Graying Hair and Raw Foods

April 29, 2011 - PRLog -- As we age, many will find their hair taking on the dreaded gray coloring. This may have negative connotations due to the obvious. It means we are getting older. Can one eat his or her way to more natural color hair without the gray? The answer may actually be ‘yes.’

As the hair cells age, they stop producing the pigment that gives the natural hair color. Heredity and growing older are the two most common reasons for this to occur. It has much to do with the suffocation of the hair. Starving the hair of nutrients is another reason it can occur and perhaps at a younger age than expected.

Environmental concerns can also speed the process of graying. Eating sugars draws minerals from healthy blood and denies it the necessary nutrients, which speeds graying. Emotional factors also contribute. Stressful situations, shock, and excessive worrying have an effect as well. Diets that are typical of American adults contribute a great deal to the health and texture of hair. The diet that’s high in protein, salts, and saturated fats cause the pigment to fail in its attempt to reach the hair, turning it gray.

Other causes include deficiency in vitamin B12, hydrochloric acid, and an unbalanced thyroid condition. An early onset of menopause or smoking can also greatly affect the inability of the hair to retain its color. Therefore, it may be possible to reverse or at least slow the process. Some raw food diet proponents report that their gray hair has begun a reversal.

The recommended additions to your diet if you are spotting a few gray hairs are specific. Greens are the most important. Drinking smoothies made from all sorts of dark leafy greens is a popular solution. Include nettle, black sesame seed, wheatgrass (juiced), and seaweed. The herb known to herbologists as He Shou Wu is used in oriental natural health circles.

You can add more action to your program if you’d like to do more to slow the process. A daily lemon and coconut oil massage of the scalp is one helpful solution. Add a henna conditioner pack once a month being careful to follow the gray hair instructions. Wash the hair every day with wheatgrass juice. It will help to stimulate the cells that produce new pigment.

Gray hair is a natural part of aging and usually cannot be avoided. The process can be slowed and even reversed in some cases, but not all. If the alternative is hair dye containing harsh chemicals, you might consider learning to live happily with your silver locks instead.

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