Nutrition
The process involved in taking in nutrients and assimilating and utilizing them
Nutrition
What important role do vitamins play in the body’s health?
Healing, fighting disease, and maintaining skin, hair, and nails
The one essential nutrient no person can live without
Water
The ability of the body to resist and destroy pathogens and respond to infection
Immunity
What is the best prevention for many bone & joint pains associated with being a beauty pro?
Proper Ergonomics
What is a hydraulic chair an example of?
Ergonomics
If you are pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or working with a pregnant client, you should pay attention to what?
Chemical labels
Important for building muscle and blood tissues and for cells repair and replacement
Proteins
What vitamin supports the overall health of the skin, and has been shown to improve the skin’s elasticity and thickness?
Vitamin A
What percentage of Americans are chronically dehydrated
75%
What type of immunity is partly inherited and partly developed through healthy living?
Natural immunity
What antibiotic should never be used on a cut, because it kills the cells intended for healing of the tissue?
Hydrogen peroxide
Holding your head up and chin parallel to the floor, and positioning your knees over your feet are examples of _________?
Good posture
When pregnant, exposure to chemicals should be what?
Minimal and only when necessary
Needed for energy to run every function within the body
Carbohydrates
What vitamin helps protect the skin from the harmful effects of the sun’s UV light?
Vitamin E
How much water does the human body require a day to replace fluid lost from simply existing?
2 liters
What immunity is developed after overcoming a disease?
Acquired immunity
With proper posture, your head and chin should be _______ to the floor.
Parallel
Ever year, hundreds of beauty professionals report muscoskeletal problems and back injuries. What is the key to avoiding these problems?
Prevention
When treating a pregnant client, and they are in doubt of what chemicals to use, what should you do?
Direct them to their physician
Needed for body functions, including hormones, sebum production, and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.
Fats
What beauty products or cosmetics have nutritional value?
None (the law prohibits manufacturers from claiming this)
Mild dehydration will slow metabolism by what percent?
3%
What substances can kill or slow the growth of bacteria or other microorganisms?
Antibiotics
When removing a hair splinter, you should soften the skin with _________, and remove the splinter with __________.
Warm water/Tweezers
What disorder associated with the wrist do beauty professionals report each year?
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Regardless of who is pregnant, when should you avoid sitting at a pedicure bowl?
When the adjacent one is being disinfected (disinfectant or bleach through the pedicure jets cause chemicals to become airborne)
The five basic food groups
Grains, Dairy, Vegetables, Protein foods, Fruits
What are the 13 essential vitamins?
A, C, D, E, K and 8 B-complex vitamins
What is the formula to determine how much water is needed every day for your maximum physical health?
Body weight divided by two, then divide this number by 8. Resulting number is how many 8 ounce glasses of water you should drink every day.
What spreads illness faster than any other form of contact?
Shaking hands
If you allow dehydration symptoms to escalate, you may experience dizziness, increased heart rate, and _________.
Fainting
What type of mat should you stand on while working?
Anti-fatgue mat
If a client tells you they are pregnant (or you can see for yourself), it is important to allow them the opportunity to _______, if they wish.
Read the labels or SDS