Fun Fact
True or False
Community for New Direction has always been involved with treating adults with mental health and substance use disorder
False
True or False
At least half of the food on your plate should be fruits and vegetables and the portions should include grains and proteins
True
True or false
Since blood pressure naturally rises with age, watching your sodium intake becomes more important with age
True
True or False
A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) is the same as a Psychiatrist
False: a PMHNP is a RN with a scope practice that allows for prescription authority, intensive counseling and group therapy in certain settings. A Psychiatrist is a medical or osteopathic doctor.
True or False
An individual that uses a mood alternating substances will function at their best
False
Name a type of solid food other than meat that is high in protein
Beans
If you walk 1.5-3 miles per day at 3-4mph, in addition to light physical activity associated with typical day-to-day life. What is your lifestyle activity?
active
What type of illness is a condition that affects a persons thinking, feeling, behavior or mood
Mental Illness
Fruits are best
Fresh or Frozen
This illness is caused by alcoholism
Liver Disease (cirrhosis, cancer)
Saccharin, Aspartame, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium
Artificial Sweeteners
This illness is known as the "silent killer"
cardiac disease (hypertension)
This breakfast staple is high in Soluble and Insoluble fiber. Consumption of it daily helps reduce cholesterol and constipation.
Oatmeal
This illness spreads when sharing bodily fluids with a host
HIV/AIDS
This essential good fat is found in salmon, mackerel, tuna, trout, sardines, nuts, seeds, canola oil, flaxseed
Omega-3 fatty acids
This illness research endeavors generate approximate a 1/2 billion dollars (500 Million) each year
Cancer
Is it Low-Density-Lipoproteins (LDL) or High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) that is consider "good cholesterol"
HDL carries cholesterol throughout the body to the liver so it can be removed from the body.
This illness has changed social gathering as we cherished in recent times
COVID 19
Foods high in sodium include
Pre-packaged food (frozen, lunch meat, canned goods)and fast foods.
The daily recommended calorie intake for healthy adult according to the Food Drug Administration (FDA).
2,000. It modified up or down according to sedentary and active lifestyles.