₦airaland Forum

By KAREN WEINTRAUB
Q. What causes hair to turn gray? Why do some people go gray at a young age? Is there any evidence that rapid weight loss, slow weight loss or intense exercise accelerates graying? I’ve noticed that women in dieting “after” pictures commonly have a new hair color, while older male marathon runners are more gray and haggard than average.

A. Hair goes gray as cells called melanocytes at the base of each hair follicle get damaged by disease, environmental exposures or simply age.

Everyone has some gray hairs throughout life, but the balance tends to tip in the 40s or 50s, with the rate of change varying by genetics, gender and ethnicity, said Dr. James Kirkland, director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at the Mayo Clinic. Blacks tend to go gray later than Caucasians, with Asians falling somewhere in between. Women generally gray later than men. The age you go gray is determined primarily by genetics, so if one or both parents went gray at an early age, you would be more likely to go gray at a younger age as well.

Smoking can also accelerate color change, and early graying could be a sign of autoimmune, thyroid or heart disease. “If you’ve got heart disease and your hair is gray, it’s a sign of worse heart disease,” Dr. Kirkland said.


Some people held in concentration camps during World War II who were deprived of proper nutrition also went prematurely gray, said Dr. Wilma Bergfeld, a dermatologist at the Cleveland Clinic, who specializes in hair disorders. “Everything is determined by the health of the pigment-producing cell,” she said.

Dr. Bergfeld said she doesn’t know of anyone who has gone gray because of weight loss or exercise. Most activities that are damaging to the hair, like rapidly losing more than 20 pounds or getting chemotherapy treatment, will cause hair loss rather than a change of color, she said.

Unfortunately, there are no medications approved to restore hair color, though in early testing of the anti-hair-loss drug minoxidil, Dr. Bergfeld said that she and other researchers noticed the drug sometimes also restored hair color, suggesting it was rejuvenating the melanocytes.

It’s not clear whether chronic stress turns hair gray. Although President Obama’s hair turned gray during his time in office, studies that have looked at stress and hair color have been inconclusive, Dr. Kirkland said. (He also aged from 47 to 55, a time when many people’s hair turns gray.) “The consensus is that stress possibly does it,” he said. “But that’s a gut feeling rather than convincing evidence

Ask Well
By KAREN WEINTRAUB
Q. What causes hair to turn gray? Why do some people go gray at a young age? Is there any evidence that rapid weight loss, slow weight loss or intense exercise accelerates graying? I’ve noticed that women in dieting “after” pictures commonly have a new hair color, while older male marathon runners are more gray and haggard than average.

A. Hair goes gray as cells called melanocytes at the base of each hair follicle get damaged by disease, environmental exposures or simply age.

Everyone has some gray hairs throughout life, but the balance tends to tip in the 40s or 50s, with the rate of change varying by genetics, gender and ethnicity, said Dr. James Kirkland, director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at the Mayo Clinic. Blacks tend to go gray later than Caucasians, with Asians falling somewhere in between. Women generally gray later than men. The age you go gray is determined primarily by genetics, so if one or both parents went gray at an early age, you would be more likely to go gray at a younger age as well.

Smoking can also accelerate color change, and early graying could be a sign of autoimmune, thyroid or heart disease. “If you’ve got heart disease and your hair is gray, it’s a sign of worse heart disease,” Dr. Kirkland said.


Some people held in concentration camps during World War II who were deprived of proper nutrition also went prematurely gray, said Dr. Wilma Bergfeld, a dermatologist at the Cleveland Clinic, who specializes in hair disorders. “Everything is determined by the health of the pigment-producing cell,” she said.

Dr. Bergfeld said she doesn’t know of anyone who has gone gray because of weight loss or exercise. Most activities that are damaging to the hair, like rapidly losing more than 20 pounds or getting chemotherapy treatment, will cause hair loss rather than a change of color, she said.

Unfortunately, there are no medications approved to restore hair color, though in early testing of the anti-hair-loss drug minoxidil, Dr. Bergfeld said that she and other researchers noticed the drug sometimes also restored hair color, suggesting it was rejuvenating the melanocytes.

It’s not clear whether chronic stress turns hair gray. Although President Obama’s hair turned gray during his time in office, studies that have looked at stress and hair color have been inconclusive, Dr. Kirkland said. (He also aged from 47 to 55, a time when many people’s hair turns gray.) “The consensus is that stress possibly does it,” he said. “But that’s a gut feeling rather than convincing evidence.”

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I wonder why people accusing Buhari or APC ,The loot discovered by EFCC was looted during Jonathan and PDP government, and all this corrupt politicians deflect to APC for cover up.Have you ever ask yourself where.when and ,how would this politician stool all thus money if not Jonathan administration, that promote looting of Nigeria tressurey.

Let the police do a thorough investigation on this case,i still don't believe it true

You father in law is your family,why do have believe he want to control you,asking for money or what ,he is more or less your father no matter what happen you better erase that thought in your mind,be close to him,i don't know this your in-law but you will gain alot .You need him more than he needs you.

Did you attend the first online interview? but the interview was reschedule due to network problem

You said your money is stuck in mmm,but do you know that MMM is back and paying,secondly you have no business poking your nose into your boss affairs,life is 50/50 .

It death sentence,corruption is the major problem in Nigeria.It should attract Capital punishment.Death

You will continue to fail,you know why because they are tapping your knowledge and not given you interm if knowledge back,The only way out is this find more time for yourself to known what you are not doing right ,ask those that passed very well in the exams how they answered exams questions and if you want to teach make it interactive sections,let everybody contribute in class ,you think those who you teaching don't know or you better than them ,bros Na lair o,One problem you have again is that you are not well prepared for exams , tutorial class has taken much of you time ,find more time for yourself

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BREAKING NEWS
All Prospective Applicants that applied for recruitment as Lagos State Neighborhood Corps are to fill new forms.
They are to log into:- jobs.lagosstate.gov.ng Application closes on Tuesday 7th February 2017

BREAKING NEWS
All Prospective Applicants that applied for recruitment as Lagos State Neighborhood Corps are to fill new forms.
They are to log into:- jobs.lagosstate.gov.ng Application closes on Tuesday 7th February 2017

Agri link international, JOB Title:LAGOS STATE AMBASSADOR,what do now about this company,i just receive a form to fill for telephone interview

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2017 is at the close door ,leave all this troubles your boss gave you behind you and move forward,you have gotten the experienced just move on ,very soon he will realized what is missing