Why Does Hair Turn Gray? - Myths and Truths

By Dr. Sarah James


There was a time when the hair turning white was thought to be old age, but that is not always the case since people in their 20s and even younger can get gray hair too. So why does hair turn gray? Some people say it has to do with stress or having some sort of traumatic episode, but there is no scientific evidence to prove this one way or the other. As you age you begin to see grey hair and how soon is determined by your genes and genetics.

So what causes gray hair? It is by and large determined by the melanin that the hair follicles produce, which accounts for the pigment in the hair. As the hair begins to lose melanin, it turns gray or white due to the loss of pigmentation. How soon your hair begins losing the melanin all depends on your family history. Is there a way to get rid of gray hair? You can color your hair, which will keep the gray away for one month or more, depending on how much gray you had to begin with. If you have ever used hair color, you know how difficult it is for the gray hair to take the color, which is due to the lack of pigmentation.

Women as they grow older or as the hair turns gray color their hair plenty of shades lighter considering it's not at all as detectable on light tinted hair, but this is also a short term fix. Conceivably you are curious about how to wipe out gray hair other than dying it and if so, you are unquestionably one of many. There are a few do-it-yourself solutions for gray hair that can help slow down and slow the graying you can find yourself seeing.

Some organic ways you can aid with the graying by improving melanin manufacturing include:

*Add more protein to your diet* Make sure to get an adequate supply of vitamins and minerals such as iron everyday* Eat more foods rich in iodine such as carrots, bananas, fish, and table salt (but not sea salt)* Manage your stress level - again, it is has not been proven if stress causes graying, but why chance it? Besides, stress is not good anyway so it is a good rule to live by.




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