वयस्‍कों और बूढ़ों की तुलना में बच्‍चों की हड्डियों को मजबूत बनाने पर इतना गौर नहीं किया जाता है क्‍योंकि हड्डियों को प्रभावित करने वाली बीमारी ऑस्टियोपोरोसिस अधिक उम्र के लोगों में देखी जाती है। हालांकि, आपको बता दें कि लड़कियों की 18 साल और लड़कों की 20 साल की उम्र तक हड्डियों का 90 फीसदी बोन मास (हड्डी का द्रव्यमान) बन जाता है। इस वजह से बच्‍चों की हड्डियों के स्‍वास्‍थ्‍य पर ध्‍यान देना बहुत जरूरी है।

In general, the term “alternative therapy” refers to any health treatment not standard in Western medical practice. When used alongside standard medical practices, alternative approaches are referred to as “complementary” medicine.

Beyond that, complementary and alternative therapies are difficult to define, largely because the field is so diverse. It encompasses diet and exercise changes, hypnosis, chiropractic adjustment, and poking needles into a person’s skin (aka acupuncture), among other treatments.

The benefits of alternative therapies are hotly contested. More research is needed to determine the efficacy of nearly all of these practices, but that hasn’t stopped people from checking them out.

In 2008 (the most recent valid data we could find), more than 38 percent of American adults used some form of alternative medicine, according to the NIH. Here are some of the practices that are changing the way Americans approach medical care.

Description: Wondering if your hormones are behind your skin problems? Here's an honest guide to the signs your hormones are affecting your skin — and what to do about it.

Let me paint a picture you might recognize.

You've been doing everything right. You've got a solid skincare routine — cleanser, moisturizer, maybe even that expensive serum everyone raves about. You're drinking water. You're getting sleep. You're eating relatively well.

And yet your skin is still acting up. Breakouts that won't quit. Dryness in weird places. Dark patches that seem to appear out of nowhere. Oiliness that has you blotting your face by 10 AM. Redness that flares up for no apparent reason.

You're standing in front of the mirror thinking — what am I doing wrong?

Here's what nobody tells you until you've wasted hundreds of dollars on products that don't work: The problem might not be your skincare routine at all. It might be your hormones.

Your skin isn't just skin. It's an organ that's deeply connected to your hormonal system. When your hormones are out of balance — whether from your menstrual cycle, stress, thyroid issues, PCOS, perimenopause, or a dozen other causes — your skin reacts. Fast.

And no amount of expensive face wash is going to fix a hormone problem.

So let's talk about it. Let's break down the signs that your hormones are affecting your skin, what's actually happening beneath the surface, and what you can do about it that actually addresses the root cause instead of just covering up symptoms.

Why Hormones Affect Your Skin So Much

Before we get into the signs, let's talk about why hormones and skin are so connected.

Your skin has hormone receptors. Specifically, it has receptors for:

• Androgens (like testosterone) — stimulate oil production
• Estrogen — supports collagen, moisture, and thickness
• Cortisol — the stress hormone that triggers inflammation
• Thyroid hormones — regulate cell turnover and moisture
• Insulin — affects oil production and inflammation

When these hormones fluctuate or get out of balance, your skin responds — sometimes dramatically.

This is why:

• Your skin breaks out before your period (estrogen drops, androgens spike)
• Stress causes breakouts (cortisol increases oil and inflammation)
• Pregnancy and menopause change your skin completely (massive hormone shifts)
• PCOS causes persistent acne and oily skin (high androgens)
• Thyroid problems cause dry, dull, or puffy skin

Your skin isn't just reacting to what you put on it. It's reacting to what's happening inside your body.

Sign #1: Your Acne Follows a Pattern (Especially Around Your Jawline and Chin)

This is the number one sign that hormones are involved.

What hormonal acne looks like:

• Location: Concentrated on the lower third of your face — jawline, chin, sometimes neck
• Timing: Gets worse in the week before your period
• Type: Deep, painful cysts that sit under the skin (not just surface whiteheads)
• Duration: Sticks around for weeks, leaves dark marks or scars
• Recurrence: Comes back in the same spots over and over

What's happening:

In the week before your period, estrogen drops and androgens (like testosterone) become relatively higher. Androgens stimulate your sebaceous glands to produce more oil. More oil = clogged pores = breakouts.

This is why topical treatments often don't work for hormonal acne. You're not dealing with bacteria or clogged pores alone. You're dealing with an internal hormone fluctuation.

