Q:

I’m a 15 year- old student but I have already gray hairs. This phenomenon started when I become a teenager. I have tried pulling the gray hairs out, but they keep coming back. Is there a cure for my condition? I don’t want my classmates to find out about it.

Rx:

Unfortunately the cure for graying hair hasn’t yet been discovered. The graying of hair is part of aging process. The hair loses its natural pigments and turns to gray.

In your cases, as in others’, the development is premature.

From your description, your gray hair isn’t too noticeable yet. There are those who have more gray hair than black hair (“salt and pepper”). Al l we know about this condition is that it usually runs in the family. However, there are factors that aggravate the premature graying of hair. Stress—mental and emotional—is primary in the list.

Some say that the graying of hair is due to lack of some minerals or trace elements in our body like zinc and manganese. However, there has yet been no proven direct evidence to support this claim.

What you can do to avoid to must stress, get plenty of rest and sleep. If you are not able to eat well, take supplementary vitamins specially those that include the trace elements that I have mentioned. Some people hide it with hair dyes, but I will not recommend it in your case.