Weekly Health Quiz: Nutrients, Fertilization and Spinach

1 The following nutrient deficiency has been shown to be a primary driver of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease:

• Vitamin B12
• Omega-3
• Choline

  Choline appears to be essential for prevention of fatty liver disease, as it is required to move fat out of your liver. Choline deficiency has been shown to result in fat buildup in the liver. Learn more.

• Omega-6

2 If you are injured by a vaccine, you can:

• Sue the vaccine manufacturer for damages
• Sue the vaccine manufacturer and your doctor/pharmacist for damages
• Apply for compensation from the vaccine adverse event reporting system (VAERS)
• Apply for compensation from the federally operated vaccine injury compensation program (VICP)

  The only legal recourse available for those injured by a vaccine is to apply for compensation from the federal vaccine injury compensation program (VICP) — an often long and arduous process that only results in a payout to 1 in 3 vaccine-injured claimants who apply. Still, VICP has paid out $4 billion since it began operating in 1988. Learn more.

3 Research shows that with each successive annual flu vaccination, the theoretical protection from the vaccine:

• Diminishes

  Some studies have shown that with each successive annual flu vaccination, the theoretical protection from the vaccine diminishes. Learn more.

• Dramatically increases
• Increases somewhat
• Remains stable

4 The following is a primary trigger of emotional eating:

• Arousal
• Stress

  Emotional eating is primarily triggered by stress and boredom. Research shows calorie-dense foods trigger fat accumulation that inhibits your primary stress response system. Learn more.

• Pride
• Joy

5 Spinach can be grown in your garden, containers or indoors, and requires:

• Dry soil conditions, hot temperatures and shady conditions
• Mineral rich soil, warm temperatures and lots of space between plants
• Soil rich in organic material, 2 inches of water each week and cool temperatures

  Spinach can be grown in your garden, containers or indoors, and requires rich soil, about 2 inches of water per week and thrives in cooler temperatures. Learn more.

• A broad range of temperatures, loamy soil and a long growing season

6 Natural fertilization and pest control are possible in a healthy ecosystem, courtesy of a complex interplay between animals and:

• Humans
• Industry
• Insects
• Plants

  You can't have a healthy ecosystem without animals, and there's a complex interplay between animals and plants that provides for the closed loop, for things like natural fertilization and pest control, to take place. Learn more.

7 According to research published by Boyd E. Haley, Ph.D., the following heavy metal is the only one capable of causing a normal brain to develop the same biochemical abnormalities found in Alzheimer's disease:

• Mercury

  Using nucleotide photoaffinity labeling technology, Boyd Haley, Ph.D., showed mercury is the only heavy metal capable of causing a normal brain to develop the same biochemical abnormalities found in Alzheimer's disease. Learn more.

• Lead
• Aluminum
• Cadmium