Why grey hair?
Here’s one reason to blame your parents without a guilty conscience. The single biggest reason for grey hair is heredity. If either or both of your parents had grey hair, chances are that you too will develop grey hair. Although grey hair is normally associated with age, many people may develop grey strands at an early age. Other reasons for grey hair include a vitamin B-12 deficiency, a thyroid imbalance or anaemia. Smoking and excessive stress has also been related to premature greying. Vitamin B-12 While not much can be done if you have inherited a proclivity to premature greying from your parents, you can take care to ensure that you include a sufficient supply of vitamin B-12 in your diet. The recommended daily intake value for vitamin B-12 is 6 micrograms. Non-vegetarians usually get more than a sufficient intake of vitamin B-12 from their diet as it occurs naturally in meat and eggs. Milk is also a rich source of vitamin B-12, and vegetarians are recommended to get their daily m