| As you age expect increasing amounts of fat tissue | | | | best done about every 6 weeks. In fact, hair color |
| toward the center of the body. Fat will increase and | | | | products can actually improve the texture of the hair |
| lean body mass will decrease. The liver, kidney and | | | | and provide more body, even more shine. An |
| other organs may lose some of their cells. Bones lose | | | | important note here might be: Choose a |
| some of their minerals and become less dense. Water | | | | knowledgeable and skilled hair stylist or specialist for |
| in your body is decreased by tissue loss. You may | | | | your hair coloring. I live in a very small town, and I could |
| even become shorter. This loss of height is related to | | | | not be more pleased with the expertise of the hair |
| aging changes in the bones, muscles and joints. Height | | | | stylist who colors my hair. Good hairdressers and hair |
| loss is greater after 70 years old. All total you may | | | | products do not belong only to the rich and famous! |
| lose 1 to 3 inches in height as you age. Ways to | | | | Graying is a lot genetically determined. Caucasians |
| reduce height loss: - Physical activity - Proper diet - | | | | gray sooner. Asians are late to get gray hair. Nutritional |
| Treating osteoporosis The change in total body water | | | | supplements, vitamins and other products will not stop |
| may make older people more likely to get dehydrated. | | | | or decrease the rate of graying. However, I have two |
| Loss of muscle mass in the legs and changes in body | | | | sisters who both started graying much sooner than I |
| shape can affect balance which contributes to falls. | | | | did. Of the three of us, I am the most health conscious! |
| Most age-related changes cannot be prevented. Steps | | | | I believe healthy lifestyle also plays a part in when our |
| you can take to help slow or reduce these changes | | | | hair starts to gray. Almost everyone will experience |
| include: - Exercise - Avoid smoking - Eat healthy - | | | | some hair loss as the result of aging. The quantity of |
| Excessive alcohol use and illicit drug use can | | | | hair you have on your body and head is determined by |
| accelerate age-related changes Your lifestyle will play | | | | your genes. Even if you had thick, coarse hair as a |
| the largest role in how fast these age-related changes | | | | young adult, it will eventually become thinner, fine and |
| take place. Do not accept the picture of a hunched | | | | light-colored. Men may begin to show signs of baldness |
| over, frail man or woman with a big belly, skinny arms | | | | at age 30. By age 60, about two-thirds of men have |
| and legs as something that happens to everyone in old | | | | significant baldness. With new technology and products |
| age. You don't have to look like that. Probably the | | | | even "baldness" is correctable to a degree for some |
| most obvious sign of aging is hair color change. As you | | | | individuals. Source: National Institute of Health Disclaimer: |
| age the hair follicles produce less pigment (melanin), | | | | These statements have not been evaluated by the |
| which causes the graying process. Gray hair often | | | | Food and Drug Administration. The information in this |
| starts to appear in the 30s, although this varies. You | | | | article is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or |
| may start to notice graying at the temples. The hair | | | | prevent any disease. All health concerns should be |
| becomes progressively lighter and most usually | | | | addressed by a qualified health care professional. This |
| eventually turns white. Hair coloring is probably the | | | | article is FREE to publish with the resource box. |
| easier and painless way to conceal a person's true | | | | © 2007 Connie Limon All Rights Reserved |
| age. The quality of hair coloring has improved so much | | | | Connie Limon. Visit for an extensive list of articles all |
| over the years that most people would never guess it | | | | about the anti-aging. |
| was not your own natural color. Hair coloring is usually | | | | |