This vitamin found in carrots is important for supporting night vision, immunity, skin, digestive, and urinary health.
What is Vitamin A?
100
To deliberately destroy, damage, obstruct, undermine or hinder success. Example: My friend bringing me a cake after my surgery.
What is sabotage?
100
Any type of aerobic exercise which causes the heart to pump at 60-70% of its maximum rate. The optimal work-out is thought to be greater than 20 minutes and three days a week.
What is cardio?
100
This member of the "B" vitamin family is critical to protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism. We recommend this supplement to reduce hair loss.
What is Biotin?
100
Expected protein intake for bariatric patients.
What is 60 to 90 grams of protein?
200
Also known as ascorbic acid, this vitamin enhances the absorption of iron. Oranges anyone?
What is Vitamin C?
200
The tendency to substitute one addiction or compulsion for another while in recovery. For example, giving up sweets and replacing with alcohol.
What is addiction transfer or cross-addiction?
200
A type of exercise using resistance to induce muscle growth and improve anaerobic endurance, leading to increased bone, muscle, tendon, and ligament toughness.
What is strength training?
200
This vitamin, also known as nicotinic acid, is used to treat elevated cholesterol and triglyceride disorders. Side effects include facial flushing.
What is Niacin or Vitamin B3?
200
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This protein source, packaged in flakes and dehydrated, is derived from soybeans. Initials are T.V.P.
What is Textured Vegetable Protein?
300
This fat soluble vitamin is found in mushrooms, fortified dairy products, and fatty fish. Our body absorbs it through the gut and also synthesized it in your skin with sun exposure.
Milk moustache, anyone?
What is Vitamin D?
300
A group of friends and confidents that help you learn, grow, and succeed in your life changes after bariatric surgery. We meet on Thursdays...
What is your support group.
300
The range for normal Body Max Index or BMI.
What is 18.5 and 25?
300
Found in dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach and Brussel sprouts, this vitamin, also known as B9, is important in pregnant women for healthy fetal development as well as red blood cell health.
What is Folate?
300
Rich in B vitamins and Omega-3 fatty acids, these seeds are derived from the Salvia Hispanica plant. They are also popular classic head shaped planters...Ch-ch-ch.
What are Chia Seeds?
400
Deficiency in this nutrient leads to the childhood disease of rickets or osteomalacia (demineralized bone) in adults. It is important to bone and tooth health. Our patients love their chews...
What is Calcium?
400
Making a thoughtful decision about food choices and creating awareness of your body, emotions, and living in the present. We use a "raisin" to demonstrate this behavior.
What is Mindfulness?
400
This component of body composition should represent 18-24% of total body weight in men and 25-34% in women. All the rest is water and minerals.
What is body fat?
400
Also known as cyanocobalamin, deficiency in this vitamin leads to fatigue, weakness, and pernicious anemia. Clue: Most often offered as a shot or sublingual supplement.
What is Vitamin B12?
400
Fresh or frozen, this fruit offers high levels of antioxidants, which combat the damage done by inflammation. Anthocyanins, the natural plant compounds give them their deep color, may have antidiabetic effects as well. And new research suggests they might protect the heart muscle from damage.
What are blueberries?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!
The "fat soluble" vitamins best absorbed in the presence of lipids in the gut. Gotta name them all?
What are Vitamins A, D, E, and K?
500
The ability to roll with the punches. When stress, adversity or trauma strikes, you still experience anger, grief and pain, but you're able to keep functioning — both physically and psychologically.
What is Resilience?
500
Excess fat that leads to polycystic ovarian syndrome and stimulates cancers such as breast and colon cancer, thought to be in part stimulated by these hormones.
What is estrogen and progesterone?
500
Severe vitamin B1 deficiency, most often related to persistent vomiting and alcohol use, may lead to this neurologic syndrome causing memory loss, confusion, unsteadiness, and peripheral nerve changes.
What is Wernicke's Encephalopathy?
500
As an excellent source of calcium, potassium, protein, zinc, and vitamins B6 and B12, this food offers a thicker, creamier texture because the liquid whey is strained out.