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Only 19 and mostly gray hair

Posted By Sunil (Jalandhe, India) on 09/09/2011

hi, I am 19 years old and my 70% hairs are white. It looks very odd. I want to suggestions that can really help to me to turn my hair black. I use amla powder and paste. but it not working at all please sir help me.

Replied by Renae (Mpls, Mn) on 09/09/2011

research "edgar cayce" He had a natural way to change hair back from gray. I believe it's "formula 636". Also skins from red small potatoes. He was up for sainthood a few times, but was too contravercial. The center for Edgar Cayce research is in Virginia Beach Virginia.

Replied by Jen (Bozeman, Mt, Us) on 09/09/2011

Try drinking blackstrap molasses. It has lots of copper in it which is known to keep hair from going grey. People with copper deficiencies usually go grey early in life. Make sure you are getting enough zinc too if you decide to use a copper supplement as it can make your zinc go deficient if you do one without the other and vise versa.

Replied by Maria (Gippsland, Australia) on 09/09/2011

Hi Sunil, I have seen the results of B-12 weekly injections for a lady (about 40 yrs old) and her hair went from white to only half white. She had been white by about the age of 22. The B-12 was being given for something else. Stress can be a cause thus B vitamins help.

Mineral deficiency can be a cause, and I have seen great results from colloidal minerals taken at a dose of 30mls per 100 lb of body weight taken at this dose for about 3 months then back to a lower dose. I am also currently observing good results from Shilajit (1g BD) on someone who was about 10% gray and it has all gone back to normal 18 months on.

Whilst copper can be a cause it can also be other minerals, in 2 people I know copper was deffinately not the cause as their blood tests showed excess copper thought to be due to copper pipes in the plumbing of houses.

As Shilajit is a cheaper way of getting your minerals I would look into it and also taking B-12 plus an additional B complex. It would also be worthwhile checking that your diet does not have nutrient depleating foods like white flour, carbonated drinks, junk food and even switching from white rice to wholegrain rice. All the best.

Replied by Debbie (Melbourne, Australia ) on 09/09/2011

Hi Sunil, I think gray hair is caused by a mineral deficiency in your body. You need to replenish the minerals in your body.

Do you know anyone in India that knows about Ayurvedic remedies? They could probably advise you the best.

What I am doing for my gray hair is having spirulina, chlorophyl and chlorella. You can also juice as many green vegetables as you can and drink them. Black strap molasses is a good source of minerals as well. If you can drink mineral water as well.

Get a copper mug and fill it with water at night and drink from it the next morning. It is also done in Ayurvedic medicine and will revert your hair back to its natural colour. It is also very healthy and will purify the water from toxins and bacteria.

Replied by Maria (Gippsland, Australia) on 09/10/2011

Hello again, Had a thought about Ashwagandha as the person who had success with the shilajit is also taking Ashwagandha. Did a search and found that it helps turn gray hair normal if it was due to stress. The reason I feel B complex is worth taking is that both biotin and folic acid deficiencies can contribute to gray hair. There are quite a few success stories here on EC so have a read of them too.

Replied by Francisca (Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France) on 09/10/2011

Debbie, I read that Alzheimer's is connected with a deposit of zink and copper in the brain, aren't you afraid of drinking water from a copper mug? I started taking copper which I bought in the pharmacy but within a few days my mouth was very dry and tasting bad so I stopped. For the time being I am only taking the Chlorella, Spirulina and Chlorophyl. By the way, I was tested for Sjogren's and luckily I don't have it.

Replied by Debbie (Melbourne, Australia ) on 09/10/2011

Hi Francisca, thanks for your concern. I will do some more research on it.

The ancients used to store all their water in copper urns because it kills off bacteria and made took out the toxins from the water. Many people in India do the same today. I will research what if any effects it has had on them.

To Courtney whose family on her mums side all went gray early, a vitamin/mineral deficiency can be carried genetically so if a grandmother was deficient it can carry to the baby and so on. I have definitely reversed some of my gray hair. I used to have a definite line where my hair grew out at the front and now it is half gray/half my normal colour whereas before it was mostly just gray. There are many many many more of my normal colour strands there.

I went gray early and I plan to fight it especially if it is a mineral deficiency.

Replied by Jen (Bozeman, Mt, Us) on 09/10/2011

I will have to agree that the mineral deficiency carries down through the family. My family is Irish and we all started greying around 25 years old. I started supplimenting with copper for my hyperthyroid and my hair is at least 50% less grey than it was when I started about 5 months ago. Obviously going grey is a natural process but not at 19 years old. You should be able to take a hair strand test and see what minerals you are deficient in. I t could very well be any of the ones mentioned above. It can't hurt and I found myself very pleased with this side effect from copper.

Replied by Debbie (Melbourne, Australia ) on 09/10/2011

Hi Francisca and everyone else. I thought I would add that garlic and cilantro (corriander in Australia) and other foods are very good at detoxing the body of excess heavy metals. Heavy metals actually play a very important role in our body. Copper is an extremely important metal for the brain, and without it iron and other metals won't assimilate properly.

Here is a link from earthclinic about detoxing from heavy metals in the body.

https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/heavy_metals_questions.html

Replied by Francisca (Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France) on 09/11/2011

Thanks Debbie, I would appreciate if you would let me know what you found out!

Replied by Francisca (Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France) on 09/11/2011

Jen, I am not sure whether going gray is not a natural phenomenon as we grow older because we let it be! From all I have read it seems that it is nothing more than a mineral dificiency, therefore it could be easily helped by supplying the body with the minerals it is missing, therefore you see now so many supplements appearing on the market that tackle gray hair.

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