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Hi, I am doctor Shikha, MD of NutriHealth Systems. So lots of people have asked us what
should we do about grey hair in teenagers. Now its unusual because teenage is time when
people are very healthy and they have dark luscious black hair. But if a teenager starts
having grey hair it's a cause for concern and that's right. But at the same time, because
teenage is a time when body is growing it is very treatable it is very preventable.
So the first thing for teenagers what they need to do is that they need to increase the
amount of water they are drinking. Now why water? Because grey hair is due to the acidity
in the system so if teenagers don't drink water the body will become more acidic. And
as it is according to Ayurveda teenage is a time when the body is in "pitta" phase of
it's life that is the acid phase of it's life. So teenagers should drink a lot of clean water...
clear water. Second thing is teenagers should definitely avoid having too much of fried
food because when you eat a lot of fried food again as the fried food breaks down in your
body it creates free radicals. And those free radicals also damage hair shaft and they cause
lot of greying of hair, premature greying of hair. Third thing is that if teenagers
use lot of very harsh shampoos or gels or setting agents. So what happens when you are
not oiling your hair wnough and you use lot of very harsh shampoos and gels and other
hair products without oiling your hair regularly the melanin pigment in the hair starts breaking
down. And due to the breakdown of the melanin pigment eventually what happens that the hair
do not get their black color and they turn grey. So it is very important, a, to oil the
hair to nourish the hair and typically almond oil is a good oil mixed with coconut oil or
with olive oil which can give the required nourishment to the hair roots. Another thing
which is very important is that one can have amla in the diet and it can be put like say
added to the dal while cooking. So that also gives vitamin C. So that there is no hair
mineral deficiency. Because deficiency of minerals also leads to grey hair. So for teenagers
I would say two things are very important one is not to have things which damage your
hair that is gels, harsh shampoos, and acidic diet. And the second part is to have things
which are good for the hair like amla, like fruits, like sesame seeds, which actually
give you better healthy hair and healthy hair will not turn grey early.