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Podcast: Why We Do What We Do
Episode: Mini: Can Stress Turn Your Hair Gray?
Description: The idea that stress turns our hair gray has been the punchline of many jokes. Do those of us with anxiety gray sooner? We do a quick dive into the science of graying hair and to what extent stress may be related to the accelerated pace of graying. Join us on Patreon!patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcastLinks and References: https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2020/04/how-stress-causes-gray-hair#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20shows%20that,pigment%2Dproducing%20cells%20called%20melanocytes.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/12/19/gray-hair-causes-stress-genetics/Zhang B, Ma S, Rachmin I, He M, Baral P, Ch...