Weekly Health Quiz: Vitamin K2, Hospital Birth Risks and Butyrate

1 How can you increase butyrate to provide energy for your colon cells and support immune regulation?

• Cut out all fiber to simplify digestion for your gut bacteria
• Add more dietary fiber to your diet for gut bacteria to ferment

  Butyrate is produced when gut bacteria ferment dietary fiber, making it a key energy source for colon cells and a regulator of immunity. Learn more.

• Increase fats in your meals to fuel colon cells directly
• Rely on sugar-heavy snacks to stimulate gut bacteria activity

2 How can you leverage your gut microbes to stabilize your blood sugar and make weight loss easier?

• Take probiotics daily without changing your diet
• Support beneficial bacteria through lifestyle and diet to restore your metabolic balance

  Nurturing beneficial gut bacteria through diet and lifestyle restores metabolic balance, steadying blood sugar and easing weight loss. Learn more.

• Increase processed carbs to fuel microbial growth
• Rely on intense exercise to offset a poor microbial mix

3 How can you use butyrate to calm chronic inflammation and boost your immune health?

• Increase dietary fiber to enhance butyrate production

  Boosting dietary fiber feeds gut bacteria that produce butyrate, a natural anti-inflammatory that strengthens your immune system. Learn more.

• Add fiber supplements while keeping processed foods
• Focus on protein over fiber to support gut cells
• Use fasting alone to reset inflammation

4 What cooking method should you use to make meat shank nutrients easier for your body to absorb?

• Grill them quickly to lock in collagen nutrients
• Cook them low and slow to turn collagen into gelatin

  Cooking shanks low and slow transforms collagen into gelatin, making nutrients more bioavailable and easier to absorb. Learn more.

• Boil them briefly to extract collagen without overcooking
• Roast them at high heat to preserve amino acid structure

5 What can you do to reduce the chemical exposure driving chronic diseases in your child?

• Avoid plastics in daily use to lower their risk

  Avoiding plastics cuts your child’s contact with synthetic chemicals, reducing their risk of chronic diseases. Learn more.

• Switch to recycled plastics to minimize harm
• Limit plastic use only during meals
• Rely on industry claims of safer plastics

6 How can you protect yourself from vascular and metabolic damage detectable by retinal scans?

• Optimize carbs, boost sun exposure and ditch vegetable oils

  Optimizing carbohydrate intake, increasing sun exposure and eliminating vegetable oils help prevent the vascular and metabolic damage that retinal scans can detect early. Learn more.

• Cut carbs entirely and limit sun to avoid risks
• Adjust carb intake but keep vegetable oils for flavor
• Rely on supplements without changing your die

7 What happens in your joints when insufficient K2 contributes to osteoarthritis and cartilage deterioration?

• Your joints swell from excess fluid, easing bone friction
• Your cartilage thickens to protect against inflammation
• Your bones soften to reduce stiffness and pain
• Your bones rub together, leading to pain, stiffness and bone spurs

  Insufficient K2 contributes to osteoarthritis by impairing calcium metabolism, leading to unchecked calcification, inflammation and cartilage damage. This accelerates joint deterioration, causing bone friction, pain, stiffness and bone spur formation that impair function. Learn more.

8 How can you lift your mood using negative ions found in nature?

• Spend time in a forest with low humidity
• Visit a desert to breathe dry, clean air
• Take a walk near a beach or waterfall

  Walking near a beach or waterfall exposes you to high levels of negative ions, which can boost your mood by cleansing the air and countering seasonal blues. Learn more.

• Stand by a lake during a calm day

9 How can you lower your dementia risk by nurturing your oral microbiome?

• Brush, floss, nose breathe, skip antibacterial mouthwash and oil pull

  Brushing, flossing, nose breathing, avoiding antibacterial mouthwash and oil pulling foster beneficial oral bacteria, reducing dementia risk by protecting brain health. Learn more.

• Use antibacterial mouthwash daily and brush occasionally
• Brush and floss regularly but keep using antiseptic rinses
• Floss weekly and rely on sugar-free gum for oral health

10 What exact claim did the 2006 Nature study make about Aβ*56 that you can’t rely on due to fabricated data?

• The 2006 Nature study said Aβ*56 slowed memory loss, but the data were misread
• The 2006 Nature study linked Aβ*56 to brain repair, with flawed evidence
• The 2006 Nature study claimed Aβ*56 caused memory loss, but only some data were tweaked
• The 2006 Nature study claimed Aβ56 caused memory loss, but fabricated data question its existence

  The 2006 Nature study claimed Aβ*56 caused memory loss, but fabricated data later questioned its existence, per the SAAG, helping you identify unreliable research and avoid misguided Alzheimer’s treatments. Learn more.

11 How can you lower your risk of Parkinson’s by supporting cellular health?

• Cut toxins and tweak lifestyle but keep a standard diet
• Improve diet, reduce toxins and adjust lifestyle

  Improving your diet, reducing toxins and adjusting your lifestyle together protect mitochondrial function, lowering your Parkinson’s risk. Learn more.

