| Re: Why does hair turn gray? |
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| ::darkshadows:: (blood@thirsty.net) |
2008/05/26 07:12 |
On Mon, 26 May 2008 05:46:04 GMT, WingedMessenger <Boy@FlyingHigh.com>
wrote:
>"::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.
Of the few you have left.
darkshadows
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