What does it mean for men to grow eyebrows after 50? The doctor said the reason, and he knew it
Many elderly people like to associate the length of their eyebrows with their longevity. "A long eyebrow is worth more than ten thousand grains." They believe that long eyebrows mean longevity, but is the claim of "longevity eyebrows" reliable?
- Are eyebrows really related to longevity?
Are eyebrows really about a person's lifespan? Peng Yuqing, director of the Pre-treatment Center and Sub-health Department of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Oriental Hospital, said: "The eyebrows can indirectly reflect the lifespan of the elderly."
Director Peng Yuqing explained: eyebrows are actually one of the characteristics of a person's physical health. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that eyebrows belong to the human body's "kidney essence". Generally, thick eyebrows represent sufficient kidney essence; on the contrary, if the eyebrows and hair are sparse and fall off, it means that the kidney essence is insufficient. Therefore, if an elderly person has long and dense eyebrows, then he has more kidney essence and more qi and blood than an elderly person whose eyebrows fall off.
In addition, Director Peng Yuqing pointed out that the length of eyebrows of young people has nothing to do with lifespan, but is mainly related to factors such as genetics, nutrition and hormones.
Second, the eyebrows grow longer, what does it mean?
Many young people have shorter eyebrows, but the elderly have longer eyebrows. This is because young people have a strong metabolism and the growth cycle of the eyebrows is relatively short. Usually, they will be "renewed" every 3 to 4 months. The eyebrows are in the stage of continuous renewal, so they cannot grow too long, usually about 0.4 to 1cm in length. The metabolism of middle-aged and elderly people after the age of 50 is slower, and the eyebrows will gradually stop "renewing", which eventually makes the eyebrows continue to grow.
Director Peng Yuqing said that if the elderly have a few eyebrows that are particularly long, it is usually because the growth period of individual hair follicles is relatively long , the metabolism of the elderly is slow, and the number of shedding is reduced. The longer the growth period, the longer the eyebrows left behind. At the same time, Professor Wang Hongmo of Capital Medical University said that one of the characteristics of human aging is that the eyebrows will become longer. Under normal circumstances, the longer eyebrows are the performance of the reduced function of the body mechanism.
As mentioned above, the length of young people’s eyebrows is mostly related to genetics, nutrition, hormones and other factors. In this regard, Director Peng Yuqing said that if young people’s eyebrows become longer, it may indicate that there is a problem with the body, such as a disorder of the body’s regulating mechanism. Pay attention to adjusting your eating and resting habits.
- Changes in eyebrows may be a signal of disease
A healthy person's eyebrows should be shiny and even, with the same length and no defects. If your eyebrows are falling out, turning white, dry, and upturned, it can be a sign of a disease, such as:
- Partial shedding on the outside of the eyebrows, possibly hypothyroidism or anterior pituitary hypofunction;
- The roots of the eyebrows turn white, which may be related to vitiligo;
- The eyebrows become dry and easy to break, which means that the lungs are insufficient, and may also be accompanied by symptoms such as coughing, hemoptysis, and shortness of breath;