Healthy Lifestyle

Healthy Eating

100

True or False: Cinnamon is a strong antioxidant that helps eliminate toxins from the body. 

True

200

_____ provide transportation of essential vitamins around your entire body, while also assist with joint function! Careful…too much could be harmful. 

Fats

300

How much water should you be drinking daily? 

Half of your body weight in ounces. 

400

You should eat this many cups of vegetables daily. 

2-3 Cups

500

List 3 foods that prevent cancer. 

Any of the following: Papaya, Walnuts, Spinach, Seaweed, Broccoli, Garlic, Blackberries, Ginger

Recovery

100

Name one person to call when you are struggling. 

Any of the following: Sponsor, friend, parent, spouse, therapist, sibling

200

Creating a ______ will help you prevent future use.

Relapse Prevention Plan

300

My body craves _____ when eliminating alcohol from my system. 

Sugar

400

Define coping skills. 

A conscious strategy used to reduce any unpleasant emotion; can be cognitive or behavioral

500

Name the stages of change. 

Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, Action, Maintenance 

Mindfulness

100

Name one mindful activity.

Any of the following: Yoga, Meditation, Walking, Breathing techniques

200

Creating mental images when prompted during meditation is called...

Guided Imagery

300

The final resting pose used for relaxation in yoga is called...

Savasana

400

List 2 Benefits of Mindfulness

Any of the following: Ease anxiety, helps concentration, improves sleep, reduces stress, improves quality of relationships

500

List the 4 noble truths of buddhism (Remember, mindfulness is not religious. It is for everyone!) 

1. There is suffering

2. There is a cause to suffering.

3. There is an end to suffering

4. There is a path that leads to the end of suffering (eightfold path) 

Healthy Movement

100

The healthy movement we do at MRC 

Recovery Yoga! 

200

It is recommended you exercise for ___ minutes daily

30 

300

Exercise helps lower ____ and ____

Blood pressure and cholesterol

400

This is the hardest working muscle in the body

Heart

500

This type of exercise improves endurance 

Aerobic exercise

Unhealthy Choices (substance and non substance related)

100

Doing this before bed strains the eyes and disrupts sleep

Looking at your phone/ being on technology

200

Not drinking ____ will effect your memory, kidneys, motivation, and temperature regulation.

Water

300

Eating too much of this can cause increased blood pressure and effect hydration. 

Sodium/ Salt

400

Excessive drinking of alcohol does what to the pancreas? 

Causes the pancreas to produce toxic substances that can eventually lead to pancreatitis, a dangerous inflammation and swelling of the blood vessels in the pancreas that prevents proper digestion.

500

Methamphetamine abuse decreases the ability to remember and learn new information in this part of the brain. 

The hippocampus