Causes of premature graying of hair

A 20-year-old young man is called uncle by a 10-year-old child, brother by a 30-year-old uncle, and younger brother by a 50-year-old grandfather. This is not a joke, but an embarrassing real illusion. Just because the young man has white hair that does not match his age, yes, he is the so-called "premature graying hair".

Premature graying of hair is generally divided into congenital and acquired. Congenital graying of hair is mostly inherited and there is no treatment for it, so we will not discuss it here. There are many reasons for premature graying of hair. Here are two theories, one from traditional Chinese medicine and one from Western medicine:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that premature gray hair in adolescents is often caused by worry and anxiety, internal heat in the blood, and lack of nourishment for the hair. The treatment should be to cool blood, clear heat, and nourish the liver and kidneys. Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that this disease is mainly caused by liver and kidney deficiency and qi and blood deficiency. In addition, there are many diseases that may be accompanied by the appearance of premature gray hair, such as pernicious anemia, hyperthyroidism, etc. In addition, changes in the human body's mental state, such as long-term depression, excessive worry, or excessive emotional tension and panic can often cause hair to turn gray rapidly.

Western medicine believes that malnutrition, such as lack of protein, vitamins and certain trace elements (such as copper), can cause hair to turn white; certain chronic wasting diseases such as tuberculosis, some patients with long-term fever, some endocrine diseases, such as pituitary or thyroid diseases, encephalitis, nervous system diseases, etc. can also cause hair to turn white. Some people also believe that the more you use your brain, the earlier your hair will turn gray; some young people have a lot of gray hair in a short period of time, which is related to serious mental trauma such as excessive anxiety, sadness, or mental fatigue.

If it is a genetic disease that we cannot control, we can always adjust our mental state. Both Chinese and Western medicine say that one of the causes of premature graying of hair is long-term depression or emotional tension, anxiety and sadness. Then let yourself live in the sunshine, be content with what you have, and use your beautiful black hair to brighten your life.