Grey hair in beards due to poor diet

huge-girth

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I made a mistake in 2020 by staying on a heavy protein diet. It affected my beards by turning a few grey. Please does anyone know foods or better still, supplements that I can use to reverse the hair to black.

It wasn't caused by genetics. It was caused by a high protein diet. Please I will cherish all comments.

I read on Google that I should apply coconut oil to the beards at night before going to bed.
 
@hugh-girth - I didn't know about this, I eat protein like a wolf. I search on google but can only find things you can do to prevent grey hair from coming.

Deficiency in vitamin B-9 has been associated with early graying.

Vitamin D deficiency can cause your hair to prematurely grey. If you need to supplement, then use vitamin D3 (at least 5000 IE/125µg) per day. The daily recommended dosage is to low. I take 250µg per day. But I have not so much sun where I live. The reason for D3 and not D2 is that D3, is more bioavailable for the body.

Deficiencies in biotin can change hair color and contribute to premature graying.
Iron deficiency can also make your hair gray.

I think stress also can prematurely gray our hair.

If you do not take a good quality multivitamin/mimeral (needs to be high quality) every day, I think you should do that. But keep in mind I'm not a doctor. But as far as I know it's really hard to balance our diet, so we get all the vitamins and nutrients in perfect quantity, without supplements.

I don't think you can go back and make your hair color un-gray.
But I'm not sure. I shall do some more research on this and get back to you.
 
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@hugh-girth - I didn't know about this, I eat protein like a wolf. I search on google but can only find things you can do to prevent grey hair from coming.

Deficiency in vitamin B-9 has been associated with early graying.

Vitamin D deficiency can cause your hair to prematurely grey. If you need to supplement, then use vitamin D3 (at least 5000 IE/125µg) per day. The daily recommended dosage is to low. I take 250µg per day. But I have not so much sun where I live. The reason for D3 and not D2 is that D3, is more bioavailable for the body.

Deficiencies in biotin can change hair color and contribute to premature graying.
Iron deficiency can also make your hair gray.

I think stress also can prematurely gray our hair.

If you do not take a good quality multivitamin/mimeral (needs to be high quality) every day, I think you should do that. But keep in mind I'm not a doctor. But as far as I know it's really hard to balance our diet, so we get all the vitamins and nutrients in perfect quantity, without supplements.

I don't think you can go back and make your hair color un-gray.
But I'm not sure. I shall do some more research on this and get back to you.

Thanks for the contribution brother. I also found same info on Google and also, I found that if it is not genetic, you can reverse it. I will get the needed supplements and see what changes can occur after a 6 months to 12 months period.
 
No problem brother. How do you reverse it?

By getting some of the supplements you mentioned and also applying coconut oil to the area of the beards right before going to bed.

I was eating only protein for over 8 months and that's what caused the grey hairs. I believe if I follow the info I found on Google, I should be able to reverse it.
 
That sounds good.
I didn't really know about this. Thanks for letting me know. Myself I have eating over 200 g protein/day for years, due to my training. Maybe that's why I'm so much gray hair 😂.

I'm "only" 32 years old. Going to be 33 years old this year, time fly past fast.
 
That sounds good.
I didn't really know about this. Thanks for letting me know. Myself I have eating over 200 g protein/day for years, due to my training. Maybe that's why I'm so much gray hair 😂.

I'm "only" 32 years old. Going to be 33 years old this year, time fly past fast.

Believe me brother, the high protein diet is the major culprit of the grey hair. Mine is not too excessive. But I really want to reverse it if I can. We will see what happens.
 
Buy my question is will anything reverse white hair back to black?
 
@DLD it may be possible if it's not due to genetics, and only due to nutritional deficiency.
You may be able to slow down the process of graying hair, or reverse it.

To late for me!
 
What do you think about eating 3 boiled eggs and a plate of beans together daily? Is it a good combination?
Do eat that only one meal per day?, I'm asking since I seems to remember that you have mentioned that you only eat one meal per day? But if you take supplements, like a good quality MV (multivitamin) you should be good.
I think it's good! Beans and eggs are health for you.
 
Do eat that only one meal per day?, I'm asking since I seems to remember that you have mentioned that you only eat one meal per day? But if you take supplements, like a good quality MV (multivitamin) you should be good.
I think it's good! Beans and eggs are health for you.

Yes I eat once in a day, but I might need to add some supplements if they are healthy and good to take daily.

