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.
In the first study, no placebo group existed, so the reasonable conclusion is not that zinc pyrithione reduces hair thickness but rather that it does not counteract the effect of alopecia on thinning.In general, zinc pyrithione seems to be somewhat effective in promoting hair growth.