Pillar 1 - Week 5 - How to Eat Flashcards
(40 cards)
What is the branch of the Central Nervous System that most influences the gastrointestinal function and what is it responsible for stimulating?
Autonomic Nervous System, digestive system
What are the two branches of the Autonomic Nervous System?
parasympathetic and sympathetic
The _________ branch of the ANS relaxes the body and turns on digestion.
parasympathetic
The _________ branch of the ANS turns off digestion when there’s no food in your belly or when you’re in a fight or flight stress response.
sympathetic
Eating during ______ will generally lead to digestive upset, decreased nutrient assimilation, and unwanted fat storage, which leads to __________.
stress, weight gain
When the parasympathetic nervous system is activated, the ________ response turns on and _______ digestion, assimilation and calorie-burning capacity is amplified.
relaxation, healthy
Change ____ you eat, rather than ____ you eat.
how, what
It is scientifically impossible for the body to ______ weight or _____ when it is under a stress response.
release, heal
One tool of the Secret Seven: The _________ Meal
20-minute
What happens when you eat a meal in the stress response?
Your body cannot digest food optimally
What may be the cause of someone who eats healthy and works out but can’t seem to lose weight?
They have chronic stress and don’t know how to turn it off when they eat
What is the science based program that used neuroscience and stress physiology to rewire patterns of anxiety, depression, overeating, and unhealthy habits by using practical, easy-to-implement tools?
Emotional Brain Training
EBT is a way to reliably and consistently ______ your emotions so you can get into a ______ state before each meal.
digest, relaxed
Why is it important to put your fork or utensil down between bites at least 3 times during a meal?
This slows down your eating speed which helps you not to eat too much before you realize you’ve eaten enough.
When you eat quickly, your body doesn’t have the time to go through its natural _______ process, which involves a variety or hormones and feedback loops between your ____ and your ____.
signaling, gut, brain
One Secret Seven tool is to ______ between bites.
breathe
What is the key nutrient that is often ignored, that actually speeds up your metabolism?
oxygen
Intestinal villi are like little loops on the inside of the intestines and their primary job is to _____________.
absorb nutrients
Intestinal villi extract large quantities of oxygen to facilitate the ________ of the meal.
breakdown
When the blood lacks _____ for the villi to pick up, nutrient absorption _______, but when the blood has plenty of oxygen, nutrient absorption increases and so does _______.
oxygen, decreases, metabolism
This is so powerful because it simply increases the body’s oxygen intake and then it teaches the body to use that oxygen to burn fat even more efficiently.
Physical exercise
What are two things you should ask the client to observe if they are eating healthy but not losing any weight?
The speed of their meals and whether or not they are relaxed while eating.
Another tool is to _____ your food and eat with your _____.
chew, senses
Another tool is to eat until _____, but not ____.
satisfied, full
