Thursday, 14 June 2012

Premature graying of hair - Diet and lifestyle

When a person's hair begins to turn gray before the age of 35, the condition is called premature graying of hair.
Ayurveda suggests various dietary and lifestyle changes which can help an individual to deal with the problem of premature graying of hair.
Various lifestyle changes suggested are:
1.    Massage scalp regularly:
Medicated hair oil improves nourishment to the scalp which helps to keep your hair long, lustrous, strong, shining and thick. The warm oil head and scalp massage, nourishes the hair and scalp, alleviates dry scalp, enhances circulation. Coconut oil or Sesame oil, infused with herbs like Amalaki, Brahmi, Bhringaraj or Japa helps maintain the color and luster of hair.

2. Regular cleansing of scalp and hair:
Always keep your hair and scalp clean to avoid clogged hair follicles and itching of scalp. Cleanse with a gentle herbal shampoo. Over or excessive shampooing can lead to dry out the scalp and damage hair. Use lukewarm or fresh water to wash your hair, and follow with a natural conditioner.

3. Sleep Sufficiently:
Improper or irregular sleeping schedule causes disturbance to our body. Sleep is the phase when our body repairs tissues and reorganizes systems. One should retire to bed before 10 p.m. and should finish dinner two hours prior to sleep. Light dinner with less spice followed by a glass of milk (an hour after dinner) is always found to induce good quality sleep. Lack of sufficient sleep can lead to poor health of hair.
4.    Stress management:
Living regularly in state of stress can lead to premature graying. Herbal tea enriched with any one or more of Brahmi, Mandookparni, Ashwagandha and Jatamansi support natural ability to manage stress. Spare time to rest and relax to keep stress under control.
Various dietary changes suggested are:
1.    Regulate dietary habits:
Ayurveda advocates that one should have food in properly ventilated, calm, quiet corner. One should chew food properly before swallowing. One should not drink too much water during meals.
One should drink luke warm water if oily, spicy and non vegetarian food is consumed. Dinner should always be light.
 Excessive intake of tea, coffee, alcohol, meats and smoking should be avoided. Eating too much fried, oily, greasy, spicy, sour and acidic foods is always harmful.

2.    Nutritious diet:
List of beneficial hair foods include white Sesame seeds, fresh Coconut, Green vegetables, whole Grains, Dates and Raisins, curd, Sprouted mixture of beans, Nuts and Seeds and healthy fats such as Ghee or Oil.

Ayurvedic suggests cooking food with spices and aromatic herbs as they improve digestion and detoxify our body tissues. Ayurveda advocates for regular intake of Turmeric, Black pepper, Fenugreek, Coriander and Cumin are both flavoring and Agni (digestive fire) enhancing.

Herbs like Amalaki, Haritaki, Hingu, Bhringraja and citrus fruits help to improve digestion and immunity for all age groups and all Dosha types.


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