(1) Mental factors: If a person is depressed for a long time, in a bad mood or is highly nervous and overworked, his hair can turn from black to white. For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, Wu Zixu, a doctor of the State of Wu, suddenly became white-haired overnight in order to muddle through Zhaoguan. The French writer Hugo described in his Les Miserables that when the mayor of Hou Delin decided to go to court to admit that he was a prisoner after a fierce and painful ideological struggle, "his gray hair turned white in just one hour". Both historical legends and literary descriptions are exaggerated, but after all, it shows that people have long believed that the change of hair from black to white is related to mental factors.
(2) Nutritional status: Hair is an appendage of the skin, and it needs adequate nutrition just like organs and tissues in other parts of the body. Different races have different hair colors. White people have blond hair, and brown people have red and black hair. We yellow people are brown and black because the pigment particles in our hair contain copper, diamonds and iron. If you lack inorganic salts such as copper, cobalt and iron in your diet for a long time, it will naturally affect the synthesis of melanin and make your hair turn from black to white. In addition, according to medical clinical observation, if the body lacks protein, vegetable oil, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and vitamin B6 for a long time, it will also lead to the hair turning from black to white.
(3) Diseases, drugs and heredity: Diseases, drugs and heredity are also factors that cause hair to turn from black to white. Endocrine disorders such as pituitary dysfunction and hyperthyroidism, consumptive diseases such as tuberculosis, typhoid fever and pernicious anemia, and autonomic nervous dysfunction are all diseases that have been found to be related to hair turning from black to white.
The occurrence of white hair is closely related to the decrease of melanin in hair. As we know, human hair is composed of hair roots, hair shafts, hair nipples and so on. The exposed part is called the hair shaft, the part buried in the scalp is called the hair root, the top part of the hair root is swollen like a ball, and the concave part at the top is called the hair nipple. Hairy papilla can produce a lot of melanin, which makes people's hair appear black. If there is an obstacle in a certain physiological link in the process of melanin formation, it will affect the production of melanin. The pigment of black hair contains trace elements such as copper, cobalt and iron. If teenagers lack these substances, their hair may turn white. Some physiological and pathological reasons can interfere or destroy the function of dermal papilla to produce melanin, that is, to produce white hair. However, bad psychological factors will interfere with or affect endocrine function in feedback, and the imbalance of endocrine level will affect the ability of dermal papilla to produce melanin, which will contribute to the occurrence and development of "juvenile baldness".
The causes of baldness are complicated, but some of them are reversible and can be restored to black hair after removing the cause. Therefore, we should actively look for the causes of baby's hair turning white and treat the primary disease; Keep cheerful, eat more foods rich in vitamin B, cobalt, copper, iron and zinc, such as coarse grains, beans, eggs, animal livers, black sesame seeds, walnuts, vegetables and fruits, and supplement vitamin B appropriately; Massage the scalp to promote local blood circulation for 5- 10 minutes each time, and stick to it for a long time. Chinese medicine believes that white hair is due to deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency of kidney qi and bone marrow failure, so Chinese medicine can be required to take Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Liuwei Dihuang and other Chinese medicines.
Young people like to dye their hair black with chemical hair dyes and shampoos. You know, dyeing hair with chemical dyes often brings certain toxic and side effects, which is harmful to the body. The correct prevention and treatment method is: 1 In the modern social environment, young people should learn psychological health care and adjustment methods, not only to work and study, but also to adjust play, work and rest, and strive to maintain a good mood and avoid mental crisis. Psychological relative balance is very important to prevent premature gray hair. 2. Insist on physical exercise and enhance physical fitness. Pay attention to the quality of diet and eat more foods rich in high-quality protein, trace elements and vitamins, such as fresh fish, milk, animal liver and kidney, black sesame, edible fungi, laver, fresh vegetables and fruits. Under the guidance of doctors, proper use of vitamins, folic acid, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, Fructus Lycii and Mulberry will help to prevent or delay the generation and development of gray hair.
Chinese medicine believes that the premature gray hair of teenagers is often caused by anxiety, blood fever and malnutrition. To treat blood heat and nourish liver and kidney, Wanshou Dizhi Pill and Wufa Pill are selected. Medicinal raw and cooked rehmannia glutinosa 150g, angelica sinensis 100g, angelica dahurica 80g, mulberry 200g, Ligustrum lucidum 200g and Eclipta prostrata 200g. Grinding into fine powder, and honey refining into pills, each pill 10g, three times a day, each time 1 pill.
At present, the main methods to treat juvenile white hair are oral administration or external massage with traditional Chinese medicine. For example, peach kernels are soaked in clear water for about 3 days, then peeled and boiled into peach kernel sugar in white sugar water, with 8 ~ 10 capsules twice a day for 2 ~ 3 months; Mixing Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Semen Cuscutae, and Ecliptae Herba, pulverizing, and making into honeyed pills with weight of 10g, taking 1g three times a day for three months; 40 grams of Platycladus orientalis leaves were soaked in 60% alcohol 100 ml for 7 days, and then the scalp was wiped with its liquid medicine, 2 ~ 3 times a day for 2 ~ 3 months; Comb your hair with your fingers and massage your scalp 2 ~ 3 times a day for 5 ~ 10 minutes each time. Long-term persistence also has a certain therapeutic effect.
