Teen Talk Newsletter - Winter 2017

Teen Talk A Quarterly Newsletter from the Center for Young Women's Health + Young Men's Health Initiative, Boston Children's Hospital | Written by the Youth Advisors, Winter 2017 Could it be SAD? When the days are cold, overcast, and shorter, it can affect our mood. Often referred to as the "winter blues," SAD (seasonal affective disorder) can affect anyone, anywhere; however it is four times more common among women, and those who live in cold climates, far from the equator...read the full article. Better Safe Than Sorry When consuming food, we often forget to think about the risk of acquiring a food-borne illness. But what about being mindful about how you prepare food too? Avoiding the transmission of foodborne illness is an important part of keeping yourself and others healthy...read the full article. Spread Kindess, Not Germs Washing your hands is the easiest and best way to prevent yourself from becoming sick. Every day you touch things that many other people could have touched. You never know whether or not somebody sneezed into their hand and then wiped their sneeze infected hand on the stair railing or the faucets that you touched. That's why you should keep your hands away from your face...read the full article Ask Us! Do you have a health question that you're too embarrassed to ask? Don't worry! Submit your question - we don't ask for your name or e-mail. We choose a new question to answer each week. You can look through all of our past questions and answers, too. What's New: Health Guides: Social Anxiety Disorder, Wheat Allergy, Soy Allergy, Egg Allergy, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis, Plastic Surgery, Serving Sizes and Portions, Food Safety, Cystic Fibrosis Editors: Phaedra Thomas, RN, BSN, S. Jean Emans, MD, Anna Miller, BA. Special thanks to the Boston Children's Hospital League for their generous support of the Center for Young Women's Health and the Youth Advisory Program

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