Thread by @BowTiedUM

BREAKING: MIT scientists prove "Male Pattern Baldness" is a $3.5 billion LIE

It's not genetic. It's not hormonal

It's MITOCHONDRIAL - your scalp is aging 6x faster than your skin

Big Pharma has been hiding the truth for 40 years

And we have the RECEIPTS

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Hair loss ISN'T caused by DHT or genetics.

It's an energy crisis in your scalp called "Energetic Alopecia."

And there's only ONE thing in the world that directly fixes it.

First, answer me this:

Name ONE historical figure (pre-electricity_ who went completely bald before ~65

Caesar? Norwood 3-4

Napoleon? Hair intact

Every founding father? Thick manes into old age

"Male pattern baldness" wasn't even in medical books before 1950

What changed?

1950: Fluorescent lighting invaded every office
1960: TVs in every home
1970: We started bathing in electromagnetic fields
Today: You're under blue light 16 hours a day

Look at this paradox that destroys everything you've been told...

Hair loss is EXPLODING (12% in 1980s → 50%+ today)

While DHT levels are PLUMMETING (120 ng/dL → below 40 ng/dL)

If DHT caused hair loss, we'd see LESS balding, not MORE.

So what's going on?

Every finasteride prescription is based on a LIE

The real culprit has been hiding in plain sight...

Ask WHY Male pattern baldness ONLY attacks one specific area: the galea aponeurotic

This dense connective tissue stretched over your skull becomes an energy wasteland.

Not from hormones. From mitochondrial FAILURE.

And men's anatomy makes us sitting ducks...

Men have:

- Prominent brow ridges creating tension
- Larger neck muscles pulling constantly
- Less fat cushioning the scalp

We're BUILT for this energy crisis

But it's not a death sentence...

It's ENERGETIC ALOPECIA - your follicles are literally starving to death at the Mitochondrial level.

And we can prove it with 2 groundbreaking Studies

Groundbreaking 2022 research exposed the TRUTH

Hair follicles from balding men showed:

- DEAD mitochondria (your cellular power plants)
- 70% less ATP (cellular energy)
- Massive oxidative stress

The death cascade:

- Complex I activity: DOWN 40%
- Complex IV: DOWN 46%
- ATP synthase: DOWN 25%

Translation: Your hair factories have no electricity.

When researchers inhibited Complex I further?

Cell death markers went up 280%.

This has nothing to do with genetics. It's an energy crisis.

Your mitochondria control DHT production through cellular energy.

When they're damaged and desperate for energy, they crank up NADPH - the exact cofactor that converts testosterone to DHT.

DHT then shows up like a construction crew at a disaster site

It calls in immune cells and starts emergency remodeling of your scalp, like when you form scars after getting a wound

This of course causes a buildup of scar tissue in the follicles over time

Layer after layer of collagen gets dumped until you get dat der shiny, reflective dome.

The follicles didn't just die - they got BURRIED in scar tissue

The vicious cycle destroying your hair:

Scalp tension → Low oxygen → Inflammation → Scar tissue → LESS blood flow → MORE hypoxia

The Truth No One Is Realizing: DHT is just cleanup crew responding to the disaster.

And 99% of treatments ignore the REAL problem...

STUDY #2 (2024) - The NMN Bombshell:

Researchers gave dying follicles NMN (NAD+ precursor).
Results:

- Cell survival: 60% → 100%+
- Complete fibrotic damage reversal
- Follicles resurrected like nothing happened

They literally brought dead follicles back to life.

The mouse experiment that shocked everyone:

Stimulated hair loss in mice and, treated with

- Exogenous DHT (to simulate similar inflammatory and immunogenic balding)
- Minoxidil (Rogaine)
- NMN (NAD+ Cofactor)

- Day 5: NMN mice growing hair, DHT mice bald
- Day 10: NMN mice had fur, DHT mice had fuzz
- Day 15: NMN mice fully recovered

NMN = Better Minoxidil without the heart problems.

