Part V: Lifestyle & Wellness
Complete educational guide covering Chapters 25–29.
Mental Health
Growing up brings big feelings, sometimes several in the same afternoon. That's not a flaw in you, it's what happens when your body, brain, hormones, and life all change at once. Taking your mental health seriously is just as important as taking your physical health seriously. _S...
Sleep
During the teenage years, your body actually needs more sleep, not less, generally around 8 to 10 hours a night, because so much growth and development happens while you rest. - Growth hormone is released mainly during deep sleep.
Exercise
Moving your body regularly, in whatever way you enjoy, supports nearly every part of health covered in this book: mood, sleep, bone strength, and even period symptoms. - Team sports, dance, swimming, or martial arts.
Body Changes & Healthy Habits
Puberty naturally changes your body's shape and the way fat is distributed, this is a healthy, expected part of development, not something to be managed away. This chapter is less about a target number and more about building a steady, kind relationship with your body during a st...
Fertility Basics
Fertility refers to the body's ability to become pregnant. Understanding the basics of how it works is simply part of understanding your own body, the same way you learned about hormones and the cycle in Part I. As covered in Chapter 5, an egg is released from an ovary around the...