July 22, 2025
Stop Grey Hair with These Natural Secrets
Tired of finding grey hairs in the mirror? What if you could naturally slow down or even reverse the greying process—without chemicals or costly treatments? In this episode of Chasing Eden: Natural Health God's Way, we dive deep into the root causes of premature greying and reveal how to support your body’s natural pigmentation process.
Discover how nutrient deficiencies, oxidative stress, thyroid imbalance, and even emotional stress play a role in greying hair—and what you can do about it.
From powerhouse foods to key supplements, ancient remedies, and lifestyle tweaks, we’ll equip you with natural tools that support melanin production and healthy hair growth the way God designed. Don’t settle for hair dye and damage.
Join us as we explore God’s wisdom for wellness and beauty—from the inside out. This episode is packed with actionable tips to help you nourish your body, renew your hair, and reclaim your confidence—naturally.
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Science. Welcome back to Chasing Eating, the podcast where we
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uncover natural paths to vitality, beauty and healing. I'm your host,
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Carolyn Thompson, and today we're diving into one of the
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most common yet mysterious signs of aging, gray hair. But
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here's the twist. What if gray hair wasn't inevitable? What
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if there are natural ways to support the body and
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restoring your hair's original pigment, From ancient Chinese tonics to
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modern nutritional science. Today we'll explore how food, lifestyle, and
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herbs can play a profound role in reversing gray hair.
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So let's talk a little bit about the science of
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gray hair. Let's start with the science, because as understanding
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what causes gray hair is the first step to reversing it.
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Your hair gets its color from melinocytes, pigment producing cells
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in your hair follicles. Over time or under stress, these
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cells become damaged or stop producing melanin. The result strands
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of gray or white hair. Oxidative stress is one of
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the biggest culprits. It's the same process that causes rust
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on metal and inside your body. It's accelerated by poor diet,
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lack of sleep, pollution, chronic stress, and even certain medications.
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A fascinating study published in Nature found that psychological stress
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can cause melanocytes stem cells to flee the hair follicle.
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Once they're gone, the hair grows in gray or white.
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But get this, in some cases, when the stress is relieved,
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color can return. Isn't that amazing. Catalase is a powerful
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enzyme your body makes to break down hydrogen peroxide, a
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natural byproduct of cell metabolism. Without enough catalase, peroxide builds
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up and quite literally bleaches your hair from the inside out.
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Foods that support catalase production include garlic, onions, broccoli, kale,
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and fermented foods like kimchi and sauerkraut. These foods help
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to detoxify the body and also to support your liver. Now,
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let's talk a little bit about copper. This mineral activates tyrosinase,
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the enzyme responsible for turning tyrosine into melanin. Without copper,
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you simply can't produce pigment at all. Most people today
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are low in copper because they avoid organ meats or
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they eat too much zinc, which competes with copper for absorption.
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Great copper sources include beef, liver, dark chocolate, spirrollina, cashews,
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and yes, black sesame seeds. I've also heard that avocados
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could be a great source of copper as well. So
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there is some traditional healing like black sesame and hishi
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wu in traditional Chinese medicine or TCM for short, gray
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hair isn't just about aging. It's a sign of kidney
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essence depletion, and one of the top remedies to restore
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kidney essence is a product called black sesame paste. This
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isn't just folklore. Black sesame is rich in healthy fats,
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vitamin E, iron, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and again copper. In
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Chinese households, elders often eat black sesame porridge daily, or
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they will blend it into a paste and add it
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to their teas and soups. This is considered a sacred
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food in their culture for longevity and beauty. He shi wu,
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also known as foe tea, is another key herb in
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the TCM toolbox. It's been used for centuries to restore
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hair color and vitality. Scientific studies on its antioxidant properties
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show promise, though it must be prepared operate. Raw heshi
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wu can harm the liver. If you're curious about supplementation,
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here are the most common tools used to support melanin production.
