Hair and skin care

Beauty magazines show tons of beautiful girls and women in ads for hair and skin products. But, don’t be fooled into thinking you need these products to look your best. Instead, try these time-test-ed beauty basics, which will keep you looking naturally beautiful! Skin care 101* Wash your face regularly using a mild cleanser and warm water. Be gentle—don’t scrub hard! Avoid astringents, which can dry out and irritate skin.* Use only light, water-based moisturizers. Look for one that has SPF 15 or a higher number sunscreen. *For sensitive skin,...

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sexuallY transmitted diseases (stds)

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are on the rise among young people. STDs are caused by many different virus sand back-triathlete spread through sexual contact. Some examples of STD s are chlamydia, crabs (pubic lice), genital herpes, gonorrhea, hepatic-tis B, HIV/AIDS, and syphilis. Even if you’re not sexually active now, it’s vital to know how to protect yourself later.Four key things you need to know about STD s1. STDs can affect anyone—women and men of all ages and racial and ethnic backgrounds....

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premenstrual sYndrome (pms)

Are you feeling grumpy, tense, tired or depressed? Maybe you cry a lot and crave certain foods, too. Or maybe you have felt changes in your body, like acne, a bloated stomach,breast aches or slight weight gain. If you feel this way and it’s also a few days before your period, you might have premenstrual syndrome or PMS. Don’t worry! PMS is a normal part of having a period, and you will feel better soon! If you get PMS, try… * Eating more healthful foods and less sugar and fat. * Eating less...

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Your period

Your period doesn’t have to keep  you from doing the things you  like to do. Nobody even needs to know you’re having it but you!tampons or pads? It’s your choice What you should know about tampons: * Tampons are put inside of your vagina to soak up blood before it leaves your body. Instructions come with tampons to show you how to put them in. * Some tampons have a plastic or cardboard covering—called the “applicator”—that makes it easier for you to put the tampon in. Do not leave the...

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Taking care of your reproductive health

Your body The way the female body is designed is really cool if you  think about it. Check out these graphics to learn about the major reproductive organs. These are the parts of the body involved in making a baby. Ovary—Women have two ovaries, which have eggs (ova) and make female hormones. One of the ovaries lets go of an egg about once each month as part of the menstru-al cycle. This is called ovulation. Fallopian tube—When an egg is released, it travels through the  fallopian tube...

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