Blisstree » aristotle http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:05:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Aristotle, Selenium and Hair Loss http://www.blisstree.com/articles/aristotle-selenium-and-hair-loss-34/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/aristotle-selenium-and-hair-loss-34/#comments Wed, 10 May 2006 13:39:15 +0000 Cory http://www.baldiness.com/aristotle-selenium-and-hair-loss/ Post from: Blisstree

Aristotle, Selenium and Hair Loss

]]> 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.

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Aristotle, Selenium and Hair Loss

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Aristotle, Zinc and Hair Loss

]]> 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 it… you lose hair.

Here’s your excuse to go eat a his juicy steak this week. Foods high in zinc include “oysters, red meats, poultry, liver, dried brewers yeast, wheat germ, pumpkin seeds, mussels, shrimps, egg yolks, nuts and various soy products.”

Check the article for the full scoop.

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Aristotle, Zinc and Hair Loss

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