DIET
ACTIVITIES
Brain Exercises
Sleep/Stress
Memory
100

The number of cups of liquid recommended for men and women each day.

What is 12 for men and 9 for women?

100

The reason that physical exercise impacts brain health

What is increases blood flow to the brain?

100
An example of a Neurobic Exercise
What is....using your 5 senses in a new way, doing something with the non-dominant hand, trying new food, listening to new music, looking at different art, visiting a new neighbourhood, market or store
100

This hormone is released during the stress response.

What is Cortisol?

100

This brain lobe contains the CEO and personality for a person.

What is the frontal lobe?

200

On the Eat Well plate, how much is covered by fruit and vegetables?

Half

200
According to the Canadian Active Living Guide, this amount of moderate intensity exercise is recommended every day.
30-60 minutes
200
True/False? This exercise will strengthen your brain: Listening to new music
True
200

Long term exposure to a stress hormone can cause atrophy in this area of the brain that is important for learning and memory.

What is the Hippocampus?

200

This part of the brain is important for new learning and memory

What is the Hippocampus?

300

The palm of your hand or a deck of cards is a good way to estimate the serving size for this important part of your diet?

Protein

300
These four types of exercise are important for overall health
Flexibility, balance, strength and cardiovascular (aerobic/endurance)
300
[TRUE OR FALSE] Neurogenesis is the word used to describe how the brain grows new brain cells and will change/adapt when challenged with a new activity
TRUE
300

Name one effective coping strategy when stressed.

What are Relaxation Techniques (or any of these other techniques: Visualization Exercises, Yoga, Deep Breathing, 4As Techniques (Avoid, Alter, Adapt, Accept)?

300

Attention and focus are needed for these two important mental functions.  

What is learning and memory?

400

What foods can protect your brain health and are rich in antioxidants and Omega 3s?

Colourful fruit and veggies (berries, leafy greens, avocado), tea (especially green), cocoa, red wine, nuts (walnuts, pecans, pine nuts), vegetable oil (canola, olive), flaxseed, poultry, meat, oily fish (salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring, trout, oysters) and fish oil

400
In the 65+ population, this amount of seniors fall: 1/2 1/4 1/3
1/3
400

True/false? The Figure 8 brain exercise and other exercises that use both sides of the body will strengthen connections between both sides of the brain

What is true?

400

Spending time before bed watching TV or looking at computer screens can interfere with sleep because of this colour light.

What is blue light?
400

Some internal memory strategies that can be used to help remember a grocery list

What are the Memory Palace (seeing the words/items in places in your house), or any of the following strategies: Connecting (imagining items in a recipe), Repetition (Saying the items out loud) Movie (Taking a snapshot/video of the items), First-Letter Association (M-milk, B-butter, E-eggs)?

500

This vitamin, which is found meat, fish, poultry, eggs and milk products (milk, yogurt, cheese) and fortified soy products, can help protect your brain health and prevent cognitive decline

Vitamin B

500
The most important feature when starting a new exercise or leisure activity
It's fun and enjoyable for you, and it's something you will do!
500

Solve this puzzle. Something that gets wetter and wetter the more it dries.

What is a TOWEL?

500

The recommended maximum length for a nap during the day.

What is 30 minutes?

500

Doing this can help you find important documents or objects such as keys and cell phone in your house, and can help you find things more easily.

What is making a command centre, or choosing one consistent place to keep important things?
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