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Author: Teni Manova

Hair transplants in the UK: how they work, what they cost and what to check first

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Surgery moves hair; it doesn’t stop hair loss. Understanding that one point prevents most of the disappointment.

Hair loss myths: what doesn’t cause it, and what the evidence actually shows

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Some of these are harmless. Others cost people years and a lot of money before they get to a treatment that works.

Blood tests for hair loss: which ones are useful and which aren’t

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A short list of tests explains most reversible hair shedding. The expensive panels mostly add numbers, not answers.

Gut health and weight: what is established and what is sold

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One of the most genuinely interesting areas in biology, and one of the most aggressively oversold.

Food labels explained: the two numbers most people misread

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Two figures on every UK label are routinely read as meaning the opposite of what they mean.

Finasteride vs minoxidil: how the two treatments differ and why they’re often combined

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They’re not rivals. One slows the cause, the other extends the growth phase — and the trials that combined them did better than either alone.

Finasteride for hair loss: how it works, what to expect and the side effects debate

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The evidence for it is strong and the side effect debate is real. Both things are true, and the product information now reflects it.

Female pattern hair loss: why it looks different and what the options are

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The pattern is different, the causes list is longer, and the tests matter more. It’s not simply male hair loss in women.

What actually causes erectile dysfunction

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For most men it is not primarily psychological, and the assumption that it is delays the investigation that matters.

Emotional eating: what it is, and what actually interrupts it

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Willpower is a poor tool for a problem that isn’t about food.

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