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What are different home remedies for Gray Hair?

What is meant by Gray Hair?

• Hair gets its color from cells within the hair follicles that are known as melanocytes.
• These cells produce a pigment which is imparted into the hair.
• The color of this pigment is determined by the genetic makeup of the individual.
• The cells slow their production of pigment.
• This is a natural function of aging.
• As individual ages, the hair color tends to turn lighter.
• The term gray hair is used to describe the hair which is partly its original color and partly white.

Causes of Gray Hair

• Vitamin deficiencies: vitamin B12
• Eggs, meat and milk has this vitamin
• Thyroid gland problems
• Early menopause
• Vitiligo

Home Remedies for Treating Grey Hair

1. Indian gooseberry or gooseberry
• This is one of the most effective treatments for curing gray hair.
• Either massage your scalp with gooseberry or drink juice extracted from Indian gooseberry.
• This great Indian herb has proved to reverse the effects of graying of hair.

2. Coconut oil and lemon
Combination of coconut oil and lemon massage is helpful for preventing gray hair.

3. Ritha
• Soak 10 rithas and 3 acacia concinna pods overnight.
• Next morning add some amount of water to the soaked mixture.
• Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Cool and strain.
• Use the strained mixture as your shampoo.
• Soak about 12 dried indian gooseberry or gooseberry and use the strained mixture as a hair conditioner.
• This blend of rithas, shikaki and indian gooseberry is a magical remedy.
• This remedy will give you smooth and shiny hair.
• It will inhibit the process of premature graying of hair.

4. Lemon and castor and henna
• Prepare a mixture of lemon juice, castor oil and henna.
• Apply the mixture on your scalp.
• Allow it to dry.
• Wash your hair with a good shampoo and conditioner after one hour.
• This will stop premature graying of hair.

5. Black tea
• Add salt to strong black tea.
• Strain the mixture after it gets cooled.
• Massage the roots of your hair with this strained mixture.
• Wash your hair after half an hour.

6. Butter
Butter prepared from cow’s milk is beneficial in treating of premature white hair.

7. Ribbed gourd
Ribbed gourd can also be used in same way as Gooseberries.

Diet for gray hair

1. Diet must include foods that are rich in minerals like:
• Iron
• Sodium
• Copper
• Vitamin B

2. Consuming fresh fruits and vegetables is also beneficial.
3. Fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidants and they help in fighting the free radicals which cause premature graying.
4. Avoid coffee and tea consumption as it curbs the effect of the nutrients.

5. Sesame seeds
• Eat Sesame seeds daily.
• Applying its oil regularly will help gray hair to turn black.

6. Guava leaves
• Apply Guava (Amrud) leaves grinded.
• Apply them regularly on the hair before taking bath.
• This will help gray hair to turn black slowly.

7. Cow Ghee
Massaging scalp regularly with Cow ghee helps to overcome gray hair problem.

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How is Wilson’s disease treated?

Wilson’s disease is also known medically as hepatolenticular degeneration which is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. In this disorder copper accumulates in tissues.

Overview
- This manifests as neurological or psychiatric symptoms and liver disease.
- It is treated with medication that reduces copper absorption
- Medication that removes the excess copper from the body also can be used.
- Occasionally a liver transplant is required for this disorder.
- The condition is due to mutations in the Wilson disease protein (ATP7B) gene.
- A single abnormal copy of the gene is present in 1 in 100 people.
- If a child inherits the gene from both parents, the child may develop Wilson’s disease.
- Symptoms usually appear between the ages of 6 and 20 years.
- Wilson’s disease occurs in 1 to 4 per 100,000 people.
- Wilson’s disease is named after Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878–1937) who was the British neurologist who first described this condition in 1912.
- This condition is most common in eastern Europeans, Sicilians, and southern Italians.
- A small amount of copper obtained from food is needed to stay healthy, but excess copper is poisonous.
- High copper levels can cause life-threatening organ damage.

In Wilson disease, copper builds up in:
- the liver
- brain
- kidneys
- eyes
- other organs

Treatment of Wilson Disease
- The goal of treatment is to reduce the amount of copper in the tissues.
- This is done by a procedure called chelation.
- This process is where certain medications can bind to copper and help remove it through the kidneys or gut.
- Treatment must be done for lifelong.

The following medications may be used:
- Penicillamine (Cuprimine, Depen) binds to copper and leads to increased release of copper in the urine.
- Trientine (Syprine) binds (chelates) the copper and increases its release through the urine.
- Zinc acetate (Galzin) blocks copper from being absorbed in the intestinal tract.
Vitamin E supplements may also be used.

Risks
- Medications that chelate copper (especially penicillamine) can affect the function of the brain and nervous system (neurological function).
- Other medications under investigation may bind copper without affecting neurological function.
- Lifelong treatment is needed to control Wilson’s disease.
- The disorder may cause fatal effects.
- Loss of liver function and toxic effects of copper on the nervous system are some of the side effects.
- In cases where the disorder is not fatal, symptoms may be disabling.

Dietary Recommendations
A low-copper diet may also be recommended.
Foods to avoid include:
- Chocolate
- Dried fruit
- Liver
- Mushrooms
- Nuts
- Shellfish

Other things to care about:
- You may want to drink distilled water.
- Most tap water flows through copper pipes.
- Avoid using copper cooking utensils.
- Symptoms may be treated with exercise or physical therapy.
- People who are confused or unable to care for themselves may need special protective measures.
- A liver transplant may be considered in cases.
- This is done where the liver is severely damaged by the disease.

Possible Complications:
- Anemia (hemolytic anemia is rare)
- Central nervous system complications
- Cirrhosis
- Death of liver tissues
- Fatty liver
- Hepatitis
- Increased number of bone fractures
- Increased number of infections
- Injury caused by falls
- Jaundice
- Joint contractures or other deformity
- Loss of ability to care for self
- Loss of ability to function at work and home
- Loss of ability to interact with other people
- Loss of muscle mass (muscle atrophy)
- Psychological complications
- Side effects of penicillamine and other medications used to treat the disorder.
- Spleen problems