"::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote in
news:j6vj34heeblresdpl4tnk7f996qej5i95f@4ax.com:
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> Why does hair turn gray?
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> Hair goes gray because pigment cells in the hair base at the roots of
> the hair stop producing melanin.
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> It doesn't matter if you are fair-haired or dark-haired you have the
> same chances of getting gray hair. However, it is more noticeable in
> darker haired people.
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> Graying of the hair generally starts at the age of around 30 for males
> and 35 for females however since the onset of this phenomena varies
> greatly from person to person, age is not the most accurate indicator.
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> The graying of hair appears to be genetically determined but the
> connection isn't at all clear.
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> So for now, your hair turning gray is just one of those mysteries of
> science that we have yet to solve. But salt and pepper hair always did
> look distinguished.
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> Did you know?
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> Poliosis is the graying of the hair. It comes from polios, the Greek
> word for "gray."
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Are you suggesting that I suffer from severe Poliosis??????
Mercury.
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