Grey
hair is a familiar sign of ageing. The age when
graying starts depends on your genetic inheritance,
but around 50 per cent of Caucasians find that
half their hair has turned grey by the age of
50. Loss of hair color is due to a gradual decline
in the production of a pigment, melanin, in the
hair bulb. White hair has no pigment, and gray
hair has some but not as much as a red, black
or brown hair. Not all hairs respond in the same
way or at the same time. So the graying process
usually is gradual. You can't prevent graying.
If you look at individual hairs on a graying head
you will see a full color range, from the original
shade to white - all along each hair. and from
one hair to another. The first grey hairs usually
appears near the temples. Then the grayness spreads
to the crown, and later to the back of the head.
Apparent
rapid graying may be due to the selective shedding
of pigmented hair in a person who already has
some grey hairs, which are retained. This kind
of shedding usually takes several months. But
it can occur in a few days, when the effects
are dramatic, since the person's grey hairs
would not have been so obvious until the darker
hairs were lost. Loss of Hair color before the
age of 35 is termed premature graying.Excessive
intake of tea, coffee, alcohol, meat, and fried,
oily, greasy, spicy, sour, and acidic foods
can reduce the moisture and nutrients reaching
the hair follicles and may lead to premature
graying.
DAILY
EATING PLAN FOR GREY HAIR
The
rapid graying that occurs when pigmented hair
falls out to reveal underlying grey hairs can
be delayed by keeping your hair as healthy as
possible. If you are going prematurely grey,
drink plenty of water and fruit and vegetable
juices. Fresh juice is full of antioxidants
that help detoxify the body and protect the
pigmented hairs that remain, and so delay the
onset of premature graying.
BREAKFASTS
Porridge
with prunes and apricots, strawberry starter smoothie
LUNCH
Chicken
salad with soy dressing with a wide variety of vegetables
DINNER
Vegetable
and bean soup with whole meal pita bread
DESSERT
Fresh
fruit salad and natural yoghurt
Home
Remedies
Certain
home remedies have been found useful in the prevention
& treatment of premature graying of hair.
1.
The
foremost among these is the use of Indian Gooseberries
or amla which is valuable hair tonic for enriching
hair growth & hair pigmentation. The fruit
cut into pieces should be dried, preferably in
shade. These pieces should be boiled in coconut
oil till the solid matter becomes like charred
dust. The darkish oil is very useful in preventing
graying.
2.
The
water in which dried amla pieces are soaked overnight
is also nourishing to the hair. This water should
be used for the last rinse while washing the hair.
Massaging the scalp with a teaspoon of amla juice
mixed with a teaspoon of almond oil or few drops
of lime juice, every night has proved beneficial.
3.
When
curry leaves are boiled in coconut oil, the oil
forms an excellent hair tonic to stimulate hair
growth & bring back hair pigmentation.
4.
The
butter made from cow's milk has the property to
prevent premature graying of hair. This can be
massaged into the hair roots twice a week.
5.
Ribbed
gourd or torai, boiled in coconut oil is another
effective remedy to prevent premature graying
of hair. Pieces of this vegetables should be dried
in the shade. These dried pieces should be soaked
in coconut oil & kept aside for 3-4 days.
The oil should be boiled till the solid is reduced
to the blackened residue. This oil should be massaged
into the scalp. It will help enrich the hair roots
& restore pigment to the hair.
Hair
Fall
Hair
fall has become very common factor for many. Losing
up to 70 to 80 strands of hair in a day is normal but
a loss of more than this could be due to ill health,
alopecia, oily hair or dandruff problems.
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