CAUSES OF BALDNESS GREYING

Two premier causes of falling or grey hair are mental worries & lack of necessary nutrition. Mental worries produce an extra ordinary tension in the skin of the scalp which interferes with the local circulation of blood thereby jeopardising the supply of vital nutrition necessary for healthy growth of the hair; similarly, anxieties, fear, envy & failures cause an unwanted effect upon the hair. They dry out the scalpular marrow the vital sap at the root of the hair, resulting in reduction of the gross number of hair. In addition to local cleanliness, food rich in Vitamin B, Copper, Iron & Iodine elements is also a necessity for maintaining normal health of the hair: it is mainly due to the lack of the above mentioned elements in food that the malady is caused at a very tender age these days. Deficiency of Vitamin B can to a large extent be pooled up by taking sprouted wheat which can be secured by wetting the same in water. Tonics like Drakshasava & Chyavanprash are also helpful. Iodine is also essential for the hair. Fish is the main source of Iodine but the requirement can very well be made up through the intake of carrots, bananas & similar other vegetables & fruits in case of vegetarians. Carrot is particularly effective for furnishing fresh blood & maintaining the health of the hair. In reality, the need of a nutritious, easily digestible & balanced diet can very well be met with through the use of fruits, milk & its products. Castor oil reinforced by 'JAL BHANGRA' & green phyllanthus Embelica fruits can be very helpful for relieving Baldness & Grey Hair. The main cause of falling hair in milk fed infants can be traced in lack of necessary amount of vitamin B in the mother's milk or that of the cow or buffalo. This causes the hair to thin & fade out. Lack of this vitamin sometimes causes boils on the scalp so it is advisable to give orange juice or tomato squash to children. Grown up children can advantageously take hominy( Daliya) made of sprouted wheat.