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Seborrheic Dermatitis on the Scalp: Tips and Treatment
Seborrheic Dermatitis is a skin condition affecting various body parts, including the scalp. Even though it is a common condition that can be addre...
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Colour-Treated Hair Care: Best Practices for Maintaining Vibrant and Healthy Hair
About 53% of women in India between the ages of 22 and 30 love to experiment with their hair. Many try a new style, while others opt for a complete...
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Festive Hair Care Guide: Do's and Don'ts
Clothes and Jewellery: ✔ Decor and invites: ✔ Desserts: ✔ Diet: Next week Hair care: ? Are you also confused and wondering why hair care would be a...
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Organic Brahmi: Nature's Best Kept Secret for Healthy Hair
The Growing Quest for Natural Hair Care Solutions Every woman secretly desires thick, lustrous, and healthy hair. They often watch advertisements o...
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Benefits of Scalp Massages for Hair Health
How often do we fall for chemically laden serums or medications in our quest for luscious, healthy, and strong hair? Whenever we find hair strands ...
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9 Monsoon Hair Care Tips
Finally, it's that time of year when you can snuggle in, sip hot chocolate, and simply enjoy the weather. The monsoon offers a refreshing respite f...
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It's Linked: PCOS - Oily Scalp - Dandruff
"PCOS"- a term that is so commonly used by millennials and Genz that rarely does anyone know what it really is and what its symptoms are. Not getti...
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How to Choose the Right Shampoo for Your Hair Type?
Do you ever find yourself standing in the shampoo aisle, feeling overwhelmed by the countless options? You might be tempted to grab any bottle, thi...
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Dry and Frizzy Hair: Causes and Remedies to Combat It
Rain, shine and frizzy hair? Yes. Irrespective of the weather, managing dry and frizzy can be a real struggle, especially when nothing seems to t...
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The Complete Guide to Understanding Hair Porosity
We are often so caught up in dealing with hair loss and dandruff that we believe those are the only haircare concerns one must know. However, the r...
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Is the Hair Loss Industry Selling False Hopes?
Find out what the hair fall industry has been lying to you about.
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Premature Hair Greying: Causes and Natural Reversal Remedies
Discover the root causes of premature hair aging and explore effective strategies to halt the progression of grey hair growth.
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Rosemary Hair Oil: The Best-Kept Secret for Hair Growth
Learn how rosemary essential oil can work like magic to prevent hair loss and promote healthy and stronger hair
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Debunking Five Myths About Hair Oiling
Learn the truth behind common hair oiling myths, the science behind hair oiling and how a natural hair oil can do wonders for your scalp.
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How to Reverse PCOS-Related Hair Loss Naturally
Address PCOS-related hair fall now with the help of a natural, effective and reliable hair oil - "Rooting For You". Read this blog to understand the causes of PCOS hair fall and steps to add to your hair care routine to enjoy healthy hair.
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Battling PCOS? – Brew These Herbal Teas to Balance Hormones
Herbal teas are a boon to countless ailing individuals globally. PCOS sufferers are no exception to this. The medicinal properties of herbal teas...
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Cycle Syncing
While men and women may be anatomically similar, physiologically, we witness quite a difference. And while anatomically both men and women can t...
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Lifespan vs Healthspan: What’s more relevant?
LIFESPAN HEALTHSPAN Total number of years you live with or without illness How many of those years you remain healthy - free from seve...
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Healthy Movement : A Cheat Sheet
THE BASICS OF HEALTHY MOVEMENT Reversing or managing the symptoms of PCOS without exercise is quite an impossible task. But I'm here to help you s...
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Healthy Eating : A Cheat Sheet
THE BASICS OF HEALTHY EATING Keep sugar, refined carbs, fried foods, alcohol, smoking, aerated drinks to a minimum- they trigger inflammation w...
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12 Annual Blood Tests Every Woman Should Do
Want a BTS (we mean ‘behind the scenes’ and not the band) snapshot of your overall health? Blood tests are a good way to get in! They also help yo...
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PCOS and Menopause: Everything You Want To Know
Derived from the greek words ‘pausis’ meaning pause and mēn meaning ‘month’, ‘menopause’ literally means ‘the end of your monthly cycles’. Whi...
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Adrenal PCOS - What is it, causes, symptoms, blood tests, treatment
We have 2 adrenal glands on top of each kidney. These produce stress hormones - cortisol and adrenaline, and sex hormones - DHEA and testosterone....
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Inflammatory PCOS- What is it, Causes, symptoms, blood tests, treatment
Many studies have displayed a strong correlation between PCOS and chronic, low-grade inflammation. But what is inflammation? Inflammation is the b...
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Best exercises for each type of PCOS
Ring-tailed lemur from Madagascar says it right - I like to move it, move it - I like to move it, move it, move, - I like to move it. Woman! Phys...
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Insulin Resistant PCOS
Our body breaks down the food we eat into sugar and sends it into the blood. Insulin is the hormone made by the pancreases that helps move this su...
