{"id":1793560,"date":"2023-01-03T10:36:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1793560"},"modified":"2023-01-03T10:37:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:37:56","slug":"this-is-why-you-have-gray-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-why-you-have-gray-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"This is Why You Have Gray Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthis-is-why-you-have-gray-hair%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1793560&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/brushing-hair-1200x754-1.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Gray hair is a natural part of aging. It usually begins at 50, but it can happen to anyone. Gray hair is a common phenomenon, yet it remains a mystery.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"bodytext\" data-swiftype-name=\"postbody\" data-swiftype-type=\"text\">\n<p>After age 30, there is a 10% to 20% chance that your hair will start to gray.<sup><span id=\"edn1\" data-hash=\"#ednref1\">1<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0It\u2019s a fact of life that, eventually, virtually everyone will go gray.<\/p>\n<p>Melanin, a pigment responsible for hair color, is what gives it its name. There may be a combination of dark melanin, (eumelanin), and light melanin, (pheomelanin), in each hair. These blend together to create the various shades of hair color.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re young, special pigment stem cells called melanocytes inject pigment into keratin-containing cells.<\/p>\n<p>Keratin is a protein that gives hair its color. As you age, melanin is reduced, which is why your hair turns gray and, ultimately, white (this means there\u2019s no melanin left).<sup><span id=\"edn2\" data-hash=\"#ednref2\">2<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<h2>Scientists Find a Gene Linkage to Graying Hair<\/h2>\n<p>The mystery surrounding melanin and the causes of gray hair has remained a mystery for a long time. A global team of researchers discovered the first gene that is linked to gray hair.<\/p>\n<p>This study included a genome-wide scan of more than 6000 Latin Americans in order to identify genes that are related to facial and scalp hair features, such as graying, balding and monobrow thickness.<sup><span id=\"edn3\" data-hash=\"#ednref3\">3<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>One gene linked to blonde hair in Europeans was found to also be responsible for gray hair. This gene was identified among study participants and accounts for approximately 30% of gray hair.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the 70 percent could be explained by factors like age, stress, and environment. Researchers plan to explore ways to modify this genetic pathway in order to prevent hair from turning grey (including using drugs which I wouldn&#8217;t recommend for the purpose of changing hair color). TIME interviewed Kaustubh Adhikari Ph.D. as a postdoctoral research fellow at University College London.<sup><span id=\"edn4\" data-hash=\"#ednref4\">4<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe might have drugs that boost or stop the protein from acting and change the amount of melanin in hair follicles and change the hair internally \u2026 So once the hair comes out like the way you want, you don\u2019t have [to] go out and buy dyes.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Is your hair unique? \u2018Biological Clock?\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Desmond Tobin (Ph.D.), professor of Cell Biology at the University of Bradford in England suggests that your hair follicles might be controlled by a \u201cmelanogentic clock\u201d That eventually slows down melanocyte activity. The Library of Congress also states:<sup><span id=\"edn5\" data-hash=\"#ednref5\">5<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201c\u2026 Tobin suggests that hair turns gray because of age and genetics, in that genes regulate the exhaustion of the pigmentary potential of each individual hair follicle. This occurs at different rates in different hair follicles. For some people it occurs rapidly, while in others it occurs slowly over several decades.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s known, for instance, that white people may start going gray in their mid-30s, while Asians typically go gray beginning in their late 30s. African Americans typically don\u2019t go gray until their mid-40s.<sup><span id=\"edn6\" data-hash=\"#ednref6\">6<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>What Causes Gray Hair?<\/h2>\n<p>Hair can also turn gray due to other factors such as:<\/p>\n<div class=\"indent\">\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022<\/span><strong>Hydrogen peroxide \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Hydrogen peroxide is a well-known tool for bleaching your hair, but many people aren\u2019t aware that your hair cells make hydrogen peroxide, too. Research suggests that your hair pigment levels increase with age. Your hair will turn grey or white as a result.<sup><span id=\"edn7\" data-hash=\"#ednref7\">7<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022<\/span><strong>Smoking \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Smoking and graying of hair is strongly linked.<sup><span id=\"edn8\" data-hash=\"#ednref8\">8<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Smoking cigarettes is linked to premature graying. Gray hair usually appears before age 30.<sup><span id=\"edn9\" data-hash=\"#ednref9\">9<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022<\/span><strong>Oxidative stress \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Oxidative stress is when your free radicals (from poor diet, pollution) outnumber the antioxidant defenses (from a healthy diet). A sign of oxidative stress-induced harm is graying hair.<sup><span id=\"edn10\" data-hash=\"#ednref10\">10<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Research also showed that premature graying patients had higher levels of pro-oxidants than normal hair.<sup><span id=\"edn11\" data-hash=\"#ednref11\">11<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"bullet\">\u2022<\/span><strong>Vitamin B12 deficiency \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0This could also be linked to premature grey hair. There is at least one reported case of hair pigmentation returning after the vitamin deficiency was fixed.