What is premature graying of hair?

You may often see a phenomenon in life, that is, a person is very young, but his hair has turned white. Some people may even have a head full of white hair. As parents, when they see their children experiencing this or similar situations, they will be worried. They will think that their children are not getting enough nutrition, or that the food they eat lacks some trace elements. So, what exactly is premature graying of hair?

In fact, there are many reasons why people's hair turns white at a young age. Young people, especially teenagers, are most likely to suffer from "premature graying of hair". After they suffer from this disease, they will first become worried, which will affect their studies. So what are the reasons for gray hair at a young age?

What determines hair color is the amount of pigment particles in the hair, which is related to the development and growth of pigment cells in the hair root papilla. When hair turns from black to white, it is generally due to the decline of the function of the hair pigment cells. When they decline to the point where they can no longer produce pigment particles, the hair turns completely white. In normal people, hair pigment cells begin to decline from the age of 35. Some people have white hair in their 20s, which is medically called juvenile graying, commonly known as "premature graying".

Heat in the blood, weak kidney qi, and weakened qi and blood are all causes of gray hair. The nutrition of hair comes from blood. If the hair turns white or falls out, it is mostly due to insufficient liver blood and weak kidney qi. Therefore, the treatment method of Traditional Chinese Medicine is to replenish liver blood and kidney qi.

The famous medical expert Qiao Yifan pointed out that the TCM treatment of gray hair follows the TCM theory: "The liver stores blood, and hair is the residue of blood", "The kidneys store essence, and its beauty is in the hair", "The heart controls the blood vessels", and "The lungs control the skin and hair". "The spleen is the source of Qi and blood production." In other words, the growth and color changes of hair are closely related to the function of the internal organs, and the warmth and nourishment of yang energy and blood.

In fact, there are several factors that cause "premature graying of hair":

1. Mental factors: If a person is depressed, in a bad mood, or highly nervous, or overworked for a long time, his hair may turn from black to white. Maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude towards life and having a good mental state are the most critical factors in preventing and treating premature graying of hair.

2. Nutritional status: Hair is an appendage of the skin and, like other organs and tissues in the body, requires adequate nutrition. Medical clinical observations have shown that if the body lacks protein, vegetable oil, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 for a long time, the hair will turn from black to white.

3. Disease, medicine and genetics: Disease, medicine and genetics are also factors that cause hair to turn from black to white. Endocrine disorders such as hypopituitarism and hyperthyroidism, wasting diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid fever, pernicious anemia, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, etc. are all diseases that have been found to be related to the change of hair from black to white.

4. Lifestyle habits: long-term mental work, overtime work, lack of physical exercise; bad living habits such as masturbation and excessive sexual intercourse, etc.

After the detailed explanation of the symptoms and causes of "premature graying of hair" above, I believe that when people encounter this situation again in their future lives, they will have a sound way to deal with it. Parents should no longer be as nervous and overly worried as before, and children should no longer be so afraid. As soon as "premature gray hair" appears, they should go to the hospital for a check-up in time to find out the cause and then prescribe the right medicine.