I want to eating beans and eggs together daily and also, take some supplements. Do you take supplements daily? If yes, which and what are they for?
 
Yes I eat once in a day, but I might need to add some supplements if they are healthy and good to take daily.

I want to eating beans and eggs together daily and also, take some supplements. Do you take supplements daily? If yes, which and what are they for?
Okey good.
Indeed I take supplements daily.
I need to go through them, and also write down the daily intake values, and why I take them.
 
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If I can remember correct, getting gray hair and beard tells about starting immune deficiency. I had really traumatic relationship and from that I had terrible stress and anxiety. Experience gave me gray beard. I read, that if you make whole turn in life, get your nutrition in order, exercice and stay away from bad stress, the situation is reversible and you get immune system working again. Gray hair gets its normal color back. I will see if this is True, as I am turning my life over to better. I hope I get my beard normal color back for atleast next ten years. Although gray beard is not so bad.
 
Just hate how I have gone completely white, pubic hair too. I can dye it but would give anything to be black again
 
Yes I eat once in a day, but I might need to add some supplements if they are healthy and good to take daily.

I want to eating beans and eggs together daily and also, take some supplements. Do you take supplements daily? If yes, which and what are they for?

The supplements I take, I don't really know what exactly everyone of them does, but I know that the combination of what I'm taking is good for my body. Last time they took my blood, the physician/the doctor was surprised how good all my bio-markers was. But when saying that, I can't validate if you personally should take all of these supplements. But I feel good in taking some supplements. I have a list down below it looks a lot. But remember, the entire list is only 2 bottles of supplements. One bottle with a multivitamin and another with the supplement, KSM® 66 (Ashwagandha) and I also take, Omega-3 Fatty Acids. I will try to describe everything as well as I can. But even I have not the grasp of everything in that list. So a total of 3 bottles of pills. I don't think that is to much.

Some definition related to the list of supplements:
Definition of: International Unit (IU).
Listen to pronunciation
A unit used to measure the activity of many vitamins, hormones, enzymes, and drugs. An International Unit is the amount of a substance that has a certain biological effect. For each substance there is an international agreement on the biological effect that is expected for 1 International Unit. Also called IU.

RDI => Recommended daily intake.
mg => milligram
μg => microgram

In my multivitamin this is the ingredients:
The links in this table are to the specific pages on, Examine.com.
CORE VITAMINS MAN, 120 caps (A brand on a Multivitamin).
Nutritional value:
Vitamin:Per serving, 2 capsulesRDI:Notes:
Beta carotene (naturally fermented)5 mgnot establishedYou should not take Beta carotene if you are smoking.
Provitamin A:8200 IU
• Of which: Vitamin A2500 μg313%
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)20 μg400%Important to supplement with Vitamin D3 and not Vitamin D2. -> From the sun as well.
Vitamin E (D-alpha-tocopheryl succinate)12 mg100%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, citrus bioflavonoids)160 mg200%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)75 μg100%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)1.7 mg155%
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)2.1 mg150%
Vitamin B3 (niacin)24 mg150%
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid from: calcium d-pantothenate)9 mg150%
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hcl)4.2 mg300%
Vitamin B9 (folic acid from: pteroylmonoglutamic acid)300 μg150%
Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin)7.6 μg304%
Vitamin B7 (D-Biotin)75 μg150%
PABA (p-aminobenzoic acid) / Vitamin B1025 mg
Choline bitartrate50 mg
Alpha lipoic acid25 mg
Minerals:Per serving, 2 capsulesRDI
Magnesium (-citrate)400 mgGood for your nervous system and you can feel relaxation when you take it. Some people take a higher dosage before they are going to sleep to help them relax. If you get cramps, this can be a sign of a deficiency of magnesium.
• elemental magnesium64 mg17%
Zinc (-gluconate)20 mg200%
Copper (-gluconate)0.15 mg15%
Iodine (potassium iodide)200 µg133%
Chromium (-picolinate)50 µg125%
Manganese (-gluconate)2 mg100%
Molybdenum (sodium molybdate)50 µg100%
Selenium (sodium selenate)150 µg273%
Herbal, vegetable and fruit extracts:Per serving, 2 capsulesRDI
Grape seed extract 95% OPC100 mg
Pumpkin seed extract 10:1100 mg
Citrus bioflavonoids 35% flavonoids50 mg
Pomegranate extract 10:150 mg
Blueberry extract 10:150 mg
Broccoli extract50 mg
Green tea extract (60% polyphenols)50 mg
Tomato extract 6:150 mg
• of which lycopene15 mg
Separate bottle:
KSM® 66 (Ashwagandha)600 mg (I take 4 capsules per day = 1200 mg)I become more calm and relaxed, and I sleep better.
(I can add some more information to this list at a later time).

