TRUE TO YOUR HEART
HOW SWEET IT IS
WE BE BURNIN'
"CANCER" CULTURE
EV'RY LITTLE THING
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THE NON-MEDICAL TERM FOR "HYPERTENSION"
WHAT IS "HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE"?
100
TOO MUCH OF THIS FOOD SUBSTANCE CAN INCREASE RISK FOR DEVELOPING DIABETES
WHAT IS "SUGAR"?
100
Postmenopausal women over 65yrs old are recommended to get a bone density, or DEXA, scan to check for this condition.
What is "osteoporosis"?
100
BREAST CANCER SCREENING INVOLVES GETTING THIS TYPE OF IMAGING EVERY YEAR AFTER THE AGE OF 40
WHAT IS A "MAMMOGRAM"?
100
THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS RECOMMENDS WOMEN GET AT LEAST 25 GRAMS PER DAY OF THIS TYPE OF CARBOHYDRATE, FOUND IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND IS IMPORTANT FOR GUT HEALTH
WHAT IS "FIBER"?
200
A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT CAUSES FAT BUILD UP IN THE BLOOD VESSELS INCREASING RISK FOR HEART ATTACKS AND STROKE
WHAT IS "HIGH CHOLESTEROL"?
200
This hormone helps get sugar from the blood into the muscles and can also be given as a medication for diabetes
What is "insulin"?
200
THE ORGANS THAT STOP PRODUCING A KEY HORMONE RESULTING IN MENOPAUSE
WHAT ARE "THE OVARIES"?
200
THIS 'SWAB' IS PERFORMED STARTING AT AGE 21 AS PART OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING
WHAT IS "PAPANICOLAU 'PAP' SMEAR"?
200
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY RECOMMENDS A DAILY DOSE OF 600UNITS OF THIS NUTRIENT THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR BONE HEALTH FOR NONPREGNANT PEOPLE UNDER 50, and 800UNITS FOR THOSE OVER 70
WHAT IS "VITAMIN D?"
In the U.S., vitamin D is often added to milk. It's also found naturally in fatty fish, mushrooms, egg yolks, and liver
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THIS IS CONSIDERED A NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE
WHAT IS "120 OVER 80"?
300
ANNUAL CHECKUPS WITH THIS TYPE OF DOCTOR HELPS MONITOR AND PREVENT CONDITIONS LIKE GLAUCOMA, CATARACTS, RETINOPATHY, AND MACULAR EDEMA.
WHAT IS "AN OPHTHOMOLOGIST/EYE DOCTOR"?
300
THE HORMONE THAT IS NO LONGER PRODUCED BY THE BODY WHICH CAUSES TRANSITION INTO MENOPAUSE
WHAT IS "ESTROGEN"?
300
THIS CANCER SCREENING TEST STARTS AT AGE 45 AND IS USUALLY REPEATED EVERY 10 YEARS IF NORMAL
WHAT IS A "COLONOSCOPY"?
300
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES IN CHILDREN, MENSTRUATING WOMEN, AND PREGNANT WOMEN, OFTEN CAUSING EITHER NO SYMPTOMS TO FATIGUE, DIZZINESS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, OR PALLOR IF SEVERE
WHAT IS "IRON"?
Iron is found in red meat, poultry (like chicken), seafood, white beans, lentils, and spinach.
400
Doing this action with names like Camelback, Black and Mild, Marlboro (to name a few) increases the risk of conditions like lung cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, hypertension, stroke, and many other chronic diseases.
WHAT IS "SMOKING"?
- Smoking is the most preventable cause of death and disability in the United States.
- Almost one-third of deaths from coronary heart disease are due to smoking and secondhand smoke.
- Smoking is linked to about 90% of lung cancer cases in the United States.
- Smoking rates overall are down, but too many adults still smoke, vape and use other forms of tobacco, especially between the ages of 21 and 34.
- Almost half of U.S. children ages 3-11 are exposed to secondhand smoke.
- On average, smokers die more than 10 years earlier than nonsmokers.
- You can be one of the millions of people who successfully quit every year
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DIABETES CAN LEAD TO THIS CONDITION, OFTEN DESCRIBED AS PAIN, TINGLING, AND INCREASED SENSITIVITY IN THE LEGS.
WHAT IS "NEUROPATHY"?
400
THE AVERAGE AGE FOR TRANSITIONING INTO MENOPAUSE
WHAT IS "FIFTY YEARS OLD"?
400
THIS IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER IN MEN IN THE US AND CAN BE SCREENED FOR WITH A BLOOD TEST STARTING AROUND AGE 50
WHAT IS "PROSTATE CANCER"?
400
AVOCADOS ARE HIGH IN THIS MACRONUTRIENT, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR ENERGY, CELL STRUCTURE, AND HORMONE PRODUCTION.
WHAT ARE "FATS"?
500
Excess buildup of "bad cholesterol" along the walls of blood vessels can lead to a blockage in blood flow to the heart muscle, leading to this often deadly condition.
WHAT IS "A HEART ATTACK"?
500
The yellow organ in this photo has cells that produce a key hormone involved in blood sugar control
What is "the pancreas"?
500
MENOPAUSE IS DEFINED AS THIS AMOUNT OF TIME WITHOUT A MENSTRUAL CYCLE.
WHAT IS "12 MONTHS/1 YEAR"?
500
PEOPLE OVER 50 WITH A LONG HISTORY OF SMOKING SHOULD HAVE SCREENING FOR THIS, THE 3RD MOST COMMON CANCER IN THE US
500
CHICKEN, FISH, AND STEAK ARE FORMS OF THIS IMPORTANT MACRONUTRIENT THAT HELPS WITH MUSCLE GROWTH
WHAT IS A "PROTEIN"?