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Certification One Flashcards

1
Q

All Nutritonal references and studies recommend eating at least 6 servings of fresh fruits and veggies each day to maintain….?

A

Health

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2
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What do fresh fruits and veggies contain that canned fruits and veggies dont?

A

Enzymes

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3
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What do food enzymes do?

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  1. Digest food

2. Act to allow healthy inflammatory response.

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4
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What are the cardinal signs presented by the body that need supplemental plant enzymes?

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Fever
Aberrant motion (muscle contraction)
redness
swelling
painn
indigestion
FARS-PI
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5
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True/False:

Food enzymes are found in all living substances including raw foods.

A

True

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6
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True/False:

Food enzymes are systematically removed from our food supply in order to extend shelf-life

A

True

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7
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___________ deliver nutrients past an incompetent digestive system because they digest food in the stomach

A

Food enzymes

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8
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How long does it take to concentrate enough stomach acid to reduce the resting pH of the stomach between 5.0 to 6.0 down to 3.0 (thus inactivating food enzymes)

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30-60 minutes

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9
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Pancreatic enzymes are only successful in what kind of environment?

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an alkaline environment of 7.2-9.0 (in duodenum). They cant function in the stomach and thus the body must provide all enzymes needed to digest the food.

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10
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What are the 3 Broad classifications of enzymes?

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  1. Those in our food
  2. Those made in the body for digestion of food
  3. Metabolic enzymes are responsible for all biochemical reactions that occur in the body.
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11
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Chronic degenerative diseases may be the direct result of the?

A

metabolic dislocations

Fasting allows immune system to repair

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12
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Dr. Howell believed that the Law of Adaptive Secretion of digestive enzymes….

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proved that the organism values its enzymes and will not produce more than are needed for the job at hand.

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13
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Protease digests…..

A

Protein

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14
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Amylase digests….

A

amylose (starch)

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15
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lipase digests….

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lipids (after emulsification, we have to chew it)

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16
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cellulase digests….

A

cellulose (fiber) raw food

17
Q

Enzymes require 4 things

A
  1. Substrate or food
  2. pH range
  3. Temperature Range
  4. Water
18
Q

Raw foods will give you _________ when not masticated properly.

A

Gas

19
Q

What is the sick care approach to health?

A
  1. Pain relief
  2. Laxatives
  3. Antacids ($8-10 billion)
20
Q

What is the health care approach to health?

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  1. Remove source of stress
  2. Improve diet and digestion
  3. Detoxify and improve elimination
21
Q

What are the 10 conditions americans are willing to pay for out of pocket because the sick care provided is ineffective:

A
  1. Back pain
  2. Sprains/strains
  3. Headaches
  4. Digestive Disorders
  5. Allergies
  6. Chronic Immune Problems
  7. Anxiety and Depression
  8. Arthritis
  9. High BP
  10. Insomnia
22
Q

What is an antigen?

A

Any substance that causes your body to produce an antibody to it (immune system)

23
Q

What do amoeba’s require?

A

that the environment be brought to them, their nutrients delivered, and waste removed. The environment in which these cells live is referred to as the extracellular fluid and it acts as a fluid delivery system for all cells of the body.

24
Q

The fluid outside the cells (ECF) accounts for how much of the total body fluid?

A

1/3

25
Q

The internal environment must remain relatively constant in terms of:

A

acid-alkaline balance (pH)
temperature
volume (amount of water)
levels of dissolved substances (sugar, protein, cholesterol, and iron)

26
Q

What percentage of our ECF contains blood?

A

only 20%

27
Q

what percentage of our ECF is found inn connective tissues (called interstitial fluid? Lies under the skin and can be palpated)

A

80%

28
Q

Homeostasis:

A

The processes that maintain the internal environment (Walter B. Cannon)

29
Q

PH of extracellular fluid

A

7.4

30
Q

Homeostatis functions maintain what within narrow limits?

A 
Temperature
pH (Acid/base balance)
Volume (blood pressure)
Concentration of dissolved substances
Blood Tests (cholesterol, glucose, uric acid)

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