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Skin rashes, no matter how small, can lead to a lot of irritation and be very difficult to deal with. Be it heat rashes, eczema, or sun burns, here are a few tips to prevent and treat them. Start with keeping your body hydrated, avoiding direct sun exposure for long periods, and keeping your skin clean.  

Losing hair can be quite scary. While it's normal to shed 50-100 hair a day, losing more could mean something's wrong. First off, you must stay calm—stressing over hair loss can lead to more of it (haha! Bodies.) Take "the hair-pull test" to know if it's worth it:  Grab about 40 hairs an inch from your scalp with your thumb & forefinger.

While Vitamin C is an absolute must for the body, its source matters. VItamin C or ascorbic acid can be obtained naturally in abundance from amlas, oranges, lemons, sweet lime. Although synthetic ascorbic acid is just as good, athletes might be wiser restricting their intake of high amounts of antioxidants, something vitamin C is rich on.