1st 6 Weeks Test- LNW Flashcards
Stress
Reactions and feelings of being tense or anxious
Wellness
Reaching for your best level of health
Lifestyle
Included how you live your life and everything
You do
Nutrition
Substance that performs a job in your body
4 types of wellness
Physical, mental, emotional, social.
Describe characteristics and ways to promote each type of wellness.
Physical- firm skin, healthy weight. Eats breakfast, sleep.
Mental- positive, able to cope. Social, think positive.
Emotional- happy, open-minded. Healthy and active.
Social- communicates, considerate. Approachable, open-minded.
Peristalsis
That pushes food to the stomach
Bolus
Balls up food with tongue and top of the roof of the mouth.
CHART
CHART
Nutrients
Substance that performs a job in your body
Macronutrients
Needed in smaller amounts
Micronutrients
Needed in smaller amounts
Digestion
Breaking down food in the body
Starch
Sugar units attached together, broken into simple sugars.
Fiber
Comes from plants materials that cannot be digested, protects heart from disease.