Recap:

DHT shows up because your follicles are injured and can't heal.

It's not the problem; you can think of DHT as paramedic arriving at a disaster scene.

When mitochondria can't produce ATP, DHT tries to force healing through fibrosis.

The inflammation bomb DHT triggers:

- IL-6: UP 10,000%
- IL-1β: UP 1,600%
- TNF-α: Through the roof
- NF-κB: Master inflammation switch ACTIVATED

But NMN shut down EVERY inflammatory signal.
Complete reversal at the genetic level.

Growth signals destroyed vs restored:

VEGF (master growth factor):
-With DHT: 1,500 pg/mL (starvation)
-With NMN: 3,771 pg/mL (abundance)

That's 250% more growth signal.

NMN literally reprograms follicles from "die" to "thrive."

The genes get reversed:

- DKK-1 (suicide gene): DOWN 75%
- β-catenin (survival): UP 125%

NMN/NAD+ doesn't just stop damage.

It reverses the entire death program.

Your follicles want to live. They just need energy.

Why Men are balding at 25:

- Blue light destroys Complex I
- nnEMF disrupts electron transport
-No NAD+ = No ATP
-N o ATP = No DNA repair
-O xidative stress explodes
- Inflammation cascade begins
- Follicles enter death spiral

Your scalp is aging 6x faster than the rest of your skin.

The DHT Paradox Nobody Understands:

DHT is a PARACRINE hormone - made and used locally in tissues. Serum DHT tells you NOTHING about what's happening in your scalp.

Here's the mindfuck:

DHT is created ON DEMAND during oxidative stress

A woman could have MORE scalp DHT than a bodybuilder on gear

Either could have SKY-HIGH scalp DHT with ZERO hair loss

IF the root causes aren't there.

Women get "male pattern baldness" too. Men with single-digit DHT still go bald.

Because the REAL issue is energetic and immunogenic crisis in the scalp.

Meanwhile, what's Finasteride doing?

Meta-analysis of 1,261 users:
68% quit within 3 years

33% had ZERO response
<50% saw any regrowth

This is why blocking DHT isn't even the best solution for hair loss (ignoring the obvious mood, cognition, strength, sexual function, and fertility impacts)

DHT and it's NEUROSTEROID metabolites are necessary for metabolic, reproductive, cognitive, and emotional wellbeing

The solution isn't attacking DHT.

It's fixing the ROOT CAUSE: mitochondrial destruction

When NAD+ crashes (blue light/aging/stress):
- No Complex I function
- No ATP production
- No DNA repair
- Gene chaos

Game over

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The ONLY root cause hair loss solution currently in existence

NAD+ - Direct Complex I substrate
NMN - The EXACT molecule from the study
NR - Alternative pathway backup
Niacinamide - NAD+ recycling

Quadruple-stack ensures restoration through EVERY pathway.

A follower using NUMU NAD+ for about a month sent us this INCREDIBLE before and after

Tons of Velus Hair growth, darkening, and thickening

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The supporting ingredients that amplify everything:

- CoQ10 - Electron shuttle when complexes damaged
- Green Tea - Reduces oxidative stress 200%
- Caffeine - ATP production + circulation
- Zinc - Required for 200+ repair enzymes
- Ammonium Glycyrrhizate - Reduces cortisol
- Horse Chestnut - Microcirculation boost

Every ingredient addresses a mechanism from the studies.

But energy alone isn't enough...

You need growth signals once power is restored
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- EGF - Forces cellular proliferation
- Rosemary - Outperformed minoxidil in trials
- Pumpkin Seed - Blocks fibrotic signaling

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And as always, you don't need products to reverse mitochondrial disease. You need to change your lifestyle, nutrition, and environment.

