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What is Sex Education?

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  What is Sex Education? Sex education helps people gain the information and skills they need to make the best decisions for themselves about sex and relationships. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest provider of sex education, reaching 1.2 million people a year through education and outreach. Facts About Sex Education Sex education is high quality teaching and learning about a broad variety of topics related to sex and sexuality. It explores values and beliefs about those topics and helps people gain the skills that are needed to navigate relationships with self, partners, and community, and manage one’s own sexual health. Sex education may take place in schools, at home, in community settings, or online.  Planned Parenthood believes that parents play a critical and central role in providing sex education. Here are sex education  resources for parents.   Comprehensive sex education refers to K-12 programs that cover a broad range of topics related to: Hu...
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Health Benefits of 10 Healing Herbs

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  Health Benefits of 10 Healing Herbs A healing herb—otherwise known as a medicinal plant—is either collected from the wild or intentionally grown for its medicinal, or curative, value. A plant's leaves, bark, stems, roots, seeds, and/or flowers may be used to create herbal remedies. Examples of healing plants  for which there is some evidence supporting their ability to either treat or relieve symptoms of certain health conditions include: Ashwagandha Chamomile Echinacea Garlic Gingko Ginseng Lavender  Saint-John’s-Wort Turmeric This article covers the traditional uses of these healing plants, what research says about them, how to take them, and what to consider. Remember that while herbal remedies may be helpful as complementary therapies, they aren’t cures for all that ails you. In addition, they can pose risks and side effects, and their safety and efficacy are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Ashwagandha: Ashwagandha   comes fro...
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