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BodyWise Handbook
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Are you happy with who you are? Positive body image and a healthy
mental attitude play an important role in a woman's happiness and
wellness. Health care providers, teachers, researchers, and other
professionals are helping women to nurture their minds, bodies and all
aspects of their lives. Women tend to have more anxiety about their
self-image than do men. Ninety percent of people with eating disorders are
adolescents and young adult women. A woman's poor body image can also be
make worse by standards about beauty in popular media (TV, magazines,
movies). Many professionals recommend that women take the time to do
something nice for themselves at least once a day, everyday. Because we
realize it is important for a woman's health and happiness to feel good in
mind and body, the National Women's Health Information Center has provided
the following body image and mind/body wellness information.
Publications
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Considering
Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
This publication discusses the topics to consider before selecting an
alternative therapy: the safety and effectiveness of the therapy or
treatment, the expertise and qualifications of the health care
practitioner, and the quality of the service delivery. These topics
should be considered when selecting any practitioner or therapy.
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Ask
NOAH About: A Consumer's Guide to Managing Side Effects of Psychiatric
Medications Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides various ways for patients to manage the side
effects caused by psychiatric medications.
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How
Can Spirituality Affect Your Family's Health? (Copyright © The
Nemours Foundation)
This publication discusses the influence of spirituality on the
physical health of your family and the role of spirituality in the
prevention of self-destructive behaviors.
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Nine
Tips to Help Faith Leaders and Their Communities Address Teen
Pregnancy
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy's Task Force on
Religion and Public Values has compiled this publication, which gives
tips to faith leaders around the country about how to prevent teenage
pregnancy within their community.
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What
is Self-Esteem? (Copyright © Fronske Health Center)
This on-line resource offers information about self-esteem including
basic elements like trust, self-development, freedom, identity,
confidence and steps people can take to achieve higher levels of
self-esteem.
Organizations
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National Center for Complementary and
Alternative Medicine
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American Psychological
Association
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National
Wellness Institute, Inc.
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National
Women's Health Resource Center
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The
Wellness Community
= Federal
government resources
Text on this page last updated:
September 2001
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