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Graying of Hair

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Have you ever watched someone try to cover up gray hair by dyeing it? Or maybe you wonder why your granddad has a full head of silver hair when in old pictures it used to be dark brown? Getting gray, silver, or white hair is a natural part of growing older, and here’s why.

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Each hair on our heads is made up of two parts:
a shaft :- the colored part we see growing out of our heads
a root : – the bottom part, which keeps the hair anchored under the scalp .

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The root of every strand of hair is surrounded by a tube of tissue under the skin that is called the hair follicle (say: fah-lih-kul). Each hair follicle contains a certain number of pigment cells. These pigment cells continuously produce a chemical called melanin (say: meh-luh-nin) that gives the growing shaft of hair its color of brown, blonde, red, and anything in between.

Melanin is the same stuff that makes our skin’s color fair or darker. It also helps determine whether a person will burn or tan in the sun. The dark or light color of someone’s hair depends on how much melanin each hair contains.

As we get older, the pigment cells in our hair follicles gradually die. When there are fewer pigment cells in a hair follicle, that strand of hair will no longer contain as much melanin and will become a more transparent color – like gray, silver, or white – as it grows. As people continue to get older, fewer pigment cells will be around to produce melanin. Eventually, the hair will look completely gray.

People can get gray hair at any age. Some people go gray at a young age – as early as when they are in high school or college – whereas others may be in their 30s or 40s before they see that first gray hair. How early we get gray hair is determined by our genes. This means that most of us will start having gray hairs around the same age that our parents or grandparents first did.

Gray hair is more noticeable in people with darker hair because it stands out, but people with naturally lighter hair are just as likely to go gray. From the time a person notices a few gray hairs, it may take more than 10 years for all of that person’s hair to turn gray.

The other big reason for graying hair is the environment. A recent study
indicates that smokers are 4 times more likely to become prematurely gray (or
bald). The mechanism is not clear but may have to do with vessel constriction
caused from the chemical (such as nicotine) absorption . In youngters, vitamin
B-12 deficiency, thyroid imbalance, anemia or viruses can cause gray hair to
appear as well. There is a phenomenon of “going gray” due to a shock or
fright but is not well documented and is hard to explain physiologically.

According to Ayurveda excessive passion, anger and phychic strain results in graying of hair .Persons suffering from chronic cold and sinusitis and those who use warm water for washing there hair are more likely to be victims of this condition.

Ayurvedic Treatments:

Bhringraja and amalaki are popularly used for the treatment of this condition .Medicated oil prepared by boiling these two drugs, viz ,Mahabhringraj taila is used extremely for massaging the head, The powder of these two drugs is also used internally in a dose of one teaspoonful three times daily with milk. The oil prepared from the seeds of the Neem tree is used for inhalation twice a day for about a month. along with this ,the patient should be advised to take only milk as his diet.

Healing Options

Ayurvedic Suppliments: 1. Mahabhringaraj oil 2.Bhringarajsava 3.Amalaki Rasayan Lauha Rasayan

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Diet : These therapies will be effective only when the patient observes diet restrictions. As far as possible, he should take only milk and sugar. Salt should be avoided. Sour things like yogurt are not useful. Pungent, hot and spicy food should be avoided.

Lifestyle: The patient should not remain awake for along time at night and should be kept free from worry, anxiety and passion. If suffering from cold and sinusitis, prompt and careful treatment should be given. Hot water should never be used for washing the hair. Cold water should always be used for bathing.

Disclaimer: This information is not meant to be a substitute for professional medical advise or help. It is always best to consult with a Physician about serious health concerns. This information is in no way intended to diagnose or prescribe remedies.

Help taken from: www.kidshealth.org and Allayurveda.com

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Insights: In a Man’s Offspring, a Clue to Prostate Cancer

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Men who have only daughters may be at greater risk for prostate cancer than those who have at least one son, a new study reports, and the reason may be an alteration in the Y chromosome, the male sex chromosome.

