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UNCOVERED: Hormones - The Untold Story

Post-Inflammatory Pigmentation vs Melasma: How to Tell the Difference and Treat Each Correctly

Two conditions, one confusing patchPost-inflammatory pigmentation (PIH) is the skin's response to injury. A pimple, a rash, a burn, a bout of eczema, any of these can trigger localised melanin overproduction as the skin tries to repair itself. The result is a flat, darkened mark that sits exactly where the…

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6 Reasons the Annual Flu Shot Matters More When You Have Diabetes or Asthma

Your immune system is already working harder than it shouldChronic inflammation is the baseline state in both diabetes and asthma. In type 2 diabetes, persistently high blood glucose blunts the function of neutrophils and macrophages, the white blood cells that reach an infection site first. In asthma, the airways are…

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What Your Annual Blood Panel Misses After 50: Inflammation, Hormones, Thyroid and More

What the Standard Panel Actually TestsThe routine blood panel most Indian adults receive once a year checks a short list: complete blood count, fasting glucose, lipid profile, liver enzymes, kidney function, and sometimes thyroid-stimulating hormone. That covers acute infection, anaemia, gross organ damage, and surface-level cholesterol. It was designed to…

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Spaying and Neutering Your Cat or Dog: What the Evidence Says About Timing, Health and Behaviour

The timing question has a more complicated answer than most vets used to giveFor decades, the standard advice in India and globally was simple: sterilise your dog or cat at six months, before the first heat cycle. That recommendation was built on population control logic, not individual health outcomes. The…

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7 Dangerous H1N1 Warning Signs for People With Diabetes

Flu can begin suddenly. One moment you may feel fine, and the next you are dealing with fever, cough, body aches and extreme tiredness. For someone living with diabetes, however, the bigger concern may be what happens behind those familiar symptoms. Illness can make blood sugar harder to control, while…

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8 Foods That Improve Egg Quality and Fertility for Indian Women Before Conception

Spinach and Other Dark Leafy GreensFolate is the single most studied nutrient for egg quality, and spinach delivers more of it per serving than almost any other vegetable available in Indian markets. A 2020 study published in Fertility and Sterility found that women with higher dietary folate had significantly lower…

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7 Postpartum Health Problems Indian Mothers Face That Are Never Taken Seriously

Postpartum Haemorrhage That Lingers Past the First WeekHeavy bleeding in the first 24 hours after delivery gets clinical attention. The bleeding that continues at week two or three, soaking more than one pad per hour, passing clots the size of a small lemon, rarely does. Women are told this is…

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8 Perimenopause Symptoms That Indian Women Commonly Mistake for Thyroid Problems

Why the Confusion Happens in the First PlaceThyroid dysfunction and perimenopause both peak in Indian women between the ages of 38 and 52, and both produce symptoms so similar that even experienced physicians routinely conflate them. A 2021 study published in the Journal of the Association of Physicians of India…

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A Wearable Caught Blood Pressure Hormone Bursts During Sleep, When Almost Nobody Gets Tested

A wearable sampled hormones every 20 minutes from 60 patients and found aldosterone bursts during sleep that a single blood test can miss.

Medical Daily

New Mexico to continue funding gender-affirming care for minors after federal cuts

Trump administration finalized rule to end Medicaid support for care including hormones and speech therapy

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JK Rowling Stuns Internet With Unexpected Take On Transgender Surgery

“I’ve always believed that adults with intractable gender dysphoria may only find peace after surgery and taking hormones.”