The list above doesn't say that much. But I do my best to complement the list with comments to make it more clearer.
Our body is so complicated, and if you are not a biologist or chemist it's really hard to know what is doing what.
But Examine.com is a site where you can read about all the compounds in the list above.
Examine has no ads or industry ties. I would think that the information also are written in a way that ordinary people will understand the information. They use the latest evidence to find what works and what doesn’t.

I'm also going to include: examine_study_database_20210627.pdf on my Google Drive storage;
examine_study_database_20210627.pdf

It's a file from Examine.com that I procured a long time ago (you can't get it now), since they change the system.
I have more access to more stuff on their website, but I can't share that. But I think that file will be helpful for you.

In that file you can search on every compound in the list above and get a grasp of why they are in my multivitamin.
Sometimes I take L-Theanine before going to bed. I then sleep much better.

Then I also take, Omega-3 which is super important for your entire body:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, is most often used for Cardiovascular Health and Brain Health. I know it's also good for the skin. I had a co-worker that got better skin since she started to take Omega-3 daily. She thanked me for that. She didn't take any other supplements before. Just with adding Omega-3 fatty acids her skin became much better.

The effects of Omega-3 comes over time. The reason it's so important, is due to the balance of fats in our body. If we have the wrong balance of fats in our body, our cells will not function optimal. It has do with the transportation of nutrients and waste products, in and out of the cells (through the cell membrane in every cell). The cell membrane is semi-permeable, and with the wrong fats in our body it becomes harder for the body to transport nutrients and waste products, in and out of the cells (this is a simple explanation, I do not know everything).
What I do know, is that it's good for the entire body.

Note: Look at the bottle for the intake, but there is often no problem to take a little bit more then necessary.

Much information. It may be more of what you asked for. But I hope it will help you.
 
The supplements I take, I don't really know what exactly everyone of them does, but I know that the combination of what I'm taking is good for my body. Last time they took my blood, the physician/the doctor was surprised how good all my bio-markers was. But when saying that, I can't validate if you personally should take all of these supplements. But I feel good in taking some supplements. I have a list down below it looks a lot. But remember, the entire list is only 2 bottles of supplements. One bottle with a multivitamin and another with the supplement, KSM® 66 (Ashwagandha) and I also take, Omega-3 Fatty Acids. I will try to describe everything as well as I can. But even I have not the grasp of everything in that list. So a total of 3 bottles of pills. I don't think that is to much.

Some definition related to the list of supplements:
Definition of: International Unit (IU).
Listen to pronunciation
A unit used to measure the activity of many vitamins, hormones, enzymes, and drugs. An International Unit is the amount of a substance that has a certain biological effect. For each substance there is an international agreement on the biological effect that is expected for 1 International Unit. Also called IU.

RDI => Recommended daily intake.
mg => milligram
μg => microgram

In my multivitamin this is the ingredients:
The links in this table are to the specific pages on, Examine.com.
CORE VITAMINS MAN, 120 caps (A brand on a Multivitamin).
Nutritional value:
Vitamin:Per serving, 2 capsulesRDI:Notes:
Beta carotene (naturally fermented)5 mgnot establishedYou should not take Beta carotene if you are smoking.
Provitamin A:8200 IU
• Of which: Vitamin A2500 μg313%
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)20 μg400%Important to supplement with Vitamin D3 and not Vitamin D2. -> From the sun as well.
Vitamin E (D-alpha-tocopheryl succinate)12 mg100%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, citrus bioflavonoids)160 mg200%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)75 μg100%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)1.7 mg155%
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)2.1 mg150%
Vitamin B3 (niacin)24 mg150%
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid from: calcium d-pantothenate)9 mg150%
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hcl)4.2 mg300%
Vitamin B9 (folic acid from: pteroylmonoglutamic acid)300 μg150%
Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin)7.6 μg304%
Vitamin B7 (D-Biotin)75 μg150%
PABA (p-aminobenzoic acid) / Vitamin B1025 mg
Choline bitartrate50 mg
Alpha lipoic acid25 mg
Minerals:Per serving, 2 capsulesRDI
Magnesium (-citrate)400 mgGood for your nervous system and you can feel relaxation when you take it. Some people take a higher dosage before they are going to sleep to help them relax. If you get cramps, this can be a sign of a deficiency of magnesium.
• elemental magnesium64 mg17%
Zinc (-gluconate)20 mg200%
Copper (-gluconate)0.15 mg15%
Iodine (potassium iodide)200 µg133%
Chromium (-picolinate)50 µg125%
Manganese (-gluconate)2 mg100%
Molybdenum (sodium molybdate)50 µg100%
Selenium (sodium selenate)150 µg273%
Herbal, vegetable and fruit extracts:Per serving, 2 capsulesRDI
Grape seed extract 95% OPC100 mg
Pumpkin seed extract 10:1100 mg
Citrus bioflavonoids 35% flavonoids50 mg
Pomegranate extract 10:150 mg
Blueberry extract 10:150 mg
Broccoli extract50 mg
Green tea extract (60% polyphenols)50 mg
Tomato extract 6:150 mg
• of which lycopene15 mg
Separate bottle:
KSM® 66 (Ashwagandha)600 mg (I take 4 capsules per day = 1200 mg)I become more calm and relaxed, and I sleep better.
(I can add some more information to this list at a later time).

