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"Older preliminary reports found that PABA darkened gray hair in a minority of elderly (but not younger) people.13 In these trials, between 200 and 600 mg of PABA was taken per day for several months, in some cases accompanied by other B vitamins (page 603). However, at least one other study found that PABA did not darken gray hair.14 Therefore, the evidence supporting the use of PABA as a way to return gray hair to its original color remains very weak. Where is it found? PABA is found in grains and foods of animal origin." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"No, my gray hair did not turn brown over night (after all, male silver-back gorillas eat raw food and have gray hair), but my skin tone and elasticity changed dramatically. I was so convinced by this experience that for the following year, I ate about 95 percent of my food raw. In developing the recipes for this book, I backed down to 90 percent without any noticeable changes in my skin, energy levels, or blood tests. Will I return to nearly 100 percent? I doubt it." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Not only did his feet stop smelling bad, but his prematurely gray hair grew back in its natural color. A. We have collected all sorts of home remedies for sweaty and smelly feet, but this is the first time we ever heard of parsley. We could find no scientific evidence that parsley pills would be effective for smelly feet, much less turn gray hair back to a natural color. On the other hand, parsley appears to be safe, though pregnant women and those allergic to fennel, celery, or carrots should avoid this herb. Parsley pills can be found in many health-food stores." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"But she was lucid, serene, and exuded a certain feeling of satisfaction with her life. Her gray hair was pulled back in a bun, revealing the soft wrinkles in her face. Leaning forward slightly to hear my questions, she would then sit back and seem to savor the memories they sparked before answering with a smile. The whole time, Maria's daughter held her mother's hands, which lay folded in her lap. I asked Pietrina how her mother had managed to live so long, and she gave me a one-word answer: grandchildren. "It's about loving and being loved," she said. " - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"However, at least one other study found that PABA did not darken gray hair.14 Therefore, the evidence supporting the use of PABA as a way to return gray hair to its original color remains very weak. Where is it found? PABA is found in grains and foods of animal origin." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"One of the most popular legends is that it can reverse gray hair. While I've never seen any scientific proof of this, it's an interesting claim, since a copper deficiency may lead to prematurely gray hair, and blackstrap molasses is very high in copper. Of the varieties of molasses, blackstrap molasses is richest in nutrients, such as iron, B vitamins, calcium, and potassium. Raw, Unfiltered Honey Honey is pure alchemy. And it's precious stuff. One little bee, foraging for nectar over an entire bee-lifetime only produces about one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"For some, gray hair is a symptom. For these people, it is a biological event that is a cause of concern and discomfiture. For these people, graying is an illness, often an illness for which recourse is sought. The recourse is symptomatic in that hair dyeing palliates the illness. The causal pathobiology of the follicle, the disease, is unchecked. Of course, for others graying is not an illness regardless of its underlying biology. These are folks who disregard graying or find it pleasing, even distinguished. For them it is one of many normal life transitions." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"Juvenal, ancient Roman poet ically as madarosis—can also be an early warning sign of hyperthyroidism (see Prematurely gray hair, above) or a tip-off that you're consuming too much vitamin A. And if it's just the hairs of your outer eyebrows that fall out, it may mean that you have Hashimoto's syndrome, a chronic form of hypothyroidism. (See Chapter 6.) MOVIN'ON DOWN LOSING CHEST AND BODY HAIR To the ancient Greeks and Romans, a hairless chest on a man was the aesthetic ideal, possibly because it represented youth." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"His wild gray hair is matched by a gnarled beard. He's very tall. Shaking hands with him is like greeting the Colossus of Rhodes. He regards me with suspicion, and asks me again what my book is about. After a brief and pointed inquisition, he approves my topic and becomes quite gregarious, speaking eruditely and with a formal eloquence. Echoing Wood's assertion that it's actually cheaper to buy food than to produce it, he says that farming used to be highly valued. "Now farmers are viewed as shit disturbers asking for subsidies," he says. "The bottom line is ingrained in our system." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"WARNING SIGN A combination of gray hair and dark eyebrows can be striking or sexy (think Sean Connery). But men with this color combo are at high risk for diabetes, according to a recent German study. Hair Turning White Overnight While stress may play a role in turning your hair gray, it can't do it overnight. Marie Antoinette's and Sir Thomas Mores hair were said to have turned completely white the night before they were beheaded. Despite these and other historical anecdotes, no medical evidence exists that hair can turn white or gray so quickly." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"His face is craggy, with bristling brows and gray hair curling around his ears. With big, beefy hands, he looks more like a gentleman rancher than a maverick medical researcher. At the top of a ridge we stop, our breath coming fast, to look out over the rolling hills and compact houses of Lyme, New Hampshire, which is not unlike one of the dozens of small towns Wennberg visited during his research in Vermont. I ask him why doctors deliver so much medical care that is useless and even harmful. "Most doctors don't know they are doing it," he says. " - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"Some people with prematurely gray hair may unknowingly suffer from pernicious anemia, a severe form of anemia in which there is a reduction of red blood cells caused by the SIGNIFICANT FACT , , , . .... , , . bodys inability to absorb vitamin Bp. Pernicious anemia is commonly found in older adults. Other common signs of pernicious anemia include paleness, weakness, mouth and tongue problems, tingling and numbness in hands and feet, and an unsteady gait. If untreated, it can cause serious gastrointestinal or neurological problems." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"The development of this diet began when Victoria was searching for answers as to why her family, having been 100% raw for over 11 years, nonetheless had minor health problems, such as fatigue, dental sensitivity and gray hair. In her quest for answers, she thoroughly researched our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, which shares 99.4% of our DNA sequences." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "She was 84 at the time of her death and in such great health that she needed only two hours of sleep a day and had no gray hair. Laboratory tests proved that her hair had not been dyed. Kulvinskas went on to author Survival into the 21st Century and Life in the 21s' Century, both raw food classics. Since then Brian Clement has assumed the leading role at the Hippocrates Health Institute at their center in West Palm Beach, Florida." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "My husband started to develop a lot of gray hair. My family members felt confused about our diet and seemed often to have the question, "What should we eat?" There were odd times when we felt hungry but did not desire any foods that were "legal" for us to eat on a typical raw food diet: fruits, nuts, seeds, grains and/or dried fruit. Vegetable salads with dressings were delicious but left us tired and sleepy. We felt trapped. I remember Igor looking inside the fridge, saying over and over again, "I wish I wanted some of this stuff." Such periods of indifference did not last." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.) "Yet however tiny, the unwanted signs of less-than-perfect health kept surfacing in minor but noticeable symptoms, such as a wart on a hand or a gray hair that brought doubts and questions about the completeness of the raw food diet in its present form. Finally, when my children complained about the increased sensitivity of their teeth, I reached a state where I couldn't think about anything besides this health puzzle. I was bewildered. I drove everybody around me crazy with my constant discussions and questioning, "What could possibly be missing?" - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Here are just some of the body signs that may—or may not—spell trouble: ¦ Striped hair ¦ Hairy tongue ¦ Metallic taste ¦ Eye flashes ¦ Inverted nipples ¦ Moonless nails ¦ Floating stools Starting at the top, Body Signs combs through such hair signs as changes in texture, prematurely gray hair, and unusual hair loss. From there, we head for the head. Not only does the head house our brain, but it's the exclusive home of four of our five senses and the parts that house them—our eyes, ears, nose, and mouth." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Of all these, the top ten were aging, work, boredom, bags under eyes, ignorance, baldness, freckles, big ears, gray hair, and ugliness. More interesting than the list was the heated debate about entries and omissions. Gadamer was correct: if the condition doesn't objectify itself, one is hard pressed to consider it a disease and is likely to do the patient a disservice by labeling it so (Meador 1965). But aging is acquired and objectifies itself in many ways, from graying to weakened bones. Are aging, graying, and weakened bones disease states? Chapter n is devoted to this query." - Nortin M. Hadler MD, Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Get the book.)

