Gut-Brain Connection
This part of your body helps digest food.
What is your gut (or digestive system)?
This drink helps keep your body hydrated and supports digestion.
What is water?
Stress can affect digestion.
What is Fact?
This drink helps keep your body hydrated throughout the day.
What is water?
This connection between your gut and brain helps explain why nutrition, mood, and energy are linked.
What is the gut-brain connection?
True or False: Your gut and brain communicate with each other.
What is True?
These foods are full of vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Examples include apples, carrots, and broccoli.
What are fruits and vegetables?
Drinking enough water can support digestion.
What is Fact?
This healthy habit can help release tension and improve focus.
What is movement (or exercise)?
This emotion or experience was discussed as something that can affect digestion.
What is stress?
This can affect both your mood and your digestion.
What is stress?
This nutrient, found in foods like whole grains, beans, fruits, and vegetables, helps support digestion.
What is fiber?
Sleep can influence your gut health and overall wellbeing.
What is Fact?
This habit encourages you to slow down and pay attention to your food while eating.
What is mindful eating?
True or False: The foods we eat can influence our energy levels throughout the day.
What is True?
Name one thing the gut-brain connection can influence.
What is mood, energy, focus, or wellbeing?
True or False: Eating healthy means you can never enjoy pizza, chips, or dessert.
What is False?
Healthy eating means you must completely give up all your favorite foods.
What is Myth?
This is something many people forget to prioritize, but it supports both wellbeing and gut health.
What is sleep?
According to today's presentation, improving wellbeing is about making small, _________ changes rather than trying to be perfect.
What are sustainable (or realistic) changes?
Today's retreat focused on the connection between food, your gut, and this part of your body.
What is the brain?
Name one healthy habit that can help support your energy throughout the day.
What is drinking water, eating regularly, getting enough sleep, eating fruits and vegetables, or taking a lunch break?
One healthy meal instantly improves your gut health.
What is Myth?
Name two healthy habits discussed during today's retreat that can support gut health.
Any two of:
Name two things that today's retreat discussed that can support both gut health and overall wellbeing.
Any two of: