Digestion
This is the first part of your body where digestion begins—even before food reaches your stomach.
What is the mouth?
Macronutrient that is the body's preferred and most efficient fuel source
What are carbohydrates?
All patients will first be provided with this CARE plan
What is CARE center
What influences appetite?
What are the senses, emotional state, environment, special occasion, physical hunger?
#10 on the hunger/fullness scale
What is painfully full? (may feel sick or nauesous)
Most nutrient absorption happens in this long, coiled organ.
What is the small intestine?
Macronutrient that enhances the palatability of food and influences food texture
What is fat?
CARE plan priority #1
What is consistent, adequate, and predictable nutrition?
Hunger hormone
What is ghrelin?
Legalizing all food so that we don't categorize food as "good" or "bad"
What is dietary permission?
This muscular tube connects your mouth to your stomach.
What is the esophagus?
Macronutrient that is important for building & repairing tissues, building muscle, and supporting the immune system?
What is protein?
Name all 3 types of CARE plans
What is CARE Center, Flex, and Discovery?
The physical signs of hunger
What is stomach rumbling, cloudy thinking, headache, crankiness, fatigue, body shakiness?
Dietary judgments about food and/or the belief that food is "bad" for you
What is dietary restraint?
This organ uses acids and enzymes to break down food into a liquid mixture.
What is the stomach?
This macronutrient doesn't provide energy, but it's important for digestion and is often found in fruits, veggies, and whole grains.
What is fiber?
This CARE plan option allows you to start stretching your comfort zone a little, especially when you're feeling more balanced & regulated.
What is CARE flex?
Hormone that signals the hypothalamus to reduce food intake (fullness hormone)
What is leptin?
The body's command center
What is the central nervous system or CNS?
Location of bile production
What is the liver?
This macronutrient doesn’t provide energy, but your body needs it in large amounts to survive. It helps regulate temperature, move nutrients, and keep everything running smoothly.
What is water?
CARE plans that you can lean on when you're in the hypo-arousal zone
What is CARE center & flex?
Neurotransmitter involved in the feeling of enjoyment of food
What is dopamine?
The best state for digestion: when the body is feeling safe & calm.
What is the window of tolerance?