National Women's Health Week

You can visit www.womenshealth.gov to learn more about Women’s Health Week, pledge for National Check-Up Day, and to sign up for the WOMAN challenge.

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Monthly Friend - Tess Name: Tess McDaniel Hometown: Boulder, Colorado, but now hails from Flagstaff, Arizona Age: 24 Profession: Professional Student, River Guide Interests: Geology, Canyoneering, Rafting Dreams: To restore the river systems of the West. To get paid enough to live from just rafting alone. Another daydream of hers is to not even have a house, but to live in various tents and caves around the Southwest. Number of years/months using menstrual alternatives: About a year, maybe more. Reason for switching to alternatives: Tess switched immediately to alternatives upon learning about the various options available to her, especially menstrual cups. She was initially very excited to incorporate them into her routine on a personal level, as she has always hated dealing with tampons and pads. Also, in her line of work saving money and creating less waste are both very important. She was finding herself struggling with her monthly visit while in the wilderness. When rafting/backpacking, one is obliged to pack out all waste created. Packing out your toilet paper and food waste is enough of a burden, why make more waste using disposable pads and tampons? Favorite thing about alternatives: The lack of waste! Tess says is her favorite thing about and main reason for using alternatives. You buy the product once, and you have it for years of use. Favorite menstruating on the river story: On a trip in the Labyrinth Canyon in Utah, Tess needed to remove her cup. There was someone using the groover*, so she went into the bushes. Just as she had got into position and was about to pull her cup out, legions of bugs swarmed and attacked her. She ran around a little to lose the pesky insects and crouched again to finish her task, but they kept coming back. After a few more rounds of crouching, swatting, hopping and running around with her pants around her legs, she finally finished the task at hand. This was one riverdance we would have like to have seen! * A ammo-box that serves as a latrine for the duration of a trip, set up in each campsite along a rivertrip. Named after the grooves imprinted in the backs of your thighs before toilet seats were packed in for comfort. To learn about river restoration in the West visit www.livingrivers.org