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Step 1
Stop smoking! Smoking has been scientifically proven to cause premature aging of the entire body, and that includes getting grey hair. If you want to prevent grey hair and you smoke, quitting should be the first, most important step.
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Step 2
Relax. It has been found that stress can be linked to premature grey hair. Stress has an effect on the body like smoking, causing it to age faster. Search for ways to calm your emotions - like regular exercise or meditation - and you will also prevent grey hair.
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Step 3
Examine your diet. Grey hair begins to appear due to a breakdown in protein synthesis. In particular, this is caused by a copper insufficiency. Luckily, there are many ways to get more of this mineral:
1. Take a multi-vitamin. Most of them contain copper.
2. Eat foods that contain copper. I have included a link at the end of this article for copper-containing foods. Some common ones include turnip greens, lima beans, yams, spinach, and most meats.
3. Eat fruits and nuts, particularly - blackberries, pineapples, pomegranates, almonds, and pumpkin seeds. -
Step 4
Herbs. There are some herbs in Chinese medicine that people claim prevent grey hair. The most popular is called He Shou We, or Fo-ti. "He Shou Wu means "black-haired Mr. He" in Chinese. In the resources section below, I have included a link to how Fo-ti is used to prevent grey hair.
Comments
durang77 said
on 5/16/2009 strong article--im getting gray hair at thirty one
bobbileder said
on 4/26/2009 I had no idea people could prevent grey hair. Thanks for this! Since I eat blackberries and pineapple all the time I'm assuming that's the reason I only have the one grey hair whereas everyone else my age has to color their hair. :-)