Where do Gray Hairs come from?

There's lots of buzz in the scientific/aesthetic community lately over a discovery: we have uncovered an explanation for why hair goes gray. Or so say the reporters. What scientists have discovered is that people naturally produce a certain amount of hydrogen peroxide in the body, as a waste product. The hydrogen peroxide, in a non-gray haired person, is neutralized with an enzyme called catalyse. As we age, it seems that our amount of catalyse produced goes down, meaning there's more hydrogen peroxide around to do things such as lighten our hair.

Catalyse is an interesting enzyme that is also used in the food industry to prevent oxidizing in food. If you remember in chemistry class, oxidizing is what happens then oxygen starts breaking things down. This is most commonly recognized in everyday life in the formation of rust on iron surfaces. Following this train of thought, white hair is our body's expression of damage from inability to maintain catalyse production.

The question that raises is now, why is it that our body produces less catalyse with time? We don't know that yet. It will be interesting to see if science will be able to answer this question. Science is not usually great at functional problems. If something in our body isn't doing it's job, it's not likely that a Western medical approach can get it to do something different.

I have seen my clients have their hair color return with regular treatment. Acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine has been shown to improve function. For example, I have seen digestive systems un-bloat and regulate. I have seen high blood pressures adjust themselves downwards. Western medicine has its place in our lives. It keeps people who are in critical condition from death. Contrast this with acupuncture, which can get a body to act younger and be more vital. One of the most cited articles on the gray hair discovery is at www.webmd.com. Check my website if you'd like to explore how you could benefit from acupuncture: www.AcuSpaWellness.com