| December 2010 – Nutrition/Wellness… Taking Care of You | ||
| Puzzler Clues | Puzzler Words | |
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| 1 | Any of a group of organic compounds that includes sugars, starches, celluloses, and gums; serves as a major energy source in the diet of animals. | Carbohydrate |
| 2 | A school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplines for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle. | Yoga |
| 3 | Also called: fruit sugar. | Fructose |
| 5 | Food containing a high amount of carbohydrates such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables; when they are indigested they stimulate peristalsis in the intestine. | Fiber |
| 6 | Also known as hyperthermia therapy. (three words) | Infrared Sauna Therapy |
| 9 | The quality, relative degree, or specific degree of being poisonous. | Toxicity |
| 10 | An apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are causally unrelated. | Synchronicity |
| 14 | Any of a group of peptide hormones that bind to opiate receptors, found mainly in the brain; reduces the sensation of pain and affects emotions. | Endorphins |
| 18 | The egg-sized, edible berry of the Chinese gooseberry, having fuzzy brownish skin and slightly tart green flesh. | Kiwi |
| 20 | A chemical reaction in which a ferment causes an organic molecule to split into simpler substances, especially the anaerobic conversion of sugar to ethyl alcohol by yeast. | Fermentation |
| 22 | A salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat. | Perspiration |
| 24 | Any of a group of organic compounds that occur as pigments in fruit and flowers. | Flavonoid |
| 25 | Promoting health or cleanliness; sanitary. | Hygienic |
| 31 | The quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort. | Wellness |
| ACROSS | ||
| 4 | Any white-flowered, evergreen citrus trees of the genus Citrus, bearing this fruit, cultivated in warm countries. | Orange |
| 7 | Related to the intake and use of food; persons with a high metabolism can eat more without gaining weight. | Metabolism |
| 8 | Psychological well-being and satisfactory adjustment to society and to the ordinary demands of life. (two words) | Mental Health |
| 11 | An edible fruit, black or very dark purple when ripe, of certain species of the genus Rubus. | Blackberry |
| 12 | The edible part of a plant developed from a flower, with any accessory tissues. | Fruit |
| 13 | An edible red fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus. | Raspberry |
| 14 | The social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or a population. | Environment |
| 15 | A process in animals and plants involving the intake of nutrient materials and their subsequent assimilation into the tissues. | Nutrition |
| 16 | Continued or extended thought; reflection; contemplation. | Meditation |
| 17 | Also called hydrocortisone. A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that regulates carbohydrate metabolism and maintains blood pressure. | Cortisol |
| 19 | pH is the acronym for this… (three words) | Potential of Hydrogen |
| 21 | The end or close; final part. | Conclusion |
| 23 | Any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food. | Vegetable |
| 26 | The habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, et cetera, that together constitutes the mode of living of an individual or group. | Lifestyle |
| 27 | Irrigation of the colon by injecting large amounts of fluid high into the colon. | Colonic |
| 28 |
A rapid development, spread, or growth of something, especially something unpleasant. |
Epidemic |
| 29 |
To put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay. |
Procrastination |
| 30 |
Any of various low-growing rosaceous plants of the genus Fragaria, which have white flowers and red edible fruits and spread by runners. |
Strawberry |
| 32 |
The exhibiting of actions, impulses, or behaviors that are stimulated by internal processes. |
Spontaneity |
| 33 |
Bodily or mental exertion, especially for the sake of training or improvement of health. |
Exercise |
| 34 |
Treatment designed to rid the body of hazardous substances that hurt the body. |
Detox |
