Staying Healthy
Benefits of being healthy
- look more attractive
- feel more confident
- think clearer!
- sleep better
- have more energy
- stay alive!! - it's all about survival
A healthy body and mind will give you a better chance to survive and enjoy your teenage years. Looking after your body by exercising, eating well, getting regular sleep and reducing stress can make you feel good. Feeling good about yourself can affect the way you think and feel. It can give you the confidence to help you to achieve what you want in life.
If you want to improve your well being or understand about specific health topics we have listed some useful websites below with descriptions to help you.
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Teenage health freak (external link)
An A-Z listing of teenage health conditions from alcohol to zits and a 'what to do' guide. On site there's also a virtual surgery which includes info on:
- what's legal at what age?
- emergency room
- not feeling well?
- drugs and alcohol
- weight and eating
- body changes - boy/girl
- mood swings
If there's something you can't find the answer to, the site allows you to email an on-line doctor with your health question.
|Back to topBBC: body and mind matters (external link)
Information from the BBC on body matters and mind matters.
Take a body tour to find out how your body works. You can also try the games for a bit of light relief.
|Back to topThe NHS has a health encyclopaedia covering a wide range of topics.
There's a self-help guide and a healthy living section too.
|Back to topYoung Minds is the national charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people.
If you're worried about things and not sure who to talk to, then there are organisations who can help.
Try the Young Minds website to find out what might be causing your problem and what you can do about it.
MIND offers a special guide for young people about mental health and what it means.
|Back to top4YP is a sexual health initiative providing young people-friendly, confidential and safe sexual health services for young people in Enfield and Haringey.
4YP provides a range of services including the
- 4YP bus
- 4YP clinics
- 4YP Pharmacy
- and 4YP Drop-In sessions.
R U Thinking About It? (external link)
Specifically for young people - has loads of free information about:
- sex
- relationships
- contraception
- and sexual health.
Brook is an organisation that provides free, confidential sex advice and contraception to all young people.
|Back to topLondon Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (external link)
If you're not sure... ask!
Calm words 24 hours a day about:
- love
- life
- safer sex
- and practically everything else.
A fun site that's bright, funky and easy to use, with lots of easy to understand information about:
- sex
- peer pressure
- puberty
- pregnancy
- and more.
- Includes a quiz and a glossary of words.
Education For Choice (external link)
Education For Choice is here to help you make an informed choice about pregnancy and abortion.
|Back to topMind, Body & Soul (external link)
Mind, Body & Soul gives young people aged 14-16 the low-down on health in a fun and interesting way.
It's not designed to tell you how to live your life, but will give you accurate and up-to-date information about health so that you can make your own choices.
It also contains material that you will help with your school work.
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