I haven't still got the material so I don't know exactly how the advanced exercise is done, but (for how impressionistic this might sound) I did notice that after a 10 minutes session of intense scalp exercise, alternated with scalp massage, my hair has more body, is more 'erect', like I said.
But here's the piece of news I wanted to share with you.
I'm posting a pic of my forehead. Can you see those two thicker pieces of hair (look at the red arrows)? I've been monitoring them for quite a while, maybe a couple of years, and the reason is that they were sort of point of reference to check my hairline. Also, they strangely were the only two that has remained thick in that area, in contrast to the other ones that got thinner. I know in the picture it doesn't seem so, but believe me, they are, and has always been since a couple of years ago, 'different' than the others around.
Now, that was my hairline. But look at its side (blue circled area)! There are a lot of new pieces of hair growing - or at least it seems to. I am pretty sure there was nothing there, and the two thick terminal hairs were as lonely as a cactus couple in a desert. It's been only 4 months with the SE... I'm having a hard time trying to believe my eyes.
Now, for completeness, here's what I'm doing for my hair:
1. Scalp Exercise, of course. A couple of dedicated 10 minutes-sessions in the morning and before sleeping, but I'm also keeping contracting occ & front basically all the time I think about it, for example when I work at my PC, when I read, when I walk. I'm doing it a lot. And I'm also varying the type: fast contractions, slow and intense contractions, 5 seconds alternate contractions, etc. etc. The feeling is pretty good as well.
2. Taking yeast. I've loved this food for years, but now I am trying to be more constant in its intake. One table spoon per day, plus I eat a few yeast tab like a candy every day. I think this food is really magic for hair & skin.
3. Taking pumpkin seeds oil. Read an article, some time ago, that seemed to indicate that this oil could reduce 5-alpha reductase. Don't know if it's true or not, but certainly it can't be THAT bad either. Here's the link to the article:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4017725/.
4. In general, I've always had a very careful nutrition schedule. Love nuts & seeds & oils of many kind, a lot of fish but less meat, tons of beans, tons of fruit and vegetables and fibers (try wheat bran!), and I never basically eat refined carbs. My primary source of carb is beans I think, as well as whole cereals, like oat and rice (I'm not scared of carbs and I do eat a lot of them - but good ones).
5. I workout quite a lot. Always did.
In conclusion, I'm NOT trying to say anything absolute with this, like "I did so and so and therefore that's right." No, I'm not even 100% sure of what's happening yet. The thing is just that in the last 4 months (that is, since the beginning of my systematic hair care program), I did notice that my hair is indeed different. Something that I've noticed only recently is that they look good even after a few days of non-shampooing, and believe me, I hadn't seen such a thing from when I was 25-6. Back then I washed my hair once a week. In the last few years I'd have to wash them almost every day. I'm amazed at what's happening now.
). It just stands up more firmly, I can tell by looking at the hair in my forehead, it's like it's 'standing', I mean single pieces of hair, whereas before they would stay 'sat down'.