Headstands = Hair Growth, prevention of gray hair??

**AlexiaBlue** · June 29th, 2011, 11:58 AM

Hello all --

I recently started practicing yoga and came across an article saying that yoga inversions (head-stands) can encourage hair growth and can also prevent hair from graying. Are there any yogi's out there who have any experience with this and who have noticed a difference in their hair from regular inversions?

Just curious

**knoxkatie** · June 29th, 2011, 12:27 PM

I have never heard this but I hope it's true. Maybe it will encourage me to spend a little more time on inversions

**AlexiaBlue** · June 29th, 2011, 12:36 PM

I hope it's true !! Apparently, there are a TON of good things that come from standing on your head! Who knew?

**AlexiaBlue** · June 29th, 2011, 01:06 PM

FYI -- This is the article that I was referring to... Good stuff!

http://www.naturalnews.com/023880_he...ood_brain.html

**bte** · June 29th, 2011, 02:28 PM

I think the theory is that being upside down brings more blood to your head and thus promotes hair growth, hair health and thus promotes faster growth and delays greying. Unless you have a problem with blood supply tothe head, it probably doesn't make a lot of difference, but if you do have a blood supply problem, it might be literally a life saver.

**CurlAhead** · June 29th, 2011, 01:24 PM

I thought it was dangerous standing on your head!! :O

**selderon** · June 29th, 2011, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by CurlAhead

I thought it was dangerous standing on your head!! :O

When done properly, not so much. Unless you have a medical condition that weakens the neck. Done improperly, it could be quite risky.

Fortunately, there are a variety of other inversions. Also, the human circulatory system is designed to pump blood to regions above the heart as well as below it. Circulation can be increased by raising the heart rate.

**HoneyJubilee** · June 29th, 2011, 01:48 PM

I also read something about this, but I don't remember where I read it. It said something about not enough blood/oxygen reaching the head and too much being in the legs when sitting/standing, and that it evens out some while sleeping/reclining. It suggested that even lying down for a while with your feet propped up can help. I'm not sure how much truth there is to it, but the lying down with feet up might work out better for those who can't or don't want to do headstands.

If I can find the link again I'll post it.

**gthlvrmx** · June 29th, 2011, 01:31 PM

So the massaging really does help! Any blood circulation can be good like that

I have heard of this massaging technique where you just let your head hang upside down and massage, it gets the blood flowing better and i do believe it works...i mean, logically, there will be more blood right?