Health Final

• Electrolyte


  Minerals that carry an electric charge
• Sodium

  • Hydrates
  • Energy
  • Muscle
  • Oxygen
• Potassium

  • Nerves
  • Muscles
  • Get stuff into cells
• Magnesium

  • Gets minerals into cells
  • Relaxation
• Magneium Deficiency

  • Cramps
  • Stress
• Calcium

  • Energy
  • muscles
  • Heart
  • bone
• Calcium Deficiency

  • cramps
  • low energy
• Selenium

  • antioxidant
  • prevents mental decline
  • reduce cancer risk
  • protect against heart disease
  • thyroid health
• Selenium sources

  • ocean fish
  • goji berries
  • mushrooms
  • oysters
  • sunflower seeds
• Iodine

  • improve energy metabolism
  • help thyroid gland function
• Iodine deficiency

  • cancer
• How to get enough iodine?

  • selenium
  • seafood
  • kelp
• K1 foods

  • green leafy vegetables
  • blood clotting
• K2 improves

  • prevents calcifications of arteries
• K1 improves

  blood clotting
• K2 m4 foods

  • smelly cheese
  • meat
  • grass fed milk + butter
  • egg
  • house chicken
• K2 m7 foods

  • fermented foods
• natto helps

  • heart disease
  • osteoporosis
  • skin health
• benefits of intermittent fasting

  • fixes high blood pressure
  • fixes some cancer
  • protects cells
  • more energy
  • mental clarity
  • improve hormones + neurotransmitters
  • less stress, weight loss, less hunger
• cause for if benefits

  • cleans organs — so they function normally
• types of people who will benefit from if

  • high blood pressure
  • people who want longevity
• who should avoid if

  • pregnant women
  • children
  • sick people on medicine
• two main fuels body use for energy

  • carbs
  • fats
• waste products of burning sugar

  • lactate
  • acetate
  • ethanol
  • acetaldehyde
  • H+ (acid)
• what can make the body too acidic

  • having too little muscle
  • eating too many carbs
  • alcohol
  • meat
• what causes liver function problems

  • not enough vitamin B
  • toxins
• waste product accumulation

  • prevents good oxygenation
  • nutrients don’t get into cells well
  • waste doesn’t get out of cells
  • cells starve (i.e. Alzheimer’s)
  • sore muscles (i.e. heart)
  • cancer
• how can lactic acidosis and liver problems be fixed

  • eat vitamin b
  • eat less carbs
  • exercise
  • if
• what happens to moods when people have brain cells die

  • depression
  • boredom
  • low energy
• how long can people go w/o food and w/o water

  • 3 days w/o water
  • 1-2 months w/o food
• can people have a bunch of ketones + betahydroxybutyrate while being anabolic

  it is still possible
• how does muscle mass affect longevity

  it prevents chronic diseases
• what diseases is fasting useful for

  • heart disease
  • obesity
• what mineral helps lower blood pressure

  potassium