Friday 7 May 2010

Curing Grey Hair Naturally!

When you think of gray hair, you believe that only people who are over 50 years old may have gray hair. But this is not true. Grey hair can be seen in people in their 20s, 30s, even in their late teens.

Causes of Grey hair or premature gray hair:

1. Getting old. As a person ages, cells of the hair root reduces the production of melanin and hair slowly turns gray.

2. Heredity. Genes plays a large role in graying.

3. Stress. Being under constant stress can make your hair turns gray.

4. Smoking. Smoking associated with premature graying.

In 1996, British Medical Journal study conducted by JG Mosley, MD found that tobacco smoking may cause premature graying. Smokers were found to be four times more likely to begin graying prematurely, compared to non-smokers in the study.

5. Lack of Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA).

PABA is typically known as hair vitamin. PABA required for the synthesis of folic acid in the body and contributes to the proper metabolism of protein. It has the ability to block against UV rays and is commonly used in sunscreen preparations. The usual dose of PABA is between 25 and 300 mg for adults.

A deficiency in PABA may lead to gray hair. Research has shown its effect on hair cells. It is seen that when animal cells have been reintroduced to the vitamin, normal color again.

Like wise, found studies in humans that, when every meal was supplemented with 200 mg vitamin PABA, seventy percent of the gray back to their original color.

Another study showed that PABA combined with folic acid, successfully reversed the gray hair as well. Good sources of PABA include: Sources: Brewer's yeast, molasses, liver, kidney, whole grains.

6. Lack of omega-3 fatty acids such as cod liver oil, salmon .. etc in your diet.

7. Excessive intake of caffeine, alcohol and fried food.

8. Unclean condition of your scalp.

9. Lack of B vitamins as biotin, folic acid, B12 and Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5).

10. Lack of copper in the body. Premature graying is a sign of a copper deficiency.

11. Thyroid Imbalance.

12. Werner syndrome and pernicious anemia can also cause premature graying. Werner Syndrome is a very rare disorder characterized by premature or accelerated aging.

Recommended Treatment of Grey hair or premature gray hair:

To prevent and reverse premature and excessive graying hair, do the following:

1. Make sure that you diet includes foods rich in protein, vitamins and minerals.

2. Massage your scalp with Omega 3 rich shampoo and oils such as Emu oil. These actually treat the hair follicle and rejuvenate the pigment generating cells called Melanocytes.

3. Reduce stress.

4. Include yogurt, honey, vinegar, Black Trap Molasses, Apple Cider, Black Walnuts, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, flax seed and bean sprouts in your diet.

5. Take anti-gray hair tablets and creams, such Melancor, Reminex, FO-Ti Root, Shen Min, and Restoria Discreet.

6. Quit smoking for good.

7. Take Para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) tablets or include foods such as (Brewer's yeast, molasses, liver, kidney, whole grains) in your diet.

8. Reduce intake or better yet avoid caffeine, salt, refined sugar. Spicy and fried foods.

9. Eat adequate zinc rich foods. ZINC helps prevent hair loss and graying.

10. Take vitamin C. Vitamin C ensures the health capillaries supplying blood to hair follicles

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11. Get enough sleep each day.

12. Motion.

13. Take a copper supplement. Colloidal Copper recommended.

14. Take Tyrosine Supplement. Tyrosine is fundamentally needed melanin formation. A product known as Gleevec, which turned gray hair in some people who used it, is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

15. Take antioxidants.

Antioxidants help destroy the free radicals in the body that cause oxidative stress which damages cells including hair cells.

16. Take Biotin. Biotin delaying incipient gray hair and may delay the further worsening of gray hair.

17. Take folic acid. Folic acid helps to prevent gray hair.

18. Take Vitamin B12 and Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5).

19. Try Eugenol Oil. Eugenol is the technical term for fat oil. When applied to the scalp have been shown to restore hair color.

20. Try Ligustrum. Ligustrum is used in China to prevent gray hair.

21. Try Ashwagandha. Ashwagandha is also known as "Indian Ginseng". Ashwagandha helps prevent and treat gray hair by increasing the melanin content of hair.

22. Try Indian Amla Oil. Amla is among the richest sources of natural Vitamin C.

23. Try maka (Eclipta Alba). Maka helps prevent falling hair, stops premature graying and treat insomnia.

24. Try Motia Rosha Oil. Motia Rosha helps stimulate pigment cells of hair. It helps hair growth, treat and prevent gray hair, dandruff, split ends and gives healthy glow to hair.

25. Try Eclipta alba (Bhringraj). The fresh juice of Eclipta alba (Bhringraj) blackens the hair and this is the best natural hair color.

26. Wash your hair with cold or lukewarm water when bathing. Avoid heat water. Washing your hair with very hot water or using hair all weaken roots, and can lead to premature graying.

27. Try Rosemary oil. Rosemary oil is believed to gradually darken gray hair over time.

28. Try to massage your scalp with Almond Oil and Coconut oil. Allow enough time for oil to be absorbed. Most oils are not easily absorbed by the hair, which is why you have to leave the oil at least 30, or three quarters.

Remember that you will not see dramatic results overnight follow these recommendations and no results will be seen gradually over a few months. And it should also be mentioned here that if you stop following these recommendations, you will lose any benefit you gained and gray will return.

1 comment:

Marni-Mom to Lola said...

Is this a joke??? I sure hope so!