Nutrition
The type of Energy that you receive from consuming a food or drink
What is a Calorie
A type of exercise that gets your heart rate up and keeps it there for a period of time. This helps oxygen and blood pump through your body and help reduce the risk of heart disease.
What is cardio
A common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep and cause you to wake too early
What is insomnia
The top 3 mental health concerns facing college students are
What is anxiety, depression and stress
This beverage is high in caffeine and elevates cortisol levels which is bad for stress
What is coffee
The small round darkly colored berry that has antioxidants and may improve brain health. These are sometimes found in muffins
What are Blueberries
What is swimming
The average college student only gets this amount of sleep
What is 6 Hours
A diet rich in this type of carbohydrate can help reduce stress, it comes in 2 forms, Soluble and In-Soluble
What is fiber
The ability to use different parts of the body together easily, like throwing and catching a ball
What is Coordination
A type of cruciferous vegetable that is rich in antioxidants like vitamin C and flavonoids that is green, looks like a tress and helps contribute to brain health
What is broccoli
The amount of time in minutes a week adults over 18 years of age that the CDC recommends
What is 150 minutes
Getting good quality sleep helps improve this aspect of the brain, responsible for perception, attention, memory, decision making, and language comprehension
What is Cognitive Function
Also known as the "happy chemical" higher levels (but not too high) of it can contribute to reducing stress
What is Serotonin
During REM sleep we are almost completely this, only the diaphragm and muscles in the intestines, heart, blood and eyes are not affected
What is paralyzed
The type of oil that is often used in the Mediterranean diet that helps improve synaptic activity and memory
What is olive oil
By exercising you will feel lower levels of this because it helps raise endorphins which help improve mood
What is stress
This part of the brain controls the sleep-wake cycle, it communicates with the hypothalamus to control the transitions between wake and sleep. It includes structures called the pons, medulla, and midbrain
What is the Brain Stem
This hormone is the primary stress hormone, it increases sugars in the bloodstream, enhances your brain's use of glucose and increases the availability of substances that repair tissues
What is Cortisol
There are this many stages of sleep
What is 5
What is the type of fatty acid found in fish like salmon that can help the growth of brain tissue as well as fight inflammation
What is Omega-3
This type of physical activity helps improve mindfulness, balance and core strength along with improving brain function. This exercise can be done almost anywhere but is often done in a studio
What is yoga
This psychology tool used to describe healthy sleep habits or behaviors you can practice that may help improve your ability to fall asleep and remain asleep through the night, the sleeping brain bathes
What is sleep hygiene
This is the practice where an individual uses a technique, such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity to train attention and awareness which helps achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state
What is meditation
The hormone that is released when engaging in physical activity also known to give a "runners high"
What are endorphins