Jaban M Moore alias The Root Cause Hair Hacker

Jaban M Moore is not licensed or approved by Missouri State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Hormonal imbalances (thyroid, androgens, sex hormones) cause hair issues.

Hormonal imbalances (thyroid, androgens, sex hormones) cause hair issues

Supports

Thyroid dysfunction is plausibly associated with hair shedding and diffuse hair changes, and the index paper on thyroid dysfunction and hair disorders states that hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, and drug-induced hypothyroidism can induce widespread hair shedding . ^[1] Clinical review literature also supports that thyroid disease can present with diffuse hair loss and that regrowth is usual after thyroid normalization, especially in more severe or prolonged disease . ^[3] Hair loss reviews and focused alopecia reviews describe thyroid hormones as important for hair follicle cycling and recommend checking thyroid function in patients with alopecia because an endocrine cause is possible . ^[4] Androgen-related hair loss is biologically plausible and is supported for androgenetic alopecia, where follicle sensitivity to androgens is central; the index paper on androgens summarizes androgen biological actions relevant to hair follicles . ^[2] Exogenous androgen supplementation has also been associated with hair loss risk in a recent review, supporting a causal role for androgen excess in some contexts .

Contradicts

The claim is too broad as written because not all hair problems are caused by hormonal imbalance, and many hair disorders are multifactorial or unrelated to endocrine status. ^[3] Thyroid-disease reviews note that mild or short-lived thyroid abnormalities are often unusual causes of hair loss, and the relationship between thyroid dysfunction and some alopecia types remains inconsistent . ^[1][2][4] Observational alopecia studies have found higher thyroid-disease rates in some patients, but not always statistically different from controls, which weakens any blanket causal claim . The evidence is also weaker for sex-hormone imbalance in general as a universal explanation for hair issues. The index paper on endogenous sex steroid hormones focuses on mortality outcomes rather than hair loss, so it does not directly support the claim . For sex hormones, the strongest evidence is for specific disorders such as androgenetic alopecia rather than for a general statement that hormonal imbalance broadly causes hair issues . Much of the literature is review-based, retrospective, or associative rather than randomized evidence proving that hormone imbalance is the cause of most hair complaints. In practice, hair loss commonly involves genetics, autoimmune disease, nutritional deficiency, medications, stress, and inflammatory scalp disorders as alternative or coexisting explanations .

Mainstream view

Mainstream medical view is that certain hormonal disorders, especially clinically significant thyroid disease and androgen excess or sensitivity, can contribute to specific hair problems such as diffuse shedding or androgenetic alopecia, but hormonal imbalance is not the sole or even most common cause of hair issues overall . ^[1][2][3][4] The standard approach is to evaluate hair loss by pattern and context and to test for endocrine causes when symptoms or exam findings suggest them, rather than assuming hormones are the explanation for all hair complaints . Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim).

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“imbalances related to thyroid function, androgens, & sex hormones can impact all aspects of your hair”

Rule: Mo. Rev. Stat. §331.010(1)

Jaban M Moore is not licensed or approved by Missouri State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to diagnose, treat, or cure Diabetes and insulin resistance cause hair loss via inflammation.

Diabetes and insulin resistance cause hair loss via inflammation

Supports

There is growing evidence that insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes are associated with certain forms of hair loss, particularly androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and female pattern hair loss, and that these metabolic disturbances are accompanied by chronic low‑grade systemic inflammation. ^[5][6] Observational and mechanistic reviews report that AGA and female pattern hair loss are more common in people with metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and hypertension, suggesting a link between impaired glucose/insulin metabolism and hair loss in these groups. Insulin resistance is proposed to contribute via microvascular impairment of scalp circulation, altered androgen metabolism, and systemic inflammatory mediators that affect hair follicles. In women with PCOS, a recent review explicitly frames AGA as a cutaneous marker of systemic “metabo‑inflammatory and endocrine dysfunction,” and argues that insulin resistance and chronic low‑grade inflammation converge with genetic predisposition at the hair follicle, amplifying androgen effects and contributing to alopecia. ^[8] These data support a pathway in which insulin resistance and diabetes are associated with hair loss and are mediated partly through inflammatory mechanisms rather than being purely cosmetic. Systematic and Mendelian‑randomization type analyses of risk factors for AGA report that insulin resistance and elevated fasting insulin are statistically associated with presence of AGA, and elevated fasting insulin is proposed as a causal risk factor, which biologically fits with chronic inflammation and oxidative stress impairing hair follicle function via microinflammation around follicles and endothelial dysfunction. ^[7]

Contradicts

Despite these associations, high‑quality evidence does not establish that diabetes and insulin resistance are universal or primary causes of hair loss, nor that inflammation is the exclusive or dominant mechanism. Some case‑control studies in men with early‑onset AGA failed to find a statistically significant association with insulin resistance when compared with controls, even though metabolic syndrome itself was more frequent, suggesting that insulin resistance is not consistently present in all patients with pattern hair loss and may be a marker of broader metabolic risk rather than a direct cause. ^[5][8] Other studies find elevated markers of insulin resistance in AGA cohorts, but these are observational, cross‑sectional designs that cannot prove causality or specify whether inflammation is the main pathway versus hormonal and genetic mechanisms. There are very few randomized controlled trials or intervention studies showing that improving insulin resistance or diabetes control reverses hair loss, which weakens a strong causal claim. Additionally, common forms of hair loss such as androgenetic alopecia and female pattern hair loss remain primarily androgen‑ and genetics‑driven conditions; the existence of many lean, metabolically healthy individuals with significant pattern hair loss shows that impaired insulin signaling and diabetes are neither necessary nor sufficient causes. ^[7] Overall, current evidence supports an association and plausible mechanistic contribution of insulin resistance and inflammatory processes, but not a simple, direct cause‑and‑effect relationship for all hair loss. ^[6]

Mainstream view

The mainstream medical view is that most common hair loss disorders, including androgenetic alopecia and female pattern hair loss, are primarily driven by genetic predisposition and androgen effects on the hair follicle, with additional contributions from age, sex hormones, and local follicular biology. ^[7][8] Type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome are recognized as comorbidities that can be more prevalent in patients with pattern hair loss and may worsen hair health by promoting chronic low‑grade inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, and microvascular impairment of scalp blood supply, but they are not considered the sole or universal causes of hair loss. ^[5] Inflammation is accepted as one component of the pathophysiology, particularly in the form of microinflammation around follicles, but it acts within a broader network that includes genetics, androgens, and metabolic factors. Current evidence and guidelines therefore treat diabetes and insulin resistance as important systemic risk factors that may exacerbate or signal hair loss rather than as definitive, standalone causes. Clinically, patients with early‑onset or severe pattern hair loss are often screened for metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular risk, and improving metabolic health is advised as part of holistic care, but standard hair‑loss treatments still target androgens and follicular biology directly. ^[6] Deterministic PubMed cross-check found no matching indexed studies for these terms (absence of indexed evidence is not evidence against the claim).

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“Metabolic conditions like diabetes and insulin resistance can impact hair health through increased inflammation affecting hair follicles”

Rule: Mo. Rev. Stat. §331.010(1)

Jaban M Moore is not licensed or approved by Missouri State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to advertise ROOT CAUSE to your hair issues as within their scope of practice.

ROOT CAUSE to your hair issues

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In their own wordsWatch sourceArchived copy

“ROOT CAUSE to your hair issues”

Rule: Mo. Rev. Stat. §331.010 (20 CSR 2070)