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Why do weight loss for PCOS go beyond counting calories and energy balance?
Tracking your steps to complete 10, 000 a day? Clocking in your calories on a calorie calculator? Skipping a meal? Tried intermittent fasting, tr...
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What is the importance of PCOS Awareness Month?
It’s that time of the month… September 1, the start of the PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) awareness month. A campaign created to raise aware...
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Why is stress management crucial for managing PCOS?
Considering the fast paced life that we’re all living, stress is inevitable. Sometimes the cause of stress leads to more stress! Remember that tim...
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What's all the fuss about dairy and gluten for PCOS?
Craving for a pizza but worried that it may trigger acne? Let’s dig deep into the real facts related to dairy-free and gluten-free diets for PCOS ...
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Struggling with PCOS? Here are best tips for PCOS Management
Before we get into how you can manage your PCOS, we would like to establish that having PCOS is NOT YOUR FAULT. It isn't something you are cursed ...
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Yoga Asanas to help manage PCOS
The benefits of yoga have been highlighted time and again by the people around us, celebrities, and trainers alike. Its popularity is undeniable. ...
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Herbs that are a boon for managing PCOS
Remember the time when your Nani urged you to use more herbs and spices and ran behind you with that spoon of ayurvedic concoction? Then, it seeme...
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Top Healthy Homemade Drinks For PCOS
We're often told that living a healthy lifestyle is an integral part of managing PCOS, but introducing a ton of lifestyle changes in one go can se...
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Signs You Might Have PCOS And How to Overcome Them
Interesting facts: -There is a movement to change the name of PCOS from polycystic ovary syndrome as many women with the syndrome do not have poly...
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Combating PCOS Related Hair Fall
Sadly, PCOS comes with a few not-so-pleasant symptoms and hair loss is one of them. If you're worried about the clump of hair in your drain, we ...
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How to combat bloating on your period
Apart from ravenous cravings, zits, and constant cramps, the one thing that we unanimously wish we could skip every month is bloating. Yup, the unexplained rise in inches that make you hate the concept of buttons is not just disheartening but painful as well.
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Herbal Remedies for PCOS to Revitalize the Body, Mind and Senses
What is PCOS? Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder common in women during their reproductive age. Women with PCOS are prone...
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Health advice I wish I took more seriously when I was younger
When I was younger, I thought I was invincible. I'd skip every anti-aging ad I'd ever see and scoff at the "preventive measures" I was always asked to take. I mean, I believed I'd be "young forever", but my body had other plans. My metabolism changed, and so did my body. While I'm grateful for the pesky teen acne finally finding its way out of my face, having to worry about joint health, and gut health has taken over.
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Reasons for weight gain that have nothing to do with "overeating" or "being lazy"
Waking up every morning and seeing your weighing scale tip to the right even after you eat healthily, put in the work, and lead a healthy life is dejecting, to say the least.
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How to survive when period pain is killing you — but you can't take the day off
Have you ever sat at work and googled "Can period cramps kill you"? Yup, we get it. As sad as it is, we're still a long way from period leaves being the norm rather than a rarity that needs to be greatly accoladed.
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Living with PCOS - A candid chat with Suchita A Mukerji
What does living with PCOS feel like? We had a candid chat with Suchita A Mukerji, Founder of The Basics, to understand how it has shaped her daily life and her methods to curb her symptoms.
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Why listening to your flow is more important than just going with it
Have you ever had a huge question mark looming over your head when one of your friends told you about how their period only lasted 2 days with heavy flow, while you, on the other hand, went through the whole 8-day shebang?
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Some of the funniest and weirdest period euphemisms
We agree, your period isn't the prettiest, and the pain can be compared to a visit from Satan himself. So giving it funny names is a great way to describe your situation and add humour to a rather unpleasant experience. But the problem arises when these names are deliberately used to avoid the words "period" or "menstruation".
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Ways to make your period better
You know your period is around the corner, and suddenly your life seems like the most gruesome horror movie. We understand. Most of us have probably gone through countless painful period days with a smile plastered on our faces, just suffering and waiting for the agony to end.
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Talking to your teenager about Menstruation
It can seem daunting, for you and them. Puberty is difficult enough, they're feeling a surge of emotions, their bodies are changing, they're discovering the inner workings of the no-man's land called middle school. It can all be very overwhelming. Add getting their first period into this mix and that's where things can really seem like a horror movie.
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Let it flow!
As much as we dread Aunt Flo’s monthly visits, she comes in good faith.
While your period may make you crave ungodly amounts of food and give you zits right before that important zoom meeting, your period may be more beneficial for you than you could ever imagine.
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Pink Tax: The cost of being a woman
When you find out that you're paying significantly more than the men in your house, for something as insignificant as a razor, the patriarchy really hits you in the face.
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5 utterly useless comments women are TIRED of hearing.
Women go through period pain or discomfort every month, and while the pain levels may differ, it still is no stroll in the park. We may not want every person out there giving us a standing ovation for genuinely accepting pain as a part of our lives, but a little sensitivity sure could save us from murder charges.