Pumpkins restore hair growth?

Being a guy who has lost his mind but not his hair, I’ve never understood why some men feel bad if and when they go bald.

I mean, one of the best-looking guys on the planet was always Sean Connery, RIP. He started losing his hair at around the age of 30, based on past interviews given to the media.

In fact, in the first Bond movies, he was already wearing a hair piece. As Connery grew older, he said, screw it, and went au natural. The women still fell head over heels for him, and most men wanted to be him.

On the other hand, there were guys like Burt Reynolds who started wearing a toupee not long after he started acting, apparently to protect what he deemed his masculinity. He had so much charm though, few gave it much thought.

The difference between the two was that while Connery might have worn a “rug” while acting, in his personal life he went with the bald look.

Reynolds on the other hand never went anywhere in public without a toupee.

Connery let what remaining hair he had go grey, while Bert dyed both hair and mustache.

Hey, each to his own, which is probably a philosophy more of us need to champion.

Clearly, though, losing one’s hair bothers some men. “First you lose your hair, and then you lose your…” Stop. We get the picture.

There is, however, some apparent good news for men who are going bald: pumpkins can restore hair and reverse male-pattern balding.

Seriously. I ran across this story last week: pumpkins can help cover up that bald spot. The real trick is in the pumpkin seeds, which stimulate hair growth and help get rid of premature balding. If Burt had known about this before “Smokey” finally drew his last breath in 2018, he might not have had to sweat under that toupee for all those years. It couldn’t have been much fun. Yet, an actor acquires a public image, and some, like Burt, feel the need to retain it, full head of hair and all.

Unfortunately, even though Texas is the fourth leading state in commercial pumpkin production, more than 90 percent of them are grown in West Texas. The RGV produces very few: less than 10 acres. No doubt, due to climate factors. For the Lone Star State as a whole, however, pumpkins are big business, impacting the state each year by approximately $7.4 million in pumpkin sales. Overall, in Texas, 5,000 to 8,000 of the orange balls are planted annually. (These numbers are a few years old.)

Somewhat amazingly, more than 90 percent of pumpkins are grown for seasonal ornamental use.

That may change, however, the more word gets out that pumpkin seeds can help men with hair loss. Simply get online, go to your favorite search engine and type in: “Pumpkin Seeds Can Reverse Balding.” Amazing what you’ll find.

Plus, it’s all natural.

“Honey, do you smell pumpkins?”