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.
The hair follicle contains oil-secreting glands, which make the hair shiny. Stress and illness and lack of proper nutrients diminish secretion of oil and pigments causing graying of hair. The hair is considered as a tissue which uses the same nutrients of bone, nails and which is formed as bi-product of bone tissue.