For all those suffering from androgenetic alopecia, the most common form of hair loss, flax seed might prove to the solution.
A six month long study of 10 men between the ages of 20 and 70 showed some very promising results, but more studies and a larger number of participants are naturally necessary before anyone can say anything for sure about flax seed and hair loss.
In the six month long study, the men were given one 250 mg capsule of standardized flax lignan extract each day and photos were taken in the beginning of the study to document the hair loss situation for each man. The men participating in the study all suffered from varying stages of androgenetic alopecia (AGA). When the test period was over, 8 of the 10 participants reported
modest improvement, one reported much improvement, and one man reported that the flax seed treatment had had no effect at all on his AGA.
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common type of hair loss and over 30 percent of the male population begins noticing symptoms of AGA when they are no older than 30 years of age. If further studies could confirm that there really is a connection between flax seed and hair loss, it would be good news for millions of men all over the world. In the mean time, a lot of AGA sufferers have already decided to include more flax seed in their daily diet. No side effects were reported.
