Food for Thought
The number of hours you should stop drinking alcohol or eating before going to bed to enjoy better sleep quality
What is 4-6 hours? Your body begins converting food to (stored) energy at night, and digestion slows - exponentially.
A person with acid reflux would benefit most from which sleeping position?
sleeping propped upright
This is the name of the income before taxes are removed...and after taxes are removed
What is gross income and net income?
Name 3 practices that can improve your sleep
turning off lights, turning off screens (tv/phone), avoiding alcohol/caffeine
What is the average number of hours that an adult should sleep every night?
7-9 hours
Which vegetable can be found in the grain group and fruit group too?
What is - corn?
What is considered to be the best sleeping position for most people?
sleeping on your side with knees slightly bent
After I pay you all each pay period, I can only afford to pay myself $1 using 3 coins! Name them.
What is a half dollar (.50 piece) and two quarters?
What is the ideal sleeping temperature - 40 F, 65 F, 75 F, or 80 F?
65 F
True or False: If you don't fall asleep after 20 minutes, you should get out of bed
true
Leptin, an appetite suppressing hormone, falls when this happens.
What is not getting enough sleep?
How much walking do you have to do to burn off an M&M?
What is - the length of a football field?
The lowest and highest credit score a person can have.
What is 300 and 850?
True or False: taking a warm shower/bath before bed can prevent you from sleeping well
false
What chemical in the brain is responsible for promoting a good night's sleep?
melatonin
Name 3 sources of caffeine that you should avoid before bedtime
What are coffee, tea, soda, chocolate?
This mammal holds hands when they fall asleep so that they don't drift apart from one another
What is the sea otter?
This country was the first to use paper money
What is China, during get e 10th Century BCE?
This treatment is equally effective to medications in treating insomnia
Hint - look at the column title (it's not body or soul)
mindfulness/meditation
The longest time someone has gone without sleep is...more than 11 days, 72 hours and 25 minutes, or 6 days and 38 minutes
What is - "more than 11 days"...While still in high school, a student went 264.4 hours without sleep, for which he won first place in the 10th Annual Great San Diego Science Fair in 1964.
Name a food that helps put you to sleep
What is turkey, cherries, and/or almonds
These two are the only mammals that literally fall "half asleep", making it easier for them to "stay alive".
What is the dolphin and the whale?...Each side of their brain takes turns so that they can come up for air!!
This U.S. bill carried the highest denomination ever to be in circulation. BONUS: Now the highest denomination is in this bill.
What is the $10,000 bill in circulation until 1945. Since 1969, it's the $100.
Daytime napping is a good habit
What is - false?
This animal spends 18-22 hours a day sleeping...the elephant, the koala, the tiger
What is the koala? (The elephant sleeps the least - only going into REM sleep every three to four days/only sleeping for about three hours per day....and the average Tiger sleeps 16 hours per day!)