We know that hair grays with age. However, certain strong emotions or difficult life situation may precipitate the graying, even among teenagers. The hair color can be affected by genetics when there is an overload of melanin and hydrogen peroxide in the body. Deficiencies in minerals and vitamins, as well as excess stress can also cause hair to turn gray prematurely. Graying of the hair is not a medical condition as such, but when it happens suddenly over several weeks, it may reflect imbalances in the body that homeopathic remedies are able to address.
Homeopathy offers a safe and gentle treatment modality when the body goes through stress that can prompt premature aging.
Ambra Grisea is a sea remedy, derived from whale secretions. The people who need Ambra Grisea are highly emotional and may suffer from inhibition. They have limited ability to communicate, which is aggravate by the presence of strangers. They are keenly conscientious of what people will think about them to the point that they may feel embarrassed about their own body excretions. They can even have disgust to their own body’s scent. The hair of Ambra Grisea people may gray prematurely and fall out.
Lycopodium Clavatum is a remedy for people who feel inadequate and seek to hide their perceived shortcomings. The hair of Lycopodium people may turn gray or fall out prematurely and the general features may denote an early aging with emaciation and wrinkled face. The striking feature is a ravenous hunger, heightened while eating or with an already full stomach.
Phosphoricum Acidum is usually needed in cases where ailments from grief weigh on the body after affecting the mind. The person tends to suffer in silence and wants to be lefts alone. Hair can thin out and fall prematurely from the head and the beard after grief and sorrow that reach unusual degrees to a point of depression. Physical exhaustion and indifference are marking ailments after the first stages of grief and bereavement set in. The outlook is that of someone worn and hopeless.
