Chat room working for you?

Please test it out. I'm always talking to myself up in there lofty!

http://www.acne.org/chat.php

Any Matcha Green Tea Drinkers? Oily / Accutane Hair Loss patients read

Hello! Has anybody heard of this type of green tea?

I read this article http://www.healthynerd.com/2006/08/13/matc...s-are-the-same/ and only reinforces that Matcha has a very high amount of EGCg...

Some quick facts I know of (correct me if I'm wrong) that I think all of us acne patients should know:

1. Androgen - a hormone "group" responsible for developing male characteristics
2. Testosterone - one of the male sex hormones under androgen group
3. DHT - DiHydroTestosterone an "active" androgen from testosterone; too much DHT = excess oil, hair loss
4. Enzyme - proteins that speed up chemical reaction in our body and breaks down chemicals into smaller molecules
5. 5-AR - 5-alpha-reductase enzyme that converts Testosterone to DHT

Problem: Excess Oil Production
Goal: Reduce Skin Oil

Most likely, if you produce too much oil in your skin, regardless of acne presence, then it's probably due to having high levels of DHT. So, let's play and assume that you've gone to an endocrinologist already and found out that your acne/oil production is hormone related. Then most likely one of the things you may find out is a high DHT level.

Solution: Lower DHT Levels by stopping the conversion of Testosterone to DHT

Testosterone -> 5-AR converts it to -> DHT

In comes EGCg from Green Tea. It will stop this process by inhibiting Type 1 5-AR

http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:81sLC9...;cd=2&gl=us

I never took Accutane but I've read a number of people here who have reported of hair thinning so this might help. It works great in decreasing my oil production.

Let me know what you think! Thanks!

Online health stores in UK?

just wondering if you guys know of any reliable health stores online that are UK-based, something like http://www.iherb.com
If you could suggest one in Australia or New Zealand, that'd be great too. Thanks =^__^=

Salmon Recipes ?

Hey guys I'm starting to lose my appetite from eating salmon. Lately, I found that dipping fried salmon on soy sauce with wasabi would regain my love for it. The only trade-off I see is the sodium content. Any other healthier but good-tasting ideas would be much appreciated for these selective taste buds I have

Lo-Fi Version not working

Hey joel I'm trying to view the forum in lo-fi version but it doesn't seem to work? Can you check and verify this please? thanks