Definitions Flashcards

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Blood pressure -

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the pressure that the blood exerts on the arterial walls

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Fatigue -

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tiredness or the feeling of not having enough energy

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White fat -

Brown fat -

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white: fat that is found mainly in the fat cells that lie under the skin; energy or calorie-storage fat
brown: fat that is deeper than just under the skin; surrounds and protects the organs

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Candida albicans -

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common yeast

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Caprylic acid -

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natural fatty acid extracted from coconut oil that interferes with the growing and
duplicating process of Candida albicans

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Clinical ecologists

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- physicians who evaluate and treat chronic illness on the basis of allergy,
 immune response (and immune weakness) and nutrition
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Cerebral allergies -

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altered neurotransmitter reactions that affect the energy, emotions and psyche

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Depression

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  • a mood, a state of being or energy level that includes a lack of motivation, a sense of
    hopelessness and a lack of physical energy
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Toxin

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  • any substance that creates irritating and/or harmful effects in the body, undermining its health
    or stressing the biochemical or organ functions, or actually damaging tissues and organs
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Homeostasis -

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the body functions are in balance

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Electromagnetic toxicity

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  • results in our daily exposure to computers, cell phones and television as well
    as radiation exposure from airplane travel and medical testing
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Acute

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Sharp, severe; having rapid onset, severe symptoms and a short course

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Malignant

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  • Tending or threatening to produce death
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Carcinogenic

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  • Producing cancer
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Benign

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Not recurrent or progressive

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Chronic

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  • Of long duration
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Myalgia -

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Muscle pain

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Hepatoma -

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Tumour of the liver

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Gastrectomy

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  • Removal of the stomach
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Cyanosis -

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The condition of being blue

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Cardiopathy -

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A disease of the heart

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Cystitis -

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Inflammation of the urinary bladder

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Hematuria -

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Blood in the urine

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Bacteremia -

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Bacteria in the blood

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Thymus -
Master gland of the immune system
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Allergen -
Antigen that induces an IgE-mediated response | IgE makes up 3/4 of the antibodies in the bloodstream
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Allergic Load -
Amount of chemicals, food allergens and pollutants that a person can be exposed to before allergy symptoms appear
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Kinins -
Group of chemicals released into tissues as a result of inflammation
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Gerontology
- The study of the changes and associated problems in the mind and body that accompany aging.
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The alimentary canal is also called
the Gastrointestinal tract.
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Epigenetics
studies how cells are affected by outside influences.
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Chakras
are energy centres along our spine, in the centre of our forehead, and the crown of our head that: digest and purify the energies we encounter within and all around us.
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First Chakra
Red- root- adrenals- self awareness
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Second Chakra
Orange -sacral- ovaries/testes- self respect
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Third Chakra
Yellow-Solar plexus-pancreas-self worth
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Fourth Chakra
Green- heart energy centre- self love-thymus
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Fifth Chakra
Blue- Throat- thyroid- self expression
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Sixth Chakra
Purple- brow/third eye- pituitary- self knowledge
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Seventh Chakra
Light purple- crown- pineal- self-consciousness
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iatrogenic illness
caused by a medication or physician