Red flag combo:

• Jawline/chin acne + irregular periods + unwanted facial hair = possible PCOS
• Jawline acne + starting/stopping birth control = hormone adjustment
• Jawline acne + perimenopause symptoms = shifting hormone ratios

If your breakouts have a calendar pattern or a specific location pattern, hormones are almost definitely involved.

Sign #2: Your Skin Changes Throughout Your Menstrual Cycle

If you're still getting periods, pay attention to how your skin behaves across the month.

Typical hormonal skin cycle:

Week 1 (Period):

• Skin might feel dry or sensitive
• Redness or inflammation from previous breakouts

Week 2 (Follicular phase — estrogen rising):

• Skin looks its best
• Glowy, plump, even-toned
• This is your "good skin week"

Week 3 (Ovulation — estrogen peaks):

• Skin still looks good
• Might be slightly oilier as ovulation approaches

Week 4 (Luteal phase — progesterone rises, estrogen drops):

• Oil production increases
• Breakouts start appearing
• Skin feels more congested
• Inflammation and redness increase

If this pattern sounds familiar, your skin is directly responding to hormone fluctuations.

Women with hormonal skin issues often report that they have one "good skin week" per month (right after their period) and three weeks of managing breakouts, oiliness, or sensitivity.

Sign #3: Your Skin Suddenly Changed When You Started or Stopped Birth Control

Birth control pills, IUDs, and implants all affect your hormones. And when you start or stop them, your skin often reacts — dramatically.

Common scenarios:

Starting birth control:

• Some people's skin clears up (because the pill regulates hormones and reduces androgens)
• Some people's skin gets worse initially before improving
• Some people break out from certain types of birth control (especially progesterone-heavy ones)

Stopping birth control:

• Post-pill acne is real and can be severe
• Your natural hormones take months to regulate after stopping
• Skin that was clear on the pill might suddenly break out when you stop

What's happening:

Birth control suppresses your natural hormone production. When you stop, your body has to "remember" how to make its own hormones again. During that adjustment period (which can last 6-12 months), hormone fluctuations cause skin issues.

If your skin changed dramatically within 2-6 months of starting or stopping hormonal contraception, that's a clear hormonal signal.

Sign #4: You Have Dark Patches on Your Skin (Melasma or Hyperpigmentation)

Dark, blotchy patches — usually on your cheeks, forehead, upper lip, or chin — that won't fade with regular brightening products.

What it looks like:

• Brown or grayish patches
• Symmetrical (appears on both sides of your face)
• Gets darker with sun exposure
• Doesn't respond to vitamin C serums or exfoliants

What's happening:

Hormonal fluctuations (especially estrogen and progesterone) trigger your melanocytes (pigment-producing cells) to overproduce melanin.

Common triggers:

• Pregnancy ("the mask of pregnancy")
• Birth control pills
• Hormone replacement therapy
• Perimenopause and menopause

This is different from post-acne dark spots (which are localized to where breakouts were). Melasma is broader, more diffuse, and harder to treat because it's driven by internal hormones, not external damage.

Red flag: If you developed dark patches during pregnancy, while on birth control, or during perimenopause, hormones are the cause.

Description: Losing more hair than usual? Hormones might be the real culprit. Here's an honest breakdown of the hormones-hair fall connection — and what you can actually do about it.

Let me paint a picture you might recognize.

You're in the shower. You run your fingers through your hair, and way more strands come out than they used to. You look at the drain and there's a clump of hair that definitely wasn't there a few months ago. You check your brush and it's full. You notice your ponytail feels thinner. You see more scalp than you'd like when you part your hair.

And you're thinking — what the hell is happening?

You're eating well. You're using good hair products. You're not doing anything differently. So why is your hair suddenly abandoning ship?

Here's what nobody tells you until you're already Googling at 2 AM in a panic: hair fall is almost always connected to your hormones.

Not always. But almost always. Especially if the hair loss came on suddenly, or if it's happening alongside other weird symptoms you can't quite explain.

So let's talk about it. Honestly. Clearly. Let's break down exactly how hormones affect hair fall, which hormones are the main culprits, what signs to look for, and — most importantly — what you can actually do about it.

First Things First — How Hair Growth Actually Works

Before we get into the hormones part, you need to understand how hair growth works. Because hair fall isn't random. It's part of a cycle.

Every hair on your head goes through three phases:

Anagen (Growth Phase) — This lasts 2-7 years. Your hair is actively growing during this phase. About 85-90% of your hair is in this phase at any given time.

Catagen (Transition Phase) — This lasts about 2-3 weeks. Hair stops growing and detaches from the blood supply. About 1-2% of your hair is in this phase.

