Patients with restless legs syndrome should decrease consumption of pasta and bread. Ice Cream. All flavors of ice cream may trigger or cause worsening of restless legs syndrome symptoms. For example, chocolate ice cream contains caffeine. In addition, some brands of ice cream may contain gluten.
The hormones with the most direct effect on hair growth are androgens, the male sex hormones that include testosterone. Both men and women produce androgens--a gender just produces more of one and less of the other. Facial and body hair are considered secondary sex characteristics that form in response to androgens.
A hair follicle anchors each hair into the skin. The hair bulb forms the base of the hair follicle. In the hair bulb, living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft. Blood vessels nourish the cells in the hair bulb, and deliver hormones that modify hair growth and structure at different times of life. Hair growth occurs in cycles consisting of three phases: