The Cherokee (/ËtÊÉrÉkiË/; Cherokee: á áá´á«á¯, translit. Ani-Yunwiya or Cherokee: á£á³á©, translit. Tsalagi) are a Native American people, originally indigenous to the Southeastern United States, including Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
Both gray and white hair are the result of your hair losing its pigment. When there is a significant reduction in the pigment, the hair turns gray. When there is absolutely no pigment present, it turns white. But, the exact causes of gray and white hair are still inconclusive.
Two kinds of melanin determine hair color: eumelanin produces black to brown hair and pheomelanin produces yellow to red hair. Causes of premature graying include stress, illness, excessive drinking of tea, coffee and alcohol and eating too much fried, oily, spicy, sour and acidic foods. older woman with gray hair.