Telogen (Resting Phase) — This lasts about 3-4 months. The hair is just sitting there, resting, before it falls out and a new hair starts growing in its place. About 10-15% of your hair is in this phase.

Normal hair fall is about 50-100 strands per day. That's just the natural cycle. Hair in the telogen phase falls out, and new hair grows to replace it.

But here's where hormones come in. Hormones control how long each phase lasts, how many hairs are in each phase, and how thick each hair grows.

When your hormones get out of balance, they can:

• Push way more hairs into the telogen phase at once (which means more hair falling out all at once a few months later)
• Shorten the anagen phase (so hair doesn't grow as long or as thick)
• Shrink hair follicles (so new hairs grow back thinner and weaker)
• Stop hair growth entirely in some follicles

That's the hormones-hair fall connection. And once you understand it, a lot of things start making sense.

The Hormones That Control Your Hair (For Better or Worse)

Let's get specific. Here are the hormones that have the biggest impact on whether your hair thrives or falls out.

1. Androgens (Testosterone and DHT)

This is the big one. Androgens — male hormones that both men and women have — are the number one hormonal cause of hair loss.

What they do: Testosterone gets converted into DHT (dihydrotestosterone) by an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase. DHT binds to hair follicles — especially the ones on the top and front of your scalp — and shrinks them. Over time, those follicles produce thinner, weaker hair, and eventually they stop producing hair altogether.

This is called androgenic alopecia or pattern hair loss. It's the most common type of hair loss in both men and women.

Signs it's androgen-related:

• Hair thinning on the top of your head and along your part
• Hairline receding (more common in men, but happens to women too)
• Hair falling out but not regrowing as thick
• You have other signs of high androgens — acne, oily skin, unwanted facial hair (in women), irregular periods

Who's affected: Men and women both, but it shows up differently. Men typically get a receding hairline and bald spot on top. Women typically get diffuse thinning across the top of the scalp.

2. Estrogen

Estrogen is the hormone that protects your hair. It keeps hair in the growth phase longer, makes hair thicker, and generally keeps your hair happy.

What happens when estrogen drops: When estrogen levels fall — during menopause, after pregnancy, or when you stop taking birth control — your hair loses that protection. More hairs shift into the resting phase. Growth slows down. And a few months later, you get a wave of hair fall.

Signs it's estrogen-related:

• Hair fall started after pregnancy (postpartum hair loss)
• Hair fall started during or after menopause
• Hair fall started after stopping birth control pills
• You have other low estrogen symptoms — hot flashes, irregular periods, vaginal dryness, mood swings

Who's affected: Mostly women, especially during major hormonal transitions.

3. Thyroid Hormones (T3 and T4)

Your thyroid controls your metabolism — including the metabolism of your hair follicles. When your thyroid is off, your hair suffers.

Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid): Hair becomes dry, brittle, and thin. Hair growth slows down. You lose hair not just on your scalp, but also your eyebrows (especially the outer third).

Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid): Hair becomes thin and fine. You get diffuse hair loss all over your scalp.

Signs it's thyroid-related:

• Hair is dry, coarse, and breaks easily
• You're losing hair on your eyebrows too
• You have other thyroid symptoms — fatigue, weight changes, sensitivity to cold or heat, brain fog, irregular periods

Who's affected: Anyone, but more common in women, especially over 40.

बहुत से लोग चाहते हैं कि वो सुरीली और मधुर आवाज के मालिक हों। उनकी आवाज मीठी हो साथ ही उसमें पर्याप्त भारीपन भी हो। हर कोई चाहता है की उसकी सुरीली आवाज इतनी मीठी हो की जो भी सुने वो दीवाना हो जाये। मगर हजारों में कोई एक ही होता है जिसे सुरीली आवाज मिलती है। आज हम आपको ऐसे ही कुछ घरेलू उपाय बताने जा रहे हैं, जिनसे आप अपनी आवाज को मीठा और भारीपन युक्त बना सकते हैं।

सभी को गर्मियों या उमस भरे मौसम में पसीना आता है, मगर कुछ लोगों के पसीने की गंध इतनी तेज होती है कि आसपास बैठे लोगों को भी असुविधा होने लगती है। कुछ लोग इससे बचने के लिए टैल्कम पाउडर या डिऑडरेंट का सहारा लेते हैं मगर कई मामलों में यह भी कारगर नहीं साबित होता है। आइए हम आपको ऐसे कुछ आसान उपायों के बारे में बताते हैं जिनकी मदद से आप तन की दुर्गंध से छुटकारा पा सकते हैं।