"Emblica officinalis (amla/amlaki) is a botanical used thousands of years ago by Ayurvedic elders to blacken gray hair. This dye is an intensely colored multi-herb mixture which contains a group of anthocyanin antioxidants. The ingredients, when isolated, are notoriously unstable, but together are safe and effective. Another effective multi-herb mixture, Eclipta alba, is based on a host of sulfur-containing ingredients. Other Ayurvedic dyes include sterculia platanfolia, zizyphus spina-christi, mooncake, and lotus tree leaves." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Animals treated with DHEA look younger, have glossier coats, and have less gray hair than animals not receiving DHEA.4 Administering DHEA has also been shown to improve memory in mice.5 In my experience, many patients suffering from age-related physical and mental deterioration have blood levels of DHEA (measured as DHEA-sulfate) that are either below normal or near the bottom of the normal range. After taking small amounts of DHEA (usually 5 to 15 mg per day for women, 10 to 30 mg per day for men), patients seem to become younger in many different ways—sometimes in a matter of weeks." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.) "We thought it just went with our time of life, like this gray hair." She touched her head. "You're right—those of us past 50 do get more leg cramps than younger people, but those cramps aren't an inevitable part of aging. They're a correctable malfunction." I made a few notes. We finished her exam, and went back to my office. "What shall I do first about my eyes?" Elaine asked. "I'm anxious to get started right away." "First, have your stomach tested . . ." "My stomach? How will that help my eyes?" - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.) "Moreover, animals treated with DHEA looked younger and had glossier coats and less gray hair, compared with animals not given the hormone.6 In a double-blind study, 30 individuals between the ages of 40 and 70 were given 50 mg of DHEA or a placebo for 3 months, then received the alternate treatment for an additional 3 months. During DHEA treatment, 67% of the men and 84% of the women reported a marked increase in physical and psychological well-being. No side effects were seen.7 However, other studies have found that this hormone had little or no effect on well-being." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"The roughly textured leaves are opposite, oval at the base, and pointed at the tip, with soft gray hair on the underside. The bluish purple flowers produce nectar throughout the day and attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and honeybees. The plant prefers moist conditions in open woods and prairies and along lakes, streams, and ditches. ASHWAGANDHA Botanical Name Withania somnifera Family Solanaceae (Nightshade Family) Etymology The common name translates from the Sanskrit ashva, "horse," and gandha, "smells like," which alludes to the virility of a horse." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.) "Topically, sage can be prepared as a compress or wash to treat eczema, insect bites, poison ivy or oak, psoriasis, and wounds; as a gargle to treat halitosis, laryngitis, mouth sores, sore throat, sore gums, and tonsillitis; as a bath herb to relieve skin eruptions; as a hair rinse to treat dandruff and oily scalp and to help darken gray hair; as a douche to treat leukorrhea; as a facial steam to treat oily or blemished skin; and as a mouthwash to freshen the breath. Edible Uses Sage leaves are a common culinary spice. They have a camphorlike, astringent flavor." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.) "Cooked ho shou wu root is used to treat anemia, atherosclerosis, blurred vision, constipation (due to dry intestines), diabetes, dizziness, exhaustion, goiter, hair loss, high cholesterol, infertility, high cholesterol, hot flashes, hypertension, hypoglycemia, infertility, knee weakness, low sperm count, lumbago, scrofula, insomnia, malaria, menopausal complaints, numbness, premature aging, premature gray hair, premature menopause, rickets, schizophrenia, spermatorrhea, spleen weakness, tinnitus, tuberculosis, vaginal discharge, and vertigo." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"Older preliminary reports found that PABA darkened gray hair in a minority of elderly (but not younger) individuals.12 In these trials, between 200 and 600 mg of PABA was taken per day for several months, in some cases accompanied by other B vitamins. At least one study failed to show any effect of PABA on darkening gray hair." Therefore, the evidence supporting the use of PABA as a way to return gray hair to its original color remains very weak. Where Is It Found? PABA is found in grains and foods of animal origin. Who Is Likely to Be Deficient?" - Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC, The Natural Pharmacy: Complete Home Reference to Natural Medicine (Get the book.)

