Tag: grey hair

This Is Why You Have Gray Hair

Gray hair is a rite of passage that happens to virtually everyone by the age of 50 (and usually starts much sooner). Despite its commonality, why hair grays has remained much of a mystery, until now. STORY AT-A-GLANCE An international team of researchers has discovered the first gene linked to gray hair The gene has…


“Un-Gray’ Your Hair by Making These Simple Lifestyle Changes

These days it’s tough to avoid stress.  It seems that the more technology we get to make our lives easier, it ultimately ends up stressing us out.  For some, it’s just a matter of being too busy.  For others, it’s work situations.  And still, others have family and personal issues that bring stress on them,…


Grey Hair Can Regain Its Color – if You Relieve Stress

There’s now definitive proof that hair greying is reversible, albeit rare, in humans. What’s more, stressful life events play a primary role in triggering your hair to turn grey, while relaxation — like a two-week vacation — may help give your roots back their original color Grey hair is one of the earliest and most…


75-Year-Old’s White Hair Turns Black, Doctor Explains Why

Dr. Kuo Ta-Wei, Director of Fu Yuan Chinese Medicine Clinic, told us a story that made us rethink whether our white hair is here to stay. “In an integrated Chinese and Western therapy program during the acute treatment of stroke, there was a 75-year old woman who was paralyzed and motionless. We did the scalp…