kind. I think pumpkin flesh was probably more likely consumed paleo speaking.
The flesh may be more athletically compatible
http://www.ergo-log....e-strength.html

"These results indicate that Cucurbita moschata extract has anti-fatigue activity and can elevate exercise performance", the researchers write. "Although the exact bioactive phytocompounds and detailed anti-fatigue mechanisms of Cucurbita moschata remain to be elucidated, this study provides science-based evidence to support that Cucurbita moschata could be a promising anti-fatigue agent and an ergogenic aid."

[Heisok]

For my BPH (Benign Prostate Hyperplasia) and bladder I am using a similar amount as per the formula LEF is carrying:

http://www.lifeexten...in-seed-extract

 

Maybe in consideration of the some of the risks discussed in this thread, even LEF (sometime I feel they overdo with dosage) mentions an initial dose of 786 mg in divided doses for the first 2 weeks and then reduce to 524 mg also in divided doses.

 

They give a list of reference here and you can use as a start for your own research in function of your condition and risks:

http://www.lifeexten...-Urinary-Health

 

Good information albedo. Would you tell us if you use any products other than the water soluble pumpkin seed for the bladder/BPH issues?

 

I have been using their various formulations of the Ultra Natural Prostate for probably 15 years or so. In addition to many other nutrients, it includes Pumpkin seed supercritical CO2 oil. The original symptoms were having frequent nighttime bathroom trips with incomplete evacuation. The combination solves it. It is one of the last supplements which would ever be cut back on.

[albedo]

 

For my BPH (Benign Prostate Hyperplasia) and bladder I am using a similar amount as per the formula LEF is carrying:

http://www.lifeexten...in-seed-extract

 

Maybe in consideration of the some of the risks discussed in this thread, even LEF (sometime I feel they overdo with dosage) mentions an initial dose of 786 mg in divided doses for the first 2 weeks and then reduce to 524 mg also in divided doses.

 

They give a list of reference here and you can use as a start for your own research in function of your condition and risks:

http://www.lifeexten...-Urinary-Health

 

Good information albedo. Would you tell us if you use any products other than the water soluble pumpkin seed for the bladder/BPH issues?

 

I have been using their various formulations of the Ultra Natural Prostate for probably 15 years or so. In addition to many other nutrients, it includes Pumpkin seed supercritical CO2 oil. The original symptoms were having frequent nighttime bathroom trips with incomplete evacuation. The combination solves it. It is one of the last supplements which would ever be cut back on.

 

I am happy you report positively using the Ultra Natural Prostate formula and over such a long period of time! I am maybe using this and very similar formulation since over 10 years and happy I am doing.  I reported quite extensively on my thread on BPH: http://www.longecity...aton-dhea-luts/.

 

Yes, I try to care about my prostate and studied it quite a lot. One recommendation is look at your chronic level of inflammation, e.g. as given by testing the hr-CRP. I use Zyflamend (positively studied in clinical setting in case of HG-PIN (High-Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia)), Green Tea, Broccoli and Pomegranate extracts and Curcumin. Look at blood tests at least once per year and include hormones such as testosterone, free-T, DHT (very important for BPH and where pumpkin see oil might help), Estradiol and the Free Fatty Acids (look at your pro-inflammatory arachidonic acid and its ratio with EPA). Of course, you should include PSA and possibly free-PSA/total (if PSA >4). For chemio prevention i use (very moderate) selenium, IP6 (also to chelate iron), probiotics for immune boosting, zinc (as citrate). I use soy isoflavones foods (e.g. tempeh whcih is fermented) and moderate supplementation also after a genotype study as reported in my "personalize nutrition" thread: http://www.longecity...ndpost&p=751393

 

All this did not avoid (should I have started much earlier?) going to surgery (bipolar-TURP) to satisfaction as now, taking my time and avoiding stress, I can void well (I describe what I do in the BPH link above). I used to have huge post void residual. Go regularly and take care to void completely.

 

Consult regularly with your urologist and good luck; do not give cancer any chance!!

 

[Heisok]

 albedo, I read through the threads you linked to.

 

Simple thank you for all the effort you have put into educating all of us !!!

[ukw]

There's also a whole lot of info out there that pumpkin seeds are a libido booster contrary to the anti-DHT implications above. This conflicting info is worrying:

 

"Their zinc content has been proven to boost sex drive and balance the hormones necessary to achieve satisfying orgasms"

http://undergroundhe.../#ixzz40fSqMwXw

 

Pumpkin Seeds Shown to Boost Sex Drive

http://www.naturalne...seeds_zinc.html

 

99.9% of Google references to pumpkin seeds vis-a-vis sexual hormones and sexual performance is that they improve it which is directly at odds with benefits for hair and prostate, which require DHT reduction. See for yourself:

https://www.google.c...in seeds libido

 

In fact this site is the only one where I actually found other people saying pumpkin seeds work against DHT. If so, one would expect a reduction in libido and sexual response, which is exactly what I've experienced, contrary to the Web crap above.

Edited by ukw, 20 February 2016 - 01:41 AM.

