Which of the following physical activities would be