The most important thing to prevent juvenile white hair is to eliminate the objective factors that induce white hair. If you have a few white hairs, don't be too nervous; Don't be too tired and nervous; Broad-minded, optimistic, and keep a good mood; Pay attention to scientific catering, eat more coarse grains, miscellaneous grains, dried and fresh fruits and all kinds of vegetables, and don't be picky eaters and partial eclipse; Develop a good habit of sitting and lying occasionally and living regularly.
At present, there is no effective method to treat "juvenile baldness". First of all, we should find the cause and treat the primary disease. Second, we should keep cheerful and pay attention to the combination of work and rest. Third, pay attention to diet, eat more foods rich in B vitamins and trace elements such as copper and iron, such as coarse grains, eggs, beans, meat, pork liver, black sesame seeds, walnuts, spinach, tomatoes, fruits, etc., to avoid partial eclipse. Fourth, it is necessary to properly supplement vitamins and trace elements needed by human body and take B vitamins orally. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that white hair is caused by deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency of kidney qi and bone marrow failure, so drugs such as Shouwu Tablet, Liuwei Dihuang Pill and Shiquan Dabu Pill can also be selected. In addition, you can massage your scalp yourself to promote local blood circulation. Rubbing the scalp with forefinger and middle finger from front to back every morning and evening for 5 ~ 10 minutes and 30 ~ 40 times per minute will also have certain effect.
Modern medicine believes that baldness is mostly related to neurological factors, malnutrition, endocrine disorders and chronic wasting diseases.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is mainly caused by liver and kidney deficiency and qi and blood loss. Congenital baldness is mostly related to heredity and difficult to treat; Acquired alopecia should be treated according to the etiology, and nutrition should be strengthened. Experiments show that protein deficiency and high malnutrition are one of the reasons for premature gray hair. Lack of trace elements such as copper, cobalt and iron in diet can also cause hair to turn white.
In recent years, scientists have found that pigment particles in hair contain a mixture of copper and iron. When the nickel content in black hair increases, the hair will turn gray. Golden hair contains titanium; Auburn hair contains molybdenum; Brown-red hair contains titanium in addition to copper. It can be seen that trace elements are closely related to the color of hair. In order to prevent premature baldness, attention should be paid to eating more iron and copper in the diet. Iron-rich foods include animal liver, eggs, black fungus, kelp, soybeans, sesame paste and so on. Foods containing more copper include animal liver, kidney, shrimp and crab, hard fruit, dried apricots and dried beans. Pay attention to the intake of B vitamins. Medical scientists have now confirmed that the lack of vitamins B 1, B2 and B6 is also an important cause of baldness. The intake of such foods should be increased, such as cereals, beans, dried fruits, animal livers, hearts, kidneys, milk, eggs and leafy vegetables. Also pay attention to eat more foods rich in tyrosine. The formation of melanin is formed by tyrosinase oxidizing tyrosine. In other words, the basis of melanin formation is tyrosine, and tyrosine deficiency can also lead to baldness. Therefore, we should eat more foods rich in tyrosine, such as chicken, lean beef, lean pork, rabbit meat, fish, hard fruit and so on. In addition, often eat some foods that are conducive to hair care and blackening, and increase the raw materials for synthesizing melanin. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "hair is blood" and "kidney dominates bone and slips in hair", and advocates eating more foods that nourish blood and kidney to moisten hair and blacken hair. Modern people don't consume enough copper, the daily intake is only about 0.8 mg, while the normal demand for copper is 2 mg. Therefore, experts suggest that besides eating more copper-rich foods such as animal liver, shellfish, edible fungi, nuts, apricots and oats, copper utensils should also be used in life.
Attachment: Shaobaitou porridge therapy:
1, fairy porridge
30-60g of Polygonum Multiflori Radix, 5 red dates, 0/0g of brown sugar/kloc-0, and 60g of japonica rice.
First put Polygonum multiflorum Thunb in a small casserole, fry the juice, remove the residue, add washed japonica rice and red dates, add water to cook porridge, and add brown sugar when the porridge is cooked.
This porridge has the functions of nourishing blood, benefiting liver, consolidating essence, tonifying kidney and blackening hair, and is suitable for people with premature gray hair and yellow hair. One dose per day, taken twice, with 7- 10 days as a course of treatment, and the next course of treatment is conducted at intervals of 5 days. People with loose stools are not suitable for eating.
2. Sesame porridge
30 grams of black sesame and 60 grams of japonica rice.
First, the black sesame seeds are washed, dried, fried and ground, and then mixed with japonica rice to cook porridge.
This porridge has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney and moistening five internal organs, and is suitable for people with weak body and premature gray hair. One dose a day, taken twice.
3. Mulberry porridge
Mulberry 20 ~ 30g (fresh 30 ~ 60g), glutinous rice 100g, and a little rock sugar. Soak mulberry seeds for a while, wash them, cook glutinous rice into porridge in casserole, add rock sugar when porridge is cooked, and mix well.