By Remy Marin, Teen Editorial Manager with a personal mission to help every teen de-stress and recognize what truly matters in life. Trust me, there is nothing worse than waking up in the morning with a huge zit on your face. It completely ruins your day and makes you feel like self-conscious about how you look big time. […]
Archives for August 2014
A House of Mirrors: Your Mind’s Eye Affects Body Image
By Ilana K. I’ve looked in the mirror a million times. I used to merely look and acknowledge what I saw, and just walk away – until third grade. I remember getting ready for school and walking into the bathroom. I glanced at myself in the mirror, and then did a double take. “I’m fat,” was […]
Mirror, Mirror: Who’s the Prettiest?
By Kendall Stewart, an Emerson College Graduate interested in writing, literature and publishing. As a teenager, I’m sick and tired of the negative body images projected on girls these days. We’re constantly being told that we are not skinny enough or not pretty enough. Even singer Cheryl Cole of the British rock group, The Girls Aloud, has recently said […]
A Study to Lift the Smoke Cloud: Exercise Helps Teenage Boys to Snuff Out
By Samantha Burns, a Boston area mental health counselor who promotes healthy life choices. It’s never easy to kick a bad habit, whether you’re a a teen or a grown up. Smoking is especially difficult to snuff out, complicated by cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Not to mention that the teen brain is in a super sensitive phase of […]
The Real Deal on Muscle Supplements
Karen Feldscher, a mom with 30 years of writing and editing expierence. Muscle-building is a hot topic. There are hundreds of Web sites devoted to all the different ways you can bulk up. Steroids are the most commonly known method (think A-Rod, Roger Clemensand Barry Bonds), even though anabolic steroid use is illegal without a prescription. But there are plenty of […]
Not All Confident: 6 Questions Guys Secretly Have About Body Image
By Tara Cousineau, Ph.D Okay, so there’s a lot of attention given to teen girls and body image, but what about guys? It’s not like guys don’t worry about how they look or how to fit in. And while girls pretty much get through the bulk of puberty by age 14, a boy’s physical maturation can […]
7 Steps to Explaining Diabetes to Your Friends
By Mary Magiera, Patient Advocate and type 1 diabetic. I’ve known about my diabetes since I was ten, and having to deal with it as a teen has been really tough. But over the years, I’ve learned that one of the hardest parts is trying to explain my condition to my friends. There are so many […]
Lower Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
By Karen Feldscher, a mom with 30 years of writing and editing experiece. Type 2 diabetes — a chronic condition that interferes with the way your body processes sugar — is on the rise. Nearly 27 million people in the United States have Type 2 diabetes. Nearly 2 million teens aged 12-19 have “pre-diabetes.” And […]
Could I Have Diabetes? Teen Risk Factors
By Mary Magiera, Patient Advocate and type 1 diabetic. As teens, we’re surrounded by news about diabetes, friends who are diagnosed with it, and articles about how to prevent it. All of this information can be stressful and confusing, especially if you don’t know the facts and warning signs! Luckily, if you are unsure or worrying […]
Diabulimia: The Little-Known Eating Disorder
By Mary Magiera, Patient Advocate and type 1 diabetic. Most teens are familiar with anorexia and bulimia, two eating disorders that affect a lot of people. But have you ever heard of diabulmina? It’ s an eating disorder specifically in people with type 1 diabetes. You may know a freind with diabetes, but you probably don’t know about […]