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Healthy Body

Taking good care of your physical health can help you to look and feel your best. Here are a few tips to keep your body healthy and strong and keep you feeling good.

Get at least 400 micrograms of folic acid every day from a multivitamin or fortified cereal. This will help prevent birth defects if you become pregnant.
Achieve a healthy weight by eating plenty of vegetables, fruits and whole grains and by exercising for at least 30 minutes every day.
Visit your doctor once a year for health screenings and to treat medical conditions. Also learn about medications , sexually transmitted diseases, and vaccines that can affect your health.
Take care of your teeth and gums and visit your dentist at least once a year.
Avoid smoking, alcohol, and drugs to stay healthy and to prevent serious risks if you do get pregnant.

Available Resources

Healthy Weight

Learn how you can achieve a healthy weight.

Keywords: weight; diet; exercise; physical activity; plate method; calorie balance; nutrition tips; exercise tips; recommendations

Medical Conditions

Learn how medical conditions can affect your reproductive health.

Keywords: medical conditions; medications; oral health; doctor; dentist; disease; illness

Alcohol

Learn how alcohol can affect your health.

Keywords: drugs; alcohol; addiction; drinking; FASD

Go Folic!

They taught you acid is bad for your health, right? Learn more about this good acid called "folic" and why you should take it everyday!

Keywords: folic acid; folate; vitamin; multivitamin; B-vitamin; before pregnancy

Genetic Conditions

Learn about genetic conditions that could affect you and any children that you might have in the future.

Keywords: genetic; inherited; genetic counselor; genetic disease; prenatal testing; newborn screening; family tree; history; risk; DNA; genes

Guide to Healthier Eating

Learn how to have a healthy, balanced diet.

Keywords: fruits; vegetables; whole grains; calcium; low fat; lean; healthy food; preconception nutrition; preconception diet; healthy diet; balanced diet; eating guide; healthy weight

Dental Health

Learn how taking care of your teeth and gums can affect your overall health.

Keywords: oral health; teeth and gums; cleaning teeth; flouride; healthy mouth; recommendations; cavities; soda; sugar

Drugs

Learn how drugs can affect your health.

Keywords: Medicine; medication; prescription; over-the-counter; illegal drugs; medicine before pregnancy; medicine while pregnant; effects of drugs

Physical Activity Guidelines

Learn how to stay active.

Keywords: exercise; activity; aerobic; strengthening activities; physical activity; healthy weight; preconception exercise

Medications

Learn about medications that can cause birth defects and other problems.

Keywords: medicine; drugs; over-the-counter; prescription; drug safety; FDA; CTIS

Smoking

Learn how smoking can severely harm your health.

Keywords: smoking; tobacco; smoking cessation; quit smoking; how to quit smoking

Vaccines

Learn how to prevent infections that can affect your health and the health of future pregnancies.

Keywords: vaccine; vaccination; immunization; before pregnancy shots

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Learn about sexually transmitted diseases that can affect your health.

Keywords: infection; vaccination; STD; immunization; HIV; STI; sexually transmitted diseases; safe sex

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