"This is truly best for the brows only; it applies well and dries quickly, yet the bristles on the brush aren't long enough to reach down to the roots of any gray hair you may wish to conceal. The colors aren't the best for very dark brown or black hair, but there is a nice range for lighter hair shades, while the Auburn shade is a neutral tan best for someone wirh light brown or dark blonde brows. A Clear version is also available. One caution: Overapplying this can cause flaking, so use it sparingly until you adjust to how much is needed to achieve the desired effect." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.)

"It is used to treat abscess, alopecia, anemia, balding, blurred vision, boils, cirrhosis, diphtheria, dizziness, dysentery, hepatitis, insomnia, jaundice, liver enlargement, loose teeth, nosebleed, premature gray hair, restlessness, spleen enlargement, stress, tinnitus, and tuberculosis. Topically, eclipta can be prepared as an oil and applied to the scalp to curb hair loss, to reduce graying, and to promote luster. The oil also can be rubbed on the forehead to relieve headaches." - Brigitte Mars, A.H.G., The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine: The Ultimate Multidisciplinary Reference to the Amazing Realm of Healing Plants, in a Quick-study, One-stop Guide (Get the book.)

"As I handed the pages back to Davis, a tall man with a dark gray suit and light gray hair and beard walked into the room. He was David Kirby, lawyer for the USDA, and he smiled confidently. "Just like the rest of the USDA lawyers," I thought. "They have nothing to lose. Sheer size and power are on their side, and they are accustomed to winning." The order for the morning cases was announced, and ours was the fourth. The first case involved a Chinese woman fighting the INS against getting deported back to China. The next case involved an Indian man fighting a computer company for being fired." - Linda Faillace, Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm (Get the book.)

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