Last week in a TV appearance, our President was showing a little gray over the ears. Immediately the pundits starting talking about how the stress of the White House position was already taking its toll on our young President.
There's no question about it - Barack Obama's job is stressful. Probably no one would debate the fact that it's the MOST stressful job in the USA.
But is he graying because of the job?Or is he graying because one of his enzyme anti-oxidants is depleted?
The cells in our bodies make several powerful antioxidants. When those are strong and working together our immune systems easily ward off diseases, we feel better, and get better sleep.
Glutathione,the body's foremost antioxidant is the quarterback. The backfield is then made up of the other three -Catalase, CoQ-10andSuper Oxide Dismutase (SOD.)These 4 anti-oxidants have been likened to the backfield of a great football team.
Now a team of European researchers are theorizing that the depletion in our Catalase enzyme could be a cause of graying hair. As you know, antioxidants are used by the body to remove dangerous toxins in the body, and maintain our body's chemical balance. One of the tasks of Catalase is to break down hydrogen peroxide in the body. When Catalase levels are low, hydrogen peroxide levels are high.
These scientists realized that gray hair is simply the absence of pigment. They knew that every hair cell makes a little hydrogen peroxide, but over time it builds up in the hair follicles. They discovered that this buildup ended in blocking the normal synthesis of the natural pigment in the hair, called melanin.
So our hair bleaches itself from the inside out as the hydrogen peroxide builds up and blocks our black, brown, red, or auburn pigments.
"Therefore, President Obama, it may not be the stress of the job that is graying your temples. Rather it's a low Catalase level!"
Can you imagine?Raise your Catalase level and your hair could stay naturally colored throughout your whole life.Throw away those artificial dyes. Just get your Catalase!
