There are many reasons why your hair may turn gray. Some of them are hereditary, while others can be prevented or healed by taking proper care of your hair.
Stress
Stress can cause hair loss, premature graying and brittle hair.
Stress causes an increase in cortisol levels. Cortisol is a hormone that rises when you’re under stress and causes your body to secrete more testosterone, which negatively impacts your scalp health by causing dandruff, oily skin and acne. When you’re stressed out over time (especially if it’s chronic), this can lead to thinning of the follicles that produce new strands of hair as well as breakage due to physical damage caused by frequent shedding or breakage caused by poor circulation around the roots of your locks throughout their lifespan—both factors that contribute towards premature graying.*
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Vitamin B12 is essential for the production of red blood cells, which carry oxygen throughout your body. A deficiency can cause white hair and anemia.
If you’re eating a healthy diet but still notice that you have white or gray patches in your hair, there may be a vitamin deficiency causing them. You may also be lacking intrinsic factor, another nutrient necessary for proper absorption of vitamin B12 into the bloodstream (it’s produced by certain bacteria).
The best way to avoid this problem is by making sure you get enough vitamin B12 in your diet. If this isn’t possible—for example, if it’s limited because vegetarianism hinders intake—you should talk with your doctor about ways he or she can help treat symptoms before they become serious problems like dementia or heart disease later down the road!
Thyroid problems
If you’re experiencing premature graying of hair, it’s important to rule out thyroid problems. The most common cause of premature gray hair is hypothyroidism—a condition in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough hormones. This can be caused by an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) or autoimmune disorders that attack your thyroids’ cells.
If you have a family history of thyroid disease, it might be worth checking with your doctor about getting tested for Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and/or Hashimoto’s encephalopathy; both are associated with early signs such as anxiety or depression and may also lead to premature aging on top of their other symptoms.
Here are some possible causes of premature graying which can be prevented and/or cured
- Stress: Stress can cause your body to release hormones that accelerate the aging of your hair.
- Vitamin B12 deficiency: Vitamin B12 plays an important role in the production of melanin, which gives color to your hair and skin. If you don’t get enough vitamin B12 from food sources like meat or fish, it will be harder for your body to produce melanin and therefore cause premature graying.
- Thyroid problems: The thyroid gland regulates many processes within the body including growth rate and metabolism—which means that if there are any problems with this gland then they may also affect how fast or slow your hair turns gray with age (or vice versa). A simple blood test can determine whether or not you have an underactive thyroid gland; however if left untreated then this condition could potentially lead directly into a state where no matter how much effort one puts into taking care of oneself physically there still seems little motivation behind doing so emotionally either because we become too stressed out about everything else happening around us at once thus causing even more stress which further compounds upon itself until eventually reaching its peak point before finally dying off completely leaving nothing behind except memories from past experiences which haven’t been touched upon since those days gone by when everything seemed perfect back then anyway so why bother thinking about anything else now unless maybe tomorrow morning comes sooner than expected so
If you have a family history of graying or thinning hair, then it’s highly likely that you will also experience premature graying in your lifetime as well! So make sure to take care of yourself so that it doesn’t happen to you too!
Conclusion
Now, with all the causes of premature graying and its possible remedies, you can be at peace. It is important to keep a check on your diet and lifestyle so that you don’t face any hair loss problems in future.
