Provillus Hair Loss Treatment for Men and Women

Saw Palmetto (serenoa repens)

Saw Palmetto is an extract of the fruit of Serenoa Repens, a small palm tree, which grows mainly in the South America and Africa. An extract of the berries from the Serenoa repens has emerged as a popular treatment for enlarged prostate and hair loss. It actively encourages hair regrowth by reducing the uptake of DHT by the hair follicles.

Unlike the drug finasteride (Propecia), and the action of herbs that behave like finasteride, saw palmetto doesn’t inhibit the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase which converts testosterone to DHT. Instead, it prevents the hair-follicle-killing DHT from binding to the receptor sites at the prostate and the hair follicles.

Saw palmetto has been used for centuries, first by the Native Americans and later by European herbalists and naturopathic doctors. A considerable amount of research has documented its efficacy even when compared to the leading drug finasteride, reports naturopathic physician Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., founding president of Bastyr University, the first fully accredited multidisciplinary university of natural medicine in the US and the site of research and studies into natural medicine funded by the National Institutes of Health, in his book Total Wellness. “Saw palmetto is effective in nearly 90 percent of patients, usually in four to six weeks, and has no negative side effects.”

In Purify Your Body, Nina L. Diamond reports that although mainstream physicians are slowly catching on to the value of saw palmetto, their patients and men in general are way ahead of them. The demand for the herb has increased so dramatically in recent years that farmers, pickers, and packers report a tremendous increase in production to keep up. Prices are reasonable around $15 for a bottle of one hundred capsules, which, when you take two capsules a day as a preventive or for treatment, will provide you with almost a two-month supply.

Success with saw palmetto has prompted even more study.

Research and study in the U.S. and Europe is one of the fastest-growing research areas, with excellent results, Diamond writes. Many enlightened mainstream physicians have already incorporated saw palmetto into their prevention and treatment plans for their patients.

Not only does saw palmetto have no adverse side effects, but it has been used to treat impotence and increase virility. In a very small percentage if men, however, it can have the same libido-lower-ing effect as Propecia.

How to Use?

Do not use the dried berries themselves, as they will not affect your DHT activity. Use only saw palmetto capsules (pills) made from the berry extract.

The label must state the following information: concentrated and purified; and 85-95 percent fatty acid and sterols (don’t worry, there are not steroids). Only extracts made to these specifications will work.

Take one 160mg. pill twice each day. You can take one in the morning and one at night.

Saw palmetto is non-toxic, has no known adverse side effects, and you can stay on it in-definitely.

The extract will protect your prostate, helping to prevent inflammation, enlargement, infection, and cancer. It is also used to treat all of these conditions, so while you are taking saw palmetto to prevent and treat hair loss, you are also doing a good deed for your prostate.

Saw palmetto is the main active ingredient in Provillus supplement.

Provillus is an all-natural hair loss treatment created from a unique blend of herbs and vitamins, including Saw Palmetto. It was clinically proven to block the hormone DHT in the body, which results in the regrowth of lost hair and the thickening of existing hair. Provillus is the number one herbal hair loss treatment that was specifically designed for both men and women.

To find out more about Provillus products you should go to the manufacturer’s website at www.provillus.com.

Saw Palmetto (serenoa repens)

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