Aging is an intrinsic part of life.
Sometimes these signs appear earlier, sometimes later, but alwaysinevitablythey enter the scene.
Gray hair is another one of those tell-tale symbols of agingor, so we always thought.
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However,Robert H. Shmerling, senior teaching editor at Harvard Health Publishing, has some different ideas.
After analyzing those pesky gray hairs origins, hes found that there is more than one reason they appear.
But is stress really the culprit?
Her argument matches Shmerlings research.
This is true whether we are the president of the United States or have a less stressful job."
In humans, most gray hair is not related to stress.
In fact, hair doesnt actually turn gray at all, Shmerling says.
Once a hair follicle produces hair, the color is fixed.
Genetics can influence when this starts.
The hair grows back, so the condition does not cause baldness.
Joseph explains it this way: When we lose hair, we become stressed and release cortisol.
So… why dont we?
Society tells us that we cease to be valuable as we age.
They feel confident, competent, and comfortable in their own skin.
Sounds like thebest remedy for agingmay just be to stop worrying about itand possibly evenembrace those grays.
