Dr. Kuo Ta-Wei, Director of Fu Yuan Chinese Medicine Clinic, told us a story that made us rethink whether our white hair is here to stay. “In an integrated Chinese and Western therapy program during the acute treatment of stroke, there was a 75-year old woman who was paralyzed and motionless. We did the scalp acupuncture to stimulate the activation of acupoints,” Dr. Kuo said. “During her hospitalization, the white hair surrounding the scalp acupuncture points completely turned black. After she recovered, she said she looked younger after the stroke,” he said. “Because head acupuncture treatment helps to vitalize the body, enhances the metabolism, and especially stimulates the hair follicles, her gray hair gradually turned into black.” Not everyone can go get scalp acupuncture, but a good scalp massage with a comb or fingertips can similarly vitalize the scalp, Dr. Kuo said. “Sun Simiao, the king of medicine in the …