The list above doesn't say that much. But I do my best to complement the list with comments to make it more clearer.
Our body is so complicated, and if you are not a biologist or chemist it's really hard to know what is doing what.
But Examine.com is a site where you can read about all the compounds in the list above.
Examine has no ads or industry ties. I would think that the information also are written in a way that ordinary people will understand the information. They use the latest evidence to find what works and what doesn’t.

I'm also going to include: examine_study_database_20210627.pdf on my Google Drive storage;
examine_study_database_20210627.pdf

It's a file from Examine.com that I procured a long time ago (you can't get it now), since they change the system.
I have more access to more stuff on their website, but I can't share that. But I think that file will be helpful for you.

In that file you can search on every compound in the list above and get a grasp of why they are in my multivitamin.
Sometimes I take L-Theanine before going to bed. I then sleep much better.

Then I also take, Omega-3 which is super important for your entire body:
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, is most often used for Cardiovascular Health and Brain Health. I know it's also good for the skin. I had a co-worker that got better skin since she started to take Omega-3 daily. She thanked me for that. She didn't take any other supplements before. Just with adding Omega-3 fatty acids her skin became much better.

The effects of Omega-3 comes over time. The reason it's so important, is due to the balance of fats in our body. If we have the wrong balance of fats in our body, our cells will not function optimal. It has do with the transportation of nutrients and waste products, in and out of the cells (through the cell membrane in every cell). The cell membrane is semi-permeable, and with the wrong fats in our body it becomes harder for the body to transport nutrients and waste products, in and out of the cells (this is a simple explanation, I do not know everything).
What I do know, is that it's good for the entire body.

Note: Look at the bottle for the intake, but there is often no problem to take a little bit more then necessary.

Much information. It may be more of what you asked for. But I hope it will help you.

This is very insightful. I will take my time to go through it.
 
@hugh-girth just ask if you are wondering about anything related to my post (#32).
I don't know everything, but I have studied this a lot on my spare time over the years. The best way to learn is to have a discussion about it. 🙂
 
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Yes I eat once in a day, but I might need to add some supplements if they are healthy and good to take daily.

I want to eating beans and eggs together daily and also, take some supplements. Do you take supplements daily? If yes, which and what are they for?
@hugh-girth, I know this thered is kinda empty out. But I want just to say that I now are eating once a day, it works really well for me.
I'm looking forward to my evening meal now. Still got my gray hair. The positive aspect of this is, that I have more time for doing PE.
 
@hugh-girth, I know this thered is kinda empty out. But I want just to say that I now are eating once a day, it works really well for me.
I'm looking forward to my evening meal now. Still got my gray hair. The positive aspect of this is, that I have more time for doing PE.

I fell off the diet but the good news is that, I'm very consistent with PE. I can drop all the weight within 30 days if I want to.
 
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of Grey hair
 
Can anyone tell me how to get rid of Grey hair
The only thing I could find was that they did research on mouses, and they where successful. But not available for humans jet as far as I know. The name of the drug was RT1640 🤔
...
I don't know, I may have found something.
Don't know if it's legit, but it looks like it.
They are claiming it's possible I don't know?
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RiverTown RT1640 Hair Loss Cure | HairSite.com
 
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