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.

• CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTSFOREWORD by Diane Batshaw Eisman, M.D., and Eugene H. Eisman, M.D.1. THE ROAD TO PROPECIA:Discoveiing the Cause and Treatment of Baldness2. THE HORMONAL EFFECTS OF DIET ON HAIR LOSS3. THE POWER OF HERBAL TREATMENTS4. A LOOK AT SURGICAL SOLUTIONS5. HAIR SYSTEMS6. COVER-UP PRODUCTS7. HAIR-LOSS TREATMENTS IN DEVELOPMENTAPPENDIXESHow's It Growing: Hair BasicsBusting Hair-Loss MythsHair Loss as a Side Effect of Prescription DrugsA Note to WomenHair-Loss Styling TipsHair-Replacement Products by Mail OrderRESOURCESRecommended ReadingBooksBooks for WomenPublicationsOrganizationsWomen's HealthHerbal and Natural ProductsWeb SitesGuide to Physicians for Hair TransplantationSubscribe to The Bald Truth JournalPavillion Harvest

O'Tar T. Norwood, MD Creator of the Norwood Scale for measuring male pattern baldness As a consumer advocate, Spencer Kobren has been able to grasp and explain the complexities of hair loss and its treatment. Every balding man should read this book.