Aristotle, Selenium and Hair Loss
May 10, 2006 by Cory
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Just in case you still don’t believe me, here’s an article on the mineral selenium, which again praises the virtue of some.
“Too much of a good thing”, is a truism which would apply to high amounts of this nutrient. Levels higher than the upper tolerable level (400 micrograms per day) would result in minor selenosis symptoms like alopecia–loss of hair.
I told you that Aristotle dude was smart.
Aristotle, Zinc and Hair Loss
May 8, 2006 by Cory
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
You know, those ancient Greeks were onto something. i remember a few things from my college Philosophy class, one of which is Aristotle’s Doctrine of the Mean. Briefly, Aristotle said that virtue lies in the mean (average) between the extremes. His classic example is courage. The one extreme is cowardice; the other foolhardy bravado. The virtuous mean of courage is found between these two extremes.
So it is with many things in life, including zinc intake. Consider this article over at Hair Loss Buddy.
The bottom line is too little zinc and you lose hair, too much zinc and …you guessed …read more




