Mindfulness
The two key ingredients mindfulness.
What are awareness and acceptance?
This fat should be avoided as much as possible.
What is trans fat?
The human mind can have thousands of these each day.
What are thoughts?
A specific type of physical activity that is structured, planned and repetitive.
What is exercise?
This visual provides an example of a well balanced meal.
What is the Healthy Eating Plate?
Recent research has found that _______ and _________ can reduce pain symptoms by producing both functional and structural changes in the brain.
What is mediation and mindfulness?
These have almost tripled in size over the past few decades.
What are portion sizes?
This involves believing the worst will happen, even if such an outcome is unlikely.
What is catastrophizing?
This timeframe of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity produces positive benefits.
What is 5-20 minutes per day
A common denominator of stress.
What is force?
This is a skill that can be practiced at home or on the go to manage tension and pain.
What is Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
Spreading out calories over the day helps keep hunger in check and prevent wide swings in ___________.
What is blood glucose?
The practice of not accepting your hiccups.
What is zero tolerance?
This is the best movement medicine for pain.
What is move more and move more often?
The persistent presence of this hormone can cause damage to blood vessels and arteries.
What is epinephrine?
This is key to the relaxation response.
What is breath?
Consumption of foods in this group has been linked to more than 30 health conditions.
What is ultra-processed?
This is a simple method designed to allow us to pause and take a temperature check.
What is the HALT method?
A group exercise class with latin music.
What is Zumba?
This area of the brain sends a distress signal to the hypothalamus and sets off the flight or fight response.
What is the amygdala?
____________ is considered a feeling of connectedness.
What is gratitude?
Older adults need adequate amounts of this nutrient to build and support skin, bone and muscle.
What is protein?
Doing this keeps the body in a heightened state of stress.
What is dwelling on a stressful event?
Older adults with OA will benefit from this form of movement.
What is resistance training?
This part of the nervous system is the stop button.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?