Healthy Life
Really, is there anything better than a fresh and juicy strawberry or corn on the cob? At Girlspeak, we say no. It's a sweet deal too, because as delicious as fresh produce is, it's also great for your body. Find some ripe fruits and vegetables without sick pesticides at your local farmer's market. Enjoy the experience of talking to people whose art is growing food for you! Check out this huge directory of farmer's markets across the country for one near you:
www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/map.htm
Teens Health is a website that isn't preachy and covers everything you've ever wanted to know, from how to safely camp to how to have a healthy baby if you're a teen mother. Check it out if you're curious. It's confidential and responds seriously to tough questions. It also gives teens the option to view the site in Spanish.
www.kidshealth.org/teen/
Go ask Alice! is a confidential and daring webpage based out of Columbia University that addresses the health concerns of teen girls. It offers intense but honest answers to questions teenage girls anonymously send to the professionals at Columbia University's health center.
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
While we're unfortunately not related to Girlhealth.org, we wish we were! Girlhealth, like GirlSpeak, is a website created by young women for young women. Check them out for solid information on health from your peers and comprehensive coverage of issues from abusive relationships to how the media influences our body image.
www.girlhealth.org/
Scarleteen.com is a beautiful and uber-hip website dedicated to addressing sex-ed and issues of sexuality in teens. Its sensuous, positive, and most importantly, empowering! There are healthy takes on bodies and sexuality galore, along with cute 50's style illustrations parodying old school sex ed.
www.scarleteen.com