<sup><span id=\"edn12\" data-hash=\"#ednref12\">12<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Premature gray hair can be a sign that there are health problems<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s thought that going prematurely gray is largely genetic; if you have family members who turned gray early on, there\u2019s a chance you might too.<\/p>\n<p>Obesity\u00a0is also associated with premature graying,<sup><span id=\"edn13\" data-hash=\"#ednref13\">13<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0It could also be a sign of health problems. Premature graying of the hair could be a sign that you are at high risk for osteopenia, a bone condition.<\/p>\n<p>Research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism shows that those with premature graying and no other known risk factor are 4.4 times more likely than those without.<sup><span id=\"edn14\" data-hash=\"#ednref14\">14<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0Researchers suggested that:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cThe association between premature graying and low bone mass could be related to genes that control peak bone mass or factors that regulate bone turnover.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thyroid disorders, anemia and vitiligo have also been linked to premature graying, and it\u2019s even been associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in young smokers. Researchers found:<sup><span id=\"edn15\" data-hash=\"#ednref15\">15<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cPremature graying of hair can be used as preliminary evidence by clinicians for classifying patients at risk for premature CAD especially in smokers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Is Stress a Cause of Gray Hair?<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s commonly believed that stress causes gray hairs (and many parents of teenagers or former presidents, whose hair often turns gray during office would likely attest to that). Science has not been able to address this issue well, aside from a Nature 2011 study led by Nobel Prize winner Robert Lefkowitz.<sup><span id=\"edn16\" data-hash=\"#ednref16\">16<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The study revealed that chronic stress and activation of the brain are associated with increased risk for developing depression. \u201cfight or flight\u201d Stress can cause DNA damage, which may lead to aging, cancer, and neuropsychiatric conditions, as well as miscarriages. It also affects genes that control hair pigment.<\/p>\n<h2>Scientists Discover 2 Potential \u2018Cures\u2019 Gray Hair<\/h2>\n<p>Researchers believe that researchers are moving closer to finding a treatment for gray hair. Scientists at New York University\u2019s Langone Medical Center, for instance, isolated the Wnt protein, which coordinates pigmentation between melanocytes and another type of stem cell that guides the development of hair follicles.<sup><span id=\"edn17\" data-hash=\"#ednref17\">17<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The researchers found that black mice turned gray when they were deprived of the Wnt pathway. They think that the Wnt protein could be added to hair care products and supplements in the future. \u201ccure\u201d gray hair.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers discovered that a UVB-activated chemical called PC-KUS, which was linked to gray hair and a buildup hydrogen peroxide, could be used to reverse this buildup. \u201ccure\u201d gray hair.<sup><span id=\"edn18\" data-hash=\"#ednref18\">18<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>People with vitiligo can also benefit from the treatment by restoring their skin color. Medical News Today spoke with Dr. Gerald Weissmann as editor-in chief of The FASEB Journal. He published the study.<sup><span id=\"edn19\" data-hash=\"#ednref19\">19<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cFor generations, numerous remedies have been concocted to hide gray hair. but now, for the first time, an actual treatment that gets to the root of the problem has been developed.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gray hair is often viewed as a problem and therefore the search for a solution to it is necessary. Butthere\u2019s nothing intrinsically bad about having gray hair. In fact, from a health perspective you\u2019re far better off going gray than using toxic hair dyes.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re thinking of embracing your silver locks, now\u2019s a perfect time. So-called \u201cgranny hair\u201d This is the newest trend. Many people pay a lot of money to get gray. If you\u2019re lucky enough to have earned your gray naturally, you can get this look for free. Jan-Marie Arteca, a New York hairdresser, told Reuters:<sup><span id=\"edn20\" data-hash=\"#ednref20\">20<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201cGranny hair is basically silver hair, any tone of grey in your hair: steel grey, silvery grey, really, really white, platinum-ish with either violet or silver undertones \u2026 That\u2019s the trend.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Originally published\u00a0Jan. 2, 2023 on Mercola.com<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"heading\" class=\"title link16\" data-jsid=\"sourcesReferencesBtn\">Sources and References<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>The Epoch Health articles should not be considered as a substitute for professional medical advice. Refer to a trusted professional for your personal medical advice, diagnosis, treatment. Have a question? We are available at <a href=\"mailto:HealthReporter@epochtimes.nyc\">HealthReporter@epochtimes.nyc<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gray hair is a natural part of aging. It usually begins at 50, but it can happen to anyone. Gray hair is a common phenomenon, yet it remains a mystery. After age 30, there is a 10% to 20% chance that your hair will start to gray.1\u00a0It\u2019s a fact of life that, eventually, virtually everyone &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1793563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[5458,13006,5969,3819],"class_list":["post-1793560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-bongino","tag-gray","tag-hair","tag-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1793560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1793560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1793560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1793563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1793560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1793560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1793560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}