Lifestyle Habits That Can Have a Profound Influence on Health

question 15

Multiple Choice

Lifestyle habits that can have a profound influence on health and on physiological age include:

• A) following a meat-based eating pattern.
• B) engaging in physical activity weekly.
• C) avoiding all forms of alcohol.
• D) getting at least six hours of sleep each night.
• E) having a sense of purpose.

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Definitions:

Sleeper Effects

The detrimental effects of early-life adversity that occur only later in development.

Early-Life Adversity

Profound and pervasive deprivation experienced during infancy, often resulting in severe developmental delays.

Brain Stem

The base of the brain, which controls such elementary reactions as blinking and sucking, as well as such vital functions as breathing and sleeping.

Developmental Surge

Refers to periods of rapid growth or advancement in physical, cognitive, or emotional development during childhood or adolescence.