Chapter 1-6

Question 1

What are the five groups that nutrients are divided in?

Answer 1

Protein, Carbohydrates, fats, vitamins & minerals

Question 2

Describe Body VS Brain Water %

Answer 2

Body 60% water, Brain is 80% water.

Question 3

What are electrolytes?

Answer 3

Minerals & Salts that help you stay hydrated. such as chloride, fluoride, magnesium, potassium & sodium.

Question 4

What are good water sources

Answer 4

Spring water- from rain & snow
Sparkling water from a natural spring
coconut water with low sugar & high potassium
aloe juice is 99% water & many anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-fungal.

Question 5

How is water indispensable for energy?

Answer 5

oxygen is needed for working your cells to breathe & to burn sugar to produce energy.

Question 6

“Our” brains are what?

Answer 6

“our brains literally are what we eat”

Question 7

Finish this Quote
“That parts of the very planet we live on_”

Answer 7

“Its rivers, valleys, oceans, and skies are routinely becoming part of our brains with every breath we take and every meal we consume”

Question 8

What are the most common causes of Dementia?

Answer 8

Alzheimer’s, Parkisons, Stroke and Depression

Question 9

What causes people to have headaches?

Answer 9

Headaches are caused from muscles in the neck & shoulders that are being contracted for a long period of time.

Question 10

What is the brains Security System

Answer 10

A network of blood vessels called Blood Brain Barrier

Question 11

How does the brain receive Nourishment?

Answer 11

Through our diet

Question 12

Describe brain atrophy

Answer 12

when the brain shrinks it is an indicator of neuronal loss, as the brain loses neurons, the space is replaced by fluids.

Question 13

Describe Body Vs Brain%

Answer 13

Body Water 60% , Brain 80%
Body Protein 20% , Brain 8%
Body Fats 15% , Brain 11%
Body Carbs 2%
Brain 3% vitamins & minerals

Question 14

Describe body vs Brain Protein %

Answer 14

The body is 20% protein, The Brain is 8%

Question 15

Describe body vs Brain Fat %

Answer 15

Body is 15% Fats, The Brain is 11% Fats

Question 16

Describe body vs Brain Vitamin %

Answer 16

he Body is pinch of vitamins & minerals, The Brain is 3% vitamins Minerals

Question 17

What is storage fat?

Answer 17

fat in adipose tissue, the fat that our body uses to store energy, storage fat is the soft, squishy, visible fat you can see on your body.

Question 18

What is structural fat?

Answer 18

Brain cells wrapped in fatty sheath called myelin, it is used to structure our cells and sort of technical support.

Question 19

Name two fatty acids

Answer 19

Saturated & Unsaturated

Question 20

What are saturated fats?

Answer 20

fats that are solid at room temperature, Tail or chains are covered in hydrogens.

Question 21

What are unsaturated fats?

Answer 21

fats that are liquid at room temperature, fats are only partially covered with hydrogens.

Question 22

What are monounsaturated fats?

Answer 22

with one free hydrogen “spot” in its fat chain

Question 23

What are polyunsaturated fats?

Answer 23

. They make up omega-3 (alpha-linolenic acid) and omega-6 (linoleic acid). They are found in walnuts, flaxseeds, hempseeds, and vegetable oils and marine sources

Question 24

Name two type of PUFA’s that are best known for promoting health

Answer 24

Omega- 3s & Omega-6s

Question 25

What are PUFAs?

Answer 25

Polyunsaturated fatty acid 1 .Omega-3 2. Omega-6

Question 26

What are Omega 6s

Answer 26

They have Pro-inflammatory properties, inflammation means how active your immune system is

Question 27

What are omega-3 fatty acids?

Answer 27

They are anti-inflammatory

Question 28

Name three types of major Omega-3s

Answer 28

ALA, EPA & DHA, ALA COMES from plan sources, while DHA & EPA plentiful fish oils

Question 29

What did epidemiological study about Omega-3s?

Answer 29

Is the number one nutrient to fight age related cognitive decline & dementia

Question 30

Name a fat that is public enemy #1

Answer 30

Saturated Fats

Question 31

Name a danger of saturated fat

Answer 31

However, a high intake of saturated fat from diet can cause inflammation through your entire body & reduce oxygen

Question 32

If you are on a 2000 calorie diet what is the recommend aim for saturated fats

Answer 32

No more than 5 to 6 percent calories, so no more than 120 calories. That's about 13 grams a day or three slices of bacon

Question 33

How are trans fats made?

Answer 33

Hydrogen is added to liquid vegetable oils to make them more solid. Chemically saturating healthy vegetables.

Question 34

What is so bad about trans fat

Answer 34

They can raise your cholesterol & triglycerides levels in your bloodsteem, promoting inflammation throughout our entire bodies.

Question 35

Watch out for any of these trans fat on labels

Answer 35

Vegetable shortening, soybean oil, cotton seed oil, palm kernel oil, & vegetable oil.

Question 36

What are examples of trans fat foods

Answer 36

Doughnuts, cakes, pie crusts, biscuits, and frozen pizza.

Question 37

What helps cholesterol move in the body?

Answer 37

Lipoproteins that are split into two groups. LDLs and HDLS

Question 38

What does LDL do & HDL?

Answer 38

LDL carry cholesterol to specific organs, HDL picks up cholesterol and shuttles it to the liver where it is eliminated or converted into hormones

Question 39

What are proteins made of?

Answer 39

amino acids

Question 40

What are neurotransmitter responsible for?

Answer 40

Are in charge of dispatching information from cell to cell

Question 41

What is serotine & its job?

Answer 41

Influences emotionall stability, sleep patterns, appetite & memory, Moods. & low levels of serotonin can produce diseases such as depression & anxiety.

Question 42

What is dopamine?

Answer 42

Dopamine impacts our Reward, motivation,

Question 43

What is Glutamate?

Answer 43

Provoking you to spring into action

Question 44

What is gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)?

Answer 44

a major inhibitory neurotransmitter

Question 45

What is tryptophan?

Answer 45

An essential amino acid that helps produce serotine

Question 46

What do chia stand for in ancient myan word

Answer 46

Strength and it has tryptophan & 0mega-3 pufas tryptophan & 0mega-3 pufas

Question 47

What have researchers found out about tryptophan?

Answer 47

Eating carbs with tryptophan rich foods helps increase serotonin & can help sleep before bed like milk & honey

Question 48

How is glutamate formed?

Answer 48

Glutamate is formed when the brain breaks down glucose in a process called metabolism. & the brain needs the sugar glucose to make glutamate

Question 49

what is Glycogen

Answer 49

Stored glucose that is immediately used by the brain & is a reserve energy tank.

Question 50

What keeps our bodies running

Answer 50

Carbohydrates

Question 51

What is fructose & Lactose?

Answer 51

A sugar found in most fruits & honey found in dairy & milk.

Question 52

Explain foods rich in carbs

Answer 52

carbs are broken down into glucose, absorbed in blood stream & transported through process of metabolism

Question 53

What is the name of the colorless fluid the brain is Immersed in?

Answer 53

Cerebrospinal Fluid

Question 54

What are the most welcomed guest through the bloods brain barrier?

Answer 54

Water & air, nutrient ( proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins & minerals.