[albedo]

 

There's also a whole lot of info out there that pumpkin seeds are a libido booster contrary to the anti-DHT implications above. This conflicting info is worrying:

 

"Their zinc content has been proven to boost sex drive and balance the hormones necessary to achieve satisfying orgasms"

http://undergroundhe.../#ixzz40fSqMwXw

 

Pumpkin Seeds Shown to Boost Sex Drive

http://www.naturalne...seeds_zinc.html

 

99.9% of Google references to pumpkin seeds vis-a-vis sexual hormones and sexual performance is that they improve it which is directly at odds with benefits for hair and prostate, which require DHT reduction. See for yourself:

https://www.google.c...in seeds libido

 

In fact this site is the only one where I actually found other people saying pumpkin seeds work against DHT. If so, one would expect a reduction in libido and sexual response, which is exactly what I've experienced, contrary to the Web crap above.

 

 

ukw, first, I went through sometime the same confusion but what I learned is that you have to see for yourself, look at symptoms before the numbers and find explications. A good endocrinologist should do that. Literature is good guide but offers population studies. You have genetic differences first which is why I started the personalized nutrition thread mentioned earlier to try and clarify this to myself before pretending clarifying issue to others. Second and most important when looking at hormones I learned you have to look at balances and ratios over hormonal axis. Single numbers do not give the full picture.

 

Let me recommend two small books for a small investment:

 

One is “Life Extension Revolution” by Philip Lee Miller, MD and the Life Extension Foundation. I corresponded with him and he is particularly clear on hormones and the importance to look at ratios. Thanks Google you have small extracts here and here.

 

The second is a ebook from Al Sears, MD, “12 Secrets to Virility”, almost entirely dedicated to how you keep up your virility and libido while protecting your prostate in particular against the plague in modern world of xenoestrogens. He is quite positive on many of the supplements we are discussing here, in particular pumpkin seed, pygeum bark, stinging nettle, beta-sistosterol, saw palmetto, I3C/DIM, ...

 

Nothing also replaces regular testing (including genetics) and trends. So far and what it matters my testosterone, free-testosterone and DHT have been increasing (despite the variability of the measurements), while in range, over the last 10 years (I am now over 60), while estrogens have been basically constant. I am not noticing any particular issue with libido and sexuality. So far so good ....

 

Edited by albedo, 20 February 2016 - 09:35 AM.

[ukw]

Yes, I agree that subjective experience trumps general studies and literature.

 

Just to provide an update. I've verified, after 2 weeks of going back and forth, that 10-12 pepitas daily inhibits sexual response/libido; but at the same time, for some strange reason, increases sebum (oil on the forehead). These are contradictory results that I can't reconcile. I was happy with the inhibition of libido, which I noticed quickly and attributed to DHT reduction, but in subsequent days, when waking up in the morning, I started noticing my forehead was oily, which had never happened before (touching it left an oil sheen on my fingers). Increased sebum is a worrying sign of elevated DHT which would contradict the libido suppression.

 

Not sure how to juxtapose these two effects but they both seem to be valid, and linked to consumption of pumpkin seeds.

Edited by ukw, 21 February 2016 - 09:45 PM.

[albedo]

Please check also this which might be of interest. I often call upon this sites which contain useful info on a variety of supplements:

 

https://examine.com/...Cucurbita pepo/

 

I also did not realize (ref. 4 in the above link) pumpkin exerts hypoglycemic activities and it looks (I did not read the full study though) it is between approved substances in China to treat diabetes 2. If so it is another huge befit and you can look at effects on you with simple tests as fasting glucose and importantly the hemoglobin A1C (HgA1C)

[Diocletian]

Are pumpkin seeds really so high in all minerals?

 

I put 100 grams of pumkin seeds in cronometer and it fills daily dose of almost all minerals.

 

100g pumkin seeds:

 Pumpkin Seeds.jpg   29.82KB   1 downloads

[joelcairo]

10-12 seeds a day inhibits libido and causes forehead oil? It seems like you put a lot of effort into your experiment, but I find that very hard to believe. I eat pumpkin seeds by the handful when we have them in the house and have never noticed any unusual effects whatsoever. 10-12 seeds weigh less than a couple of grams, a really inconsequential quantity of food. Over the course of months I could imagine that kind of dosage producing measurable effects, but not in one day.

[timar]

I have at least a tablespoon of raw pumpkin seed daily on my muesli. My local bakery shop has some delicius whole grain rolls covered in pumpkin seed - much more than a tablespoon per roll - which I have once or twice a week. I never have noticed an influence on sexual function and I certainly have nothing to complain about in that regard.

[Andrew_43982]

I am currently using Organic Pumpkin seed oil + Virgin Coconut oil as a scalp treatment.

I am also consuming 0.5/1 tablespoon of Pumpkin seed oil/day. Somedays i consume seeds as well.

I tried a lot of things/methods that someone can find in the web that 'reduce hair loss' or stop 'flaking, itching'. Nothing worked for me. With the current routine, which i just started(like 10days ago) itching and flaking reduced their effect. In fact the previous 2-3 days I hardly remember having scalp itching. Now for the hair loss part its way to early, i already have bald spots since i am having hair loss for years now, but i will see how it will go. I'll keep you posted.

[jjnz]

I am currently using Organic Pumpkin seed oil + Virgin Coconut oil as a scalp treatment.
I am also consuming 0.5/1 tablespoon of Pumpkin seed oil/day. Somedays i consume seeds as well.
I tried a lot of things/methods that someone can find in the web that 'reduce hair loss' or stop 'flaking, itching'. Nothing worked for me. With the current routine, which i just started(like 10days ago) itching and flaking reduced their effect. In fact the previous 2-3 days I hardly remember having scalp itching. Now for the hair loss part its way to early, i already have bald spots since i am having hair loss for years now, but i will see how it will go. I'll keep you posted.

Any success ?