Comments on: Why does your hair turn gray? http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/ A weblog on the science and practices of living healthily very long - perhaps hundreds of years. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:19:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: maximo http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-19056 maximo Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:12:12 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-19056 Research by Professor Schallreuter in the UK found that l-methionine blocks h. peroxide in vitro and she also speculated that we get cannot enough l-methionine in our diet. http://hubpages.com/hub/Causes-of-White-Hair-Discovered-by-Scientists Limiting l-methionine may extend life but I don’t see how it could reverse gray hair. Research by Professor Schallreuter in the UK found that l-methionine blocks h. peroxide in vitro and she also speculated that we get cannot enough l-methionine in our diet.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Causes-of-White-Hair-Discovered-by-Scientists

Limiting l-methionine may extend life but I don’t see how it could reverse gray hair.

]]> By: peter http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-16406 peter Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:50:31 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-16406 Vince, Two things - There is some research that suggests low protein diets, or just low in methionine, might promote health and longevity (see June article in New Scientist). Also, Tom, over at the Life Extension forums has posted quite a bit of information suggesting that fish oils in excess might actually be harmful due to the ease with which they are oxidized. http://forum.lef.org/default.aspx?m=66683&f=39&p=1 Vince,

Two things - There is some research that suggests low protein diets, or just low in methionine, might promote health and longevity (see June article in New Scientist). Also, Tom, over at the Life Extension forums has posted quite a bit of information suggesting that fish oils in excess might actually be harmful due to the ease with which they are oxidized. http://forum.lef.org/default.aspx?m=66683&f=39&p=1

]]> By: admin http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-88 admin Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:30:14 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-88 Res: As a matter of fact I know some older Indians who have very black hair. I am already doing the resveratrol and will look into sesame or coconut oil gels. This is a cosmetic issue but something I am willing to try. There are some Indian stores in Waltham near where I live and I will start asking about gels there. Res: As a matter of fact I know some older Indians who have very black hair. I am already doing the resveratrol and will look into sesame or coconut oil gels. This is a cosmetic issue but something I am willing to try. There are some Indian stores in Waltham near where I live and I will start asking about gels there.

]]> By: Res http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-87 Res Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:12:57 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-87 In India, people use Sesame oil or coconut oil (as the gel)for the hair. People there say that this oil keeps tha hair black. So there may be some truth to that. So adding Resveratrol would be doubly beneficient. Is it not? In India, people use Sesame oil or coconut oil (as the gel)for the hair. People there say that this oil keeps tha hair black. So there may be some truth to that. So adding Resveratrol would be doubly beneficient. Is it not?

]]> By: admin http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-86 admin Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:58:14 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-86 Right on about the hydrogen peroxide buildup being due to decline in catalase and the research about resveratrol upregulating catalase. But why do you suggest sesame oil rather than fish oils or oils with strong concentrations of EPA and DHA? Is it significantly better at promoting catalase? On a personal level I take 325mg of trans-resveratrol twice daily and lots of EPA/DHA oils. I am getting a somewhat thicker fuzz of hairs on my scalp, possibly attributable to hair folicle stem cells being stimulated by taking astragaloside IV. But they almost all remain stubornly gray. Right on about the hydrogen peroxide buildup being due to decline in catalase and the research about resveratrol upregulating catalase. But why do you suggest sesame oil rather than fish oils or oils with strong concentrations of EPA and DHA? Is it significantly better at promoting catalase?

On a personal level I take 325mg of trans-resveratrol twice daily and lots of EPA/DHA oils. I am getting a somewhat thicker fuzz of hairs on my scalp, possibly attributable to hair folicle stem cells being stimulated by taking astragaloside IV. But they almost all remain stubornly gray.

]]> By: Res http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-85 Res Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:57:41 +0000 http://anti-agingfirewalls.com/2009/03/22/why-does-your-hair-turn-gray/#comment-85 <p>Hi Vince</p> <p>http://www.huliq.com/1/77952/catalase-enzyme-makes-your-hair-gray</p> <p>http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=catalase+resveratrol</p> <p>resveratrol upregulates catalese. So resveratrol mixed with sesame oil would be good medicine for turning that hair black :-))</p> Hi Vince

http://www.huliq.com/1/77952/catalase-enzyme-makes-your-hair-gray

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=catalase+resveratrol

resveratrol upregulates catalese. So resveratrol mixed with sesame oil would be good medicine for turning that hair black :-))

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