I started at 21 after my deployment and was full gray by 30 lol.
Runs in my family too. They now think premature gray is linked to genetic defects. Have your MTHFR gene test done if you have a history of disease in your family. The MTHFR gene is linked to Alzheimers, Parkinsons and MS among other chronic illnesses. If you have the MTHFR gene defect (there are several combinations), then you can avoid issues as you age via supplementation.
Yeah my moms side is all gray early same with my siblings.
The only thing I had on the list was Alopecia Areata but I didn’t get a bald spot, it went gray at 21 and a doctor diagnosed me while I was there for something else and said some people get it and lose their hair others get a round circle of gray hair instead.
FYI, the MTHFR gene defect was discovered in the early 2000s. It's only recently that people have started to understand the implications of this defect.
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