Digestion
Roughly 20-25 ft long
What is the length of your small intestine?
What are carbohydrates?
These are the light receptors in the back of the eyes.
What are cones and rods?
Fish, seeds and nuts, bright fruits, bright veggies, beans, dark leafy greens, dark chocolate,
etc.
What are some heart healthy foods?
They are chemical messengers that are created in glands
What are hormones and where are they created?
The fraction of Americans that are overweight or obese
What is 2/3's?
They raise blood sugar too quickly followed by a massive drop or crash.
What is the problem with simple carbs?
The percentage of what we taste that is impacted by what we smell
What is 70-80%?
HDL
What is the type of cholesterol that is considered good?
the percentage of iodine used by the thyroid gland
What is 20%?
serves as a filter organ and a gland
What is the liver?
This type of carbohydrate is better
What is a complex carbohydrate or polysaccharide?
85 db
uses substances to bind to and remove metals from your blood
What is chelation therapy?
a thyroid disorder caused by low levels of thyroid hormones causing weight gain, fatigue, decreased heart rate, dry skin, and constipation
What is hypothyroidism?
a prebiotic that feeds the good bacteria in your colon
What is fiber?
The amount of sugar the average American eats per week.
What is 3 pounds?
scent shown to decrease anxiety during MRI scans
What is vanilla?
What are the benefits of ginger?
The pituitary gland is a major storehouse of this vitamin
What is vitamin C?
They increase the surface area for absorbing nutrients
What are villi and what do they do?
large amounts of insulin stays in the body suppressing the pituitary gland
What is the impact of sugar on the immune system?
spring and summer due to humidity
What seasons is our sense of smell the strongest?
an underlying cause of: heart attacks, strokes, cancers, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, diabetes and leukemia
What is inflammation?
The hormone that is the primary regulator of the immune system
What is growth hormone?