• Enhance diet and reduce toxins without lifestyle shifts
• Focus on low-toxin supplements with minimal diet changes

12 Which method best strengthens your gut microbiome instead of juicing?

• Blend fruits daily and add a sugar syrup for taste
• Eat whole veggies weekly while juicing most produce
• Drink pulp-free juice and supplement with probiotics
• Consume whole produce, blending produce for fiber, add pulp and slowly increase fiber

  Consuming whole fruits and veggies, blending with fiber, adding pulp to juices and gradually boosting fiber nurtures your gut microbiome for optimal health. Learn more.

13 Which evidence-based practices can you implement immediately after birth to secure significant benefits for you and your infant, despite being frequently overlooked by hospitals?

• Initiate skin-to-skin contact and delay cord clamping, even though hospitals often opt for expedited procedures

  Skin-to-skin contact and delayed cord clamping offer significant benefits, despite hospitals favoring faster procedures. Learn more.

• Initiate skin-to-skin contact and delay cord clamping, but only if hospitals designate them as priorities
• Bathe your infant and expedite cord clamping, practices hospitals typically bypass
• Administer formula feeding promptly, an approach hospitals commonly disregard

14 Which approach most effectively tackles obesity beyond just weight?

• Cut all carbs and focus on intense workouts
• Track BMI weekly and adjust diet accordingly
• Ditch vegetable oils, optimize carbs and fix nutrient gaps

  Eliminating vegetable oils, improving insulin sensitivity with the right carbs and addressing micronutrient deficiencies target obesity’s metabolic roots for better health. Learn more.

• Reduce seed oils but keep processed carbs

15 Which step most effectively shields your metabolic health from indoor air pollution?

• Ventilate briefly each day and use a standard air filter
• Run a small air purifier and keep windows cracked occasionally
• Employ air purifiers, ventilate well and filter water

  Using air purifiers, ensuring proper ventilation and filtering water for chlorine vapors reduces indoor pollutants, safeguarding your metabolic health from air pollution’s effects. Learn more.

• Filter shower water and open windows during low-traffic hours

16 What’s the most effective daily habit to protect your cellular energy long-term?

• Snack on ultraprocessed bars and use vegetable oils for cooking
• Avoid vegetable oils, refined sugars and ultraprocessed foods while cooking fresh meals

  Avoiding vegetable oils, refined sugars and ultraprocessed foods while cooking fresh meals prevents mitochondrial damage, enhancing mitochondrial function and protecting against destructive reactive oxygen species for sustained cellular energy. Learn more.

• Limit carbs, refined sugars and use seed oils in moderation
• Eat low-fat foods and skip carbs

17 Which approach best enhances your strength and prevents falls as you age?

• Do plyometrics weekly and skip resistance workouts
• Focus on resistance training with occasional light jumps
• Pair plyometrics with resistance training for optimal benefits

  Combining plyometric exercises with resistance training boosts muscle function and fall prevention, keeping you strong and mobile as you age. Learn more.

• Combine plyometrics with stretching but avoid weights

18 What mental health benefit can you gain from lycopene’s effects?

• Improved mood and resilience from repairing stress damage and boosting brain flexibility

  Lycopene lifts your mood and builds emotional resilience by reversing stress-induced synaptic damage and enhancing brain plasticity. Learn more.

• Enhanced focus and memory from occasional lycopene intake
• Reduced stress with lycopene and a calming supplement combo
• Better sleep and clarity by adding lycopene to your diet

19 What’s the best daily strategy to support your bones and heart using vitamin K2?

• Eat calcium-rich foods to strengthen bones and clear arteries

  Taking vitamin K2 ensures it directs calcium into your bones instead of arteries, which helps keep them strong and reduces calcification that leads to heart disease, supporting healthier bones and heart. Learn more.

• Take vitamin K2 to direct calcium into your bones instead of arteries
• Use vegetable oils in meals to shift calcium to your arteries for better flow
• Rely on vitamin D supplements alone to maintain bone strength and artery health

20 What benefits can you gain from cutting back on iodine?

• Healthier thyroid and more energy by skipping processed foods and picking low-iodine dairy

  Skipping processed foods and choosing low-iodine dairy reduces iodine overload, boosting your thyroid health and energy levels. Learn more.

• Better sleep and focus by dropping eggs and using regular milk
• Calmer nerves and thyroid with low-iodine pills and packaged snacks
• Less stress and thyroid strain with plain soap and iodized bread

21 How can you best support your skin health by addressing stress in your life?

• Rely on meditation alone without changing your diet or sleep habits
• Reduce chronic stress through better sleep and nutrition

  Reducing chronic stress with improved sleep and nutrition directly supports your skin by calming the mind-skin connection and minimizing stress-related flare-ups. Learn more.

• Use moderate sun exposure to boost vitamin D and offset stress effects
• Manage stress with a nightly routine of herbal tea and high-intensity exercise