Grey
hair is a familiar sign of ageing. The age
when greying starts depends on your genetic
inheritance. If your hair start greying
after the age of 35 then it is not unusual,
if at a younger age then you are greying
prematurely. Greying of hair is due to a
gradual decline in the production of a pigment
‘melanin’ in the hair bulb.
White hair has no pigment whereas; grey
hair has some however not as much as brown
or black hair.
Not
all hair responds in the same way or at
the same time, so the greying process usually
is gradual. The first grey hair usually
appears near the temples then the greyness
spreads to the crown and later to the back
of head.
Excessive intake of tea, coffee, alcohol,
meat, fried, oily, greasy, spicy, sour and
acidic foods reduce the moisture and nutrients
reaching the hair follicles and may lead
to premature graying. Keep your hair as
healthy as possible. Drink plenty of water
and vegetable juices. Fresh fruit juices
are full of anti-toxicants, they help to
detoxify the body and protect the pigmented
hair that remain and thus delay the onset
of premature graying. Apricot, cherry and
strawberry are the best fruits to protect
the further graying.
