Wellness
Which type of wellness is achieved through yearly examinations and immunizations?
What is physical wellness?
This method uses plants to treat disease.
What is herbal medicine?
What type of nutrient is the body's main source of energy?
Carbohydrates
What are 2 safety practices to prevent injury?
use smoke detectors, use good lighting and railings in stairways, remove
things that they can trip over, wear helmets when riding bicycles or motorcycles, and wear
seatbelts when traveling in cars.
How much of your plate should be filled with fruits and vegetables?
1/2
Which type of wellness results from living according to values and morals?
What is spiritual wellness?
Includes spinal manipulation, massage and exercise.
What is chiropractic medicine?
Fats that have a positive effect on the body when eaten in moderation. Give an example.
Unsaturated fats: olives, nuts, fish.
How can you reduce your risk of certain cancers, emphysema, bronchitis and low birth weight babies?
Quit smoking!
How many glasses of water should you drink in a day?
8
Grace has a friends that she can hang with and go to when she needs help. What type of wellness does she have?
What is social wellness?
Includes acupuncture, acupressure, and tai chi. Belief to maintain a balance between the yin and yang.
What is Chinese medicine?
What is the name of the "bad" cholesterol?
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
Name 2 ways to prevent hepatitis and HIV?
People should not use intravenous drugs, and they should only use properly sterilized piercing and tattooing equipment. In addition, people should not share any items that may have blood on them, such as razors, toothbrushes, and nail clippers, abstain from sexual contact, only have one uninfected partner, or use protection (condoms)
Too much salt in your diet can cause which diseases?
Heart disease, high blood pressure, kidney disease.
What is the term for looking at the health of the Whole person?
What is holistic health?
Believes that the immune system is stimulated by plants and minerals to treat diseases.
What is homeopathic medicine?
What kind of vitamins can be stored in the body?
Fat-soluble. ADEK.
How much physical activity should you perform in a day?
20-30 minutes.
Which therapeutic diet should be prescribed for a person with HTN?
DASH
What is the goal of wellness?
To treat and prevent disease.
Includes yoga and massage to restore balance in the body.
What is Ayurvedic medicine?
Proteins that contain all the essential amino acids, “building blocks,” the body needs in order to use them.
Give an example.
What is a complete protein?
Animal sources.
What are the 3 basic needs of the body to prevent disease?
Physical activity, good nutrition and adequate sleep.
Name 3 techniques to reduce stress.
Think positively.
Set realistic goals.
Accept what cannot be changed.
Plan ahead.
Negotiate with others.
Say "no."
Talk with another person.
Ask for and accept help.
Spend time doing a leisure activity or hobby.
Relieve tension by taking a few slow, deep breaths; relaxing each muscle; or imagining oneself in a completely relaxing place.
Meditate or pray.
Eat well.
Exercise regularly.
Get enough sleep.