Vitamins to Prevent Gray Hair

When you start to grow gray hair, what is actually happening is that

the hair bulb (also known as the hair follicle) reduces its production

of the pigment melanin. Melanin is responsible for dictating our hair

color – the greater the amount of melanin, the darker is the shade of

our hair color. Gray hair treatments has just a little bit more pigment than white

hair (which has absolutely no melanin). The process of developing gray

hair is relatively slow, which is why many people do not notice that

they are graying until they look in the mirror one day to find that

they have many gray hairs already.

The hair follicles might experience a loss of moisture and nutrients

when the individual consumes too much acidic, sour, spicy, greasy, oily

and fried food as well as copious amounts of meat, alcohol, coffee or

tea. This may lead to premature graying.

If you want to prevent graying, particularly premature graying, it

would be wise to consume certain foods with vitamins and minerals and

other nutrients that can nourish the hair properly.

For example, you should eat food with copper in it, because lack of

copper has been linked to decreased melanin production. Food which are

known for their significant amounts of copper are almonds, cashews,

sunflower seeds, oysters, and crab. Seafood in general (meaning fish,

in particular) can supply iron and iodine in the appropriate amounts.

Iodine can also be found in vegetables and fruits such as bananas and

carrots.

The B hair vitamin is quite important for maintaining the health of the

hair so do eat food that supplies complete B vitamins, such as liver,

wheat germ and yeast. It is advisable to consume a liter of yoghurt

along with a tablespoonful of yeast every day to help prevent and

reverse premature graying. If you are going to take in calcium

pantothenate and paba as well, it is recommended you consume them in

tandem with the yoghurt and yeast earlier mentioned.

Some food products are known to stress out the human digestive tract

and thus should be avoided. These food items are laced with too much

artificial colors and preservatives, so that dry brittle hair results

along with a dehydrated scalp. The amount of antioxidants in your body

can also be affected by eating too much carbohydrates, leaving you

vulnerable to free radical attack. You can use certain hair shampoos that

use known ingredients to darken gray hair such as foti.

To hide your graying hair, you might want to temporarily coat hair

strands with tea or sage to darken them. You can also use a hair mask

to return much-needed moisture to gray hair. Some food that can be used

as great hair masks are avocado, banana, or olive oil. Avoid excessive

exposure to sunlight and chemicals that may further spur graying of

your hair. You can also use some home remedies to revitalize your hair,

such as the Indian gooseberry known as amla, curry leaves boiled in

coconut oil, butter derived from the milk of a cow, or ribbed gourd

(torai) boiled in coconut oil.

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