The Shocking White Hair
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English - May 23, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MB - ★★★★ - 894 ratingsScience news comedy politics interview business entrepreneurship culture entrepreneur leadership health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Why does human hair go grey and is it ever possible for it to go white overnight from shock? Hannah and Adam explore why hair goes grey, how much stressful life events and a lack of sleep can speed up the process. They hear from the pilot whose hair turned white after a flight where all 4 of his engines failed after flying through a volcanic ash cloud - was the shock responsible? They also uncover new research which has shown it's possible for greying hair to return to its natural colour and ask if this finding could be exploited to uncover a cosmetic way to reverse hair greying?