Weekly Health Quiz: Pesticides, Exercise and EMFs

1 To prevent the creation of cellular oxidative damage, decrease your risk of cancer and optimize your mitochondrial function, you should:

• Avoid eating food two to three hours before bedtime

  Avoiding food at least two to three hours before bedtime will help you optimize your mitochondrial function, which is key for optimal health and chronic disease prevention. Learn more.

• Eat several small meals a day, spaced a couple of hours apart
• Eat your last meal as close to bedtime as possible
• Eat three square meals a day but no snacks in between

2 Which of the following toxic pesticides has been found in virtually all foods tested, including PediaSure Enteral Formula nutritional drink, given to infants and children via feeding tube?

• Diquat
• Glyphosate

  Testing has revealed 43 out of 45 food products made with conventionally grown oats tested positive for glyphosate. Glyphosate has even been detected in PediaSure Enteral Formula nutritional drink, given to infants and children via feeding tubes. Learn more.

• Perquat
• Neonicotinoids

3 Which of the following artificial sweeteners has been linked to a 50 percent reduction in beneficial gut bacteria, liver damage, genetic damage, shrinkage of the thymus and persistent accumulation in body fat, among other things?

• Aspartame
• Neotame
• Sucralose

  Recent research shows sucralose (Splenda) is metabolized and accumulates in fat cells. It's also been linked to liver damage, genetic damage, shrinkage of the thymus and more. Learn more.

• Acesulfame

4 Which of the following played a hidden role in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion?

• Oil price hikes
• Making calculations in U.S. customary units rather than metric system
• Allowing civilian in space
• Sleep deprived staff

  Some of the most harrowing accidents and monumental mistakes have occurred as a result of sleep deprivation, including the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident and the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion. Each year, sleep deprivation is costing the U.S. economy $411 billion in accidents and lost productivity — an amount equivalent to 2.28 percent of the gross domestic product. Learn more.

5 When you burn fat during exercise, it is:

• Used up as fuel for energy or heat

  You can't turn fat into muscle but you can use exercise to physically transform your body, which primarily removes fat through your lungs as you exhale. Learn more.

• Removed from your body primarily by your lungs as you exhale
• Transformed into muscle
• Excreted through your urine or feces

6 Which of the following has NOT been shown to be a health effect of glyphosate exposure?

• Genotoxicity
• Hair discoloration

  Research has linked glyphosate to an array of possible health problems, including genotoxic effects, disruption of sulfate synthesis and the gut microbiome, cancer and more. Learn more.

• Disruption of sulfate synthesis and transport
• Disruption of the human and animal gut microbiome

7 EMFs have:

• No influence on blood sugar
• Can lower blood sugar
• Can raise blood sugar

  Test reveal microwave radiation causes red blood cells to aggregate and clump together, which can raise your risk of stroke, heart attack and other health problems. Learn more.

• Can raise or lower blood sugar