Prostate Cancer in Fathers With Fewer Male Offspring: the Jerusalem Perinatal Study Cohort (Journal of the National Cancer Insitute)Researchers recorded the sex of the offspring of 38,934 Israeli men who had children from 1964 to 1976, and then followed the fathers through 2005, during which time 712 developed prostate cancer. After adjusting for other variables, they found that those with no sons were almost one and a half times as likely to have developed the disease as those with at least one son. The more daughters they had without having any sons, the more their risk increased.

Because the inability to produce male children is associated with alterations in the Y chromosome, this suggests that the chromosome may be involved in prostate cancer risk.
Still, said Dr. Susan Harlap, the lead author and a professor of clinical epidemiology at Columbia,  The main reason a man has male or female children, even in runs of one sex, is chance. She said she did not recommend extra prostate screening for men with only daughters.

The researchers acknowledge that their study, published Jan. 3 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, gathered no information about family history of prostate cancer. In addition, they studied a specific group of men, and it may not be possible to generalize the results to other populations.

Prostate cancer is a huge mystery,  Dr. Harlap said, not like lung or colon cancer, where we have a pretty good idea about causes. Our study gives a hint to look at the Y chromosome, and maybe the X chromosome, too, while you  are at it.

Source:The New York Times

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Hair Fall is disgusting

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Hairs are an integral part of the vanity in men and women. Hair gives frame to face,complements your life- style and accentautes fassion-apeal.Almost all people at one stage of life suffer from some hair problems like graying of hair,hair-fall,dandruff and baldness.Heridity determines characteristics of colour,thick or thin,straight or curly,Premature greying and baldness is most of the times determined by genes.But unusual hair fall is a matter of real botheration….....CLICK & SEE
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CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS:
Normal hair loss is 50 to 100 hairs daily.They are contineously falling out and are re growing . This hair loss and hair growing cycle repeat itself between 10 to 20 times in a life time.But the loss of more than 100 hairs daily for a period of months is excessive, and can lead to even ALOPECIA (total or partial bladness).In this case Doctor should be consulted.
You may have more than just one factor involved with this particular condition and
Some of them are
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Malnutrition and deficiency of essential elements like zinc and iron are the usual causes of hair loss.Patchy baldness is a common manifestation of severe seborrhoeic dermatitis.Dandruff occurs as a result of unclean habits, hard shampoos,emotional problems,exposure to severe cold and excessive intake of oily,heavy and sweet foods.
There are two different types of hair loss, medically known as Anagen effluvium and Telogen effluvium. Anagen effluvium is generally due to internally administered medications, such as chemotherapy agents, that poison the growing hair follicle. Telogen effluvium, is due to an increased number of hair follicles entering the resting stage.

The most common causes Telogen effuvium are:

Physical stress:.Surgery,illness,anemia,rapid weight loss.

Emotional Stress: mental illness like death of loving one.

Medications:High dose of vitamin A– Blood pressure medications– Gout medications.

Hormonal causes: pregnancy,birth control pills,menopause.
Thyroid abnormalities,

Itching is a common symptom of dandruff. There are no obvious signs of graying of hair except whole gray hairs.Premature graying is usually due to lack of essential nutrients like magnesium,copper,iron and zinc.Folic acid and vitamin B6 play an important role in preventing hair loss and graying of hair.Hair dyes and hair dryers promote hair loss.Instead of chemical hair dyes,herbal hair dyes are very safe and effective.Heredity is the most common factor of baldness.Often hair loss is a symptom of some major diseases like diabetes,typhoid,sinusites and anaemia.

Envirnmental pollution may be a great cause for all types of hair problem.

In AYURVEDA imbalance of vata,pitta and kapha causes various hair problems.
Plenty of Homeopathic remedis are there to stop hair loss.
Some very useful home remedies to stop hair falling

( Help taken from:http://www.aavigen.com/index.htm and http://www.onlyhairloss.com/women/hairlosscauses.htm)

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