Exogenous NAD+, cofactors, and phytoactives may make up for not living a perfect lifestyle, but anyone can do it for free/cheap

MORNING (Non-Negotiable):

Sunrise 30-45 min - NO glasses/contacts (block 40-50% infrared)
Bare feet on earth
Programs POMC → alpha-MSH → melanin → mitochondrial function
8-10am UV-A programs neurotransmitters

MIDDAY:
Solar noon 45-60 min for peak UV-B/vitamin D

Start 5-15 min if pale, build "solar callus"
NO hat - scalp needs direct light
Combine with grounding for electrons + light
EVENING:

Sunset 30 min signals melatonin

Post-sunset: ZERO artificial light ideal

Use candles/red bulbs only if needed

Blue light destroys 80-90% melatonin
Screens OFF or use f.lux/IRIS <2700K + red blockers
Winter/Clouds: Still go outside for timing cues Consider UV-B lamp 10-20 min if high latitude

NUTRITION PROTOCOL (CHEAP - Food as Medicine)

ZERO TOLERANCE ELIMINATION (3-6 months minimum):

- All refined sugars/artificial sweeteners
- ALL grains including "healthy" whole grains
- Soy, corn (estrogenic/inflammatory)
- Industrial seed oils
- Conventional dairy (wait 3 months, try raw A2)
- Legumes, beans, nightshades
- Alcohol (destroys gut, depletes B vitamins)
-Processed foods with additives

This allows gut healing and reduces systemic inflammation driving scalp issues.

DAILY REQUIREMENTS:
- Seafood/Shellfish (CRITICAL):
Minimum 1 serving daily, 2 if screen work
- Sardines, mackerel, anchovies (high omega-3, low mercury)
- Weekly shellfish: oysters, mussels, clams (zinc, copper, iron)
-Contains SN-2 DHA - can't replace with supplements
- Natural sources of Vitamin A, B vitamins, copper, iron (start 4oz weekly). CoQ10, B vitamins, amino acids

Quality Proteins:
- Grass-fed ruminant meat
- Pasture-raised eggs (4-6 daily)

- Bone broth daily

- Strategic Carbs:
- Only seasonal, local fruits
- Root vegetables in winter

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OPTIMIZATION (FREE)

SLEEP SANCTUARY:
Bedroom 60-67°F (cold stimulates mitochondria)

- Complete darkness: blackout curtains + eye mask
- Remove ALL electronics
- Grounding sheet or sleep on floor
- Mouth tape for nasal breathing

MEAL TIMING:

- First meal within 30-60 min of sunrise (high protein/fat)
- Largest meal at lunch
- Final meal 3-4 hours before bed

- No snacking - clear on/off digestive signals

SLEEP:
- In bed by 10pm (miss 10pm-2am = miss growth hormone)
- Same time 7 days/week

EMF MITIGATION (FREE to CHEAP)

PHONE:
- Airplane mode 90% of time
- Never to head - speakerphone only
- 6+ feet away when sleeping
- Download maps/content offline

COMPUTER:

- Ethernet cable only - disable WiFi ($10)
- External keyboard/mouse
- Blue blocking software

HOME SANCTUARY:
- WiFi off at night (timer $15) or Faraday cage ($50)
- Replace LED/CFL with incandescent (15-25 watts)
- Unplug bedroom at breaker
- No smart meters - demand analog or shield

DIRTY ELECTRICITY:
-Remove dimmers
-Unplug unused electronics
- Test with AM radio

DAILY EARTH CONTACT:

-20 min barefoot on grass during sunrise
-Beach/ocean most powerful (salt water + sand)
- Gardening hands in soil
- Outdoor workouts barefoot
-Best surfaces: Ocean > Wet sand > Grass with dew > Concrete > Brick

SCALP TENSION & CIRCULATION (FREE)

DAILY MASSAGE:

- 5 min morning, 5 min evening
- All 10 fingertips, firm pressure
- Start hairline → crown → occipital ridge
- Focus on galea aponeurotica
- Circular motions + lifting scalp off skull
-Add peppermint oil for blood flow

STRESS & NEUROTRANSMITTER MANAGEMENT (CHEAP)
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