The Bald Truth

Spencer David Kobren is the country's most prominent and effective hair loss consumer/patient advocate, and the Founder and Director of the American Hair Loss Association. He is also host of "The Bald Truth," his nationally syndicated weekly radio program; a feature columnist on three of the most respected hair-loss web sites, including regrowth.com; and has his own Web site: thebaldtruth.com. After years of researching hair loss and finally overcoming the early stages of his own male pattern baldness, which began at age twenty-two, he has dedicated himself to helping others prevent and treat hair loss. As a consumer advocate, he consults on issues of patient and consumer rights in this unregulated industry. Kobren and his work are the focus of the Discovery Channel documentary also titled The Bald Truth and have been featured in articles in many publications, including GQ, The Wall Street Journal, Men's Health, and The New York Times. He lives in New York City.

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FOREWORD by Diane Batshaw Eisman, M.D., and Eugene H. Eisman, M.D.

1. THE ROAD TO PROPECIA:

Discoveiing the Cause and Treatment of Baldness

2. THE HORMONAL EFFECTS OF DIET ON HAIR LOSS

3. THE POWER OF HERBAL TREATMENTS

4. A LOOK AT SURGICAL SOLUTIONS

5. HAIR SYSTEMS

6. COVER-UP PRODUCTS

7. HAIR-LOSS TREATMENTS IN DEVELOPMENT

APPENDIXES

How's It Growing: Hair Basics

Busting Hair-Loss Myths

Hair Loss as a Side Effect of Prescription Drugs

A Note to Women

Hair-Loss Styling Tips

Hair-Replacement Products by Mail Order

RESOURCES

Recommended Reading

Books

Books for Women

Publications

Organizations

Women's Health

Herbal and Natural Products

Web Sites

Guide to Physicians for Hair Transplantation

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