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The Thames Has Enough Intoxicating Substances In It To Make The Fish Interesting At Parties

Saturday night's lines are in the water. So is everything else we have ever put in our bodies, from antidepressants to contraceptive hormones to enough caffeine to suggest that the Thames is essentially a cold brew. The fish are living in it, absorbing it, and behaving in ways that nobody…

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5 Signs Your Body Is Running Low on Iodine Even When You Use Iodised Salt Every Day

Your thyroid is working, but not well enoughThe thyroid gland needs iodine to produce T3 and T4 hormones. When iodine supply drops even slightly below what the gland requires, it compensates by enlarging, a condition called goitre, or by slowing hormone output without enlarging at all. That second pattern, subclinical…

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Endocrine disruptors: How hormone-disrupting chemicals in everyday products can affect your thyroid and health

Endocrine disruptors are compounds capable of altering the production, transport, metabolism, or action of hormones. They are found in various everyday products, such as plastic containers, the inner linings of cans, food packaging, some cosmetics, and synthetic fabrics, among others.

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5 Morning Habits That Reset Your Cortisol Curve and Calm Stress for the Rest of the Day

Get outside within 20 minutes of wakingNatural light hitting your retina is the single strongest signal your circadian system receives. It tells the suprachiasmatic nucleus, the brain's master clock, to anchor the cortisol awakening response (CAR) at the right time of day. A 2014 study published in the Journal of…

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6 Foods That Restore Adrenal Balance and Lower Cortisol After Prolonged Burnout

AshwagandhaOf all the adaptogens studied for adrenal recovery, ashwagandha has the most rigorous human trial data behind it. A 2012 double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (Chandrasekhar et al.) found that adults taking 300 mg of ashwagandha root extract twice daily for 60 days showed…

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7 Signs of Adrenal Exhaustion: Fatigue, Cortisol Crashes and Symptoms You Should Not Ignore

Crushing fatigue that sleep cannot fixThe most reported symptom of adrenal exhaustion is waking up tired after a full night's sleep. The adrenal glands produce cortisol in a rhythm: a sharp peak around 6 to 8 a.m. that pulls you into alertness, then a steady decline through the day. When…

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Your Pancreas Controls Insulin, Digestion, and Your Diabetes Risk. Here Is How.

A Small Organ Doing Two Very Different JobsThe pancreas sits behind your stomach, about 15 centimetres long, and most people could not point to it on their own body. It runs two entirely separate systems simultaneously. The first is exocrine: it produces digestive enzymes, lipase, amylase, protease, that travel through…

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What happens when someone’s chromosomes, sex hormones and body don’t align?

I teach a university course called Hormones and Behaviour. What surprises students is that biological sex is not produced by a single switch. What surprises me is that many students have never been taught this before. It is basic biology, but it helps explain life.

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The Connection Between Hydration, Energy, and Hormonal Balance That Nobody Explains to Women

Most conversations about women's energy start and end with sleep. Get more of it. Protect it. Prioritize it. And while sleep is genuinely foundational to how women feel and function, the narrow focus on rest as the primary lever for energy management leaves a significant explanatory gap for the many…

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Heard about the ‘luteal uglies’? Women know more about our hormones than ever – and that’s beautiful

When I was younger, female biology was seen as something to be overcome. Now we can talk about the reality of living in our bodies, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Independent UK

Why am I not hungry during a heatwave? Here’s what an expert says

There are several factors that can lead to a reduced appetite during a heatwave

The Independent UK

‘It’s easy to conclude that the problem is you’: How hormones could be making ADHD worse for women

IN FOCUS : As a first-of-its-kind study examines the link between menstrual cycles and ADHD, Lydia Spencer-Elliott speaks to women whose medication fails during their cycles – and hears from experts on what’s really going on

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Why Women Suddenly Pull Away in Happy Relationships

Everything seems fine. There is love. There is trust. The relationship feels safe. You laugh together, make plans together and still care deeply about each other. Then, something changes. One partner suddenly becomes less interested in physical closeness. The other person may immediately think, “Did I do something wrong?” But…

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Why One Song Can Bring Back Your First Love

Years may pass. You may move to a new city, build a new life, or even fall in love again. Yet one old song, a familiar street, or a forgotten photograph can suddenly bring your first love back into your mind. Why does this happen? Is it because your heart…

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