Health Guides

Mindful eating is eating with awareness and involves paying attention to your body’s signals. This means allowing yourself to eat when you are hungry and knowing to stop when you […]

A well-balanced diet includes a variety of foods from different food groups. These food groups are vegetables, fruits, dairy, protein, grains, and fats. MyPlate is a tool that can help […]

FAB is also known as natural family planning. Some people who were born with reproductive organs, choose this method because of concerns about side effects from other contraceptive methods such […]

The Nutrition Facts Label explains what nutrients (components of food your body needs to grow and stay healthy) and how much of those nutrients are found in one serving of […]

Many years ago, it became clear that too many teens were getting sick from “whooping cough,” also known as pertussis. Young children get vaccinated for whooping cough, but the protection […]

Do you know what causes poison ivy rash? It’s the sap oil that’s made by the poison ivy plant that’s responsible for irritant reactions, called “urushiol”. It’s the same substance […]

Pubic lice are tiny, round, wingless insects that live on the skin. They’re also called crabs because they have “claws,” which they use to hang on to hair. They’re light […]

Removing pubic hair is a personal preference. Some people trim their pubic hair, or go to a salon to have a “bikini wax”; others prefer to shave just about every […]

You may have a new kind of freedom during your teen years. Your parent(s) or guardian(s) may give you more responsibilities and the chance to spend more time with your […]

Soy refers to products such as soy milk, cheese, yogurt, tofu, ice cream, and other foods that are made from soybeans. While soy foods have become more popular in the […]