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They have catalase enzyme supplements which are usually paired with
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saw palmetto and other antioxidants. There is also a gopper
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glycinate or a keelated copper, which is advised that you
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would take under supervision or discuss with your nature path
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or your doctor. Another great supplement often taken for granted
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are the B complex vitamins, especially the B twelve, the
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B six, and the FOLL eight. These are vital for
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healthy hair growth. Another supplement you may or may not
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have heard is called OMLA for short or Indian gooseberry.
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This protects the melanocytes and rejuvenates hair follicles. Hishiwu, which
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we mentioned before, is only to be taken in prepared
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forms from trusted sources. And one honorable mention. El Tyrosine
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is an amino acid that's the building block of melanin.
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Some people report darkening of hair after increasing tyrosine intake
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through food or supplements. So let's paint a picture of
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what a melanin friendly plate looks like. For breakfast, you
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might have scrambled pasture raised eggs with spinach and black
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sesame seeds on sour dought toast. Perhaps in the midday
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you might enjoy some broth with a teaspoon of heeshi
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wu and black sesame paste. For dinner, you might consider
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not everybody likes it, but it is really good for you,
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liver patie on gluten free crackers, steamed broccoli and roasted
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sweet potatoes. Now that's a healthy dinner. An evening tonic
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might include the Omla juice with a dash of ginger
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or burenrage tea, which is a type of Asian tea.
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It's a little bit harder to describe or to pronounce,
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but I had to look it up before I started
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this because I wanted to know how do I pronounce this?
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Bahing gruge, b h ri, n g R A j
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T before bet. Notice the focus nutrient density, antioxidants, minerals,
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and gentle d talks. There are some daily rituals for
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healthy hair, so let's talk lifestyle. Your hair is a
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mirror of your nervous system. What you eat matters, but
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so does how you live. Consider scalp massage. This stimulates
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blood flow, oxygenates follicles, and supports natural pigment production. Another
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often overlooked one is sunlight. When it comes to sunlight,
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this could be somewhat of a mixed bag for some people.
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We have been turned off to the sun for so
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many years, been told to use sunscreen, sunblocks, stay out
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of the sun, put on a hat, And now the
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tide is turning back to getting sun because what they're
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finding out is that we need sun. We need it
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to produce vitamin D, we need it to regular hormones
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in the body. And it also has the infrared, the
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natural infrared that oftentimes people will go pay for it.
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They'll go pay to have lights on their scalp that
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help to grow their hair. But in all reality, the
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light is already out there in the sunlight. So if
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you just go out in the sun, you can help
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to grow healthier hair. Your scalp needs vitamin D, and
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this vitamin D regulates your melanin synthesis, so that would
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also contribute to your hair dar darkening up your hair. Again,
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meditation and cold showers, this is really for the sole
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purpose of just reducing oxidative stress and enhancing your mitochondrial health.
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Oftentimes we take for granted the role of stress in
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our hair health, and this is something that you really
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want to consider if you're having issue with thinning hair,
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not just gray or white hair. Another huge one that
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is kind of back on the radar right now when
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all over the internet is sleeping, so deep sleep actually
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helps with your growth hormone. The growth hormone peaks during
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deep sleep and it's essential for cellular repair and that
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includes your hair. Keep in mind, gray hair isn't a flaw,
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but it can be a signal. Let me be clear,
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there's no shame in gray hair. For many, it's a
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beautiful sign of wisdom, but for others, especially those dealing
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with premature grain in their twenties and thirties, it can
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be a red flag. It's a signal that the body
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needs deeper nourishment, less inflammation, and more vitality. The question
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is not vanity, it's vitality. When you restore balance from
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the inside out, your hair response it reflects the life
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within you. Thank you for joining me on this journey
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through science, tradition, and transformation. If this episode inspired you,
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please share it with a friend or leave me a review.
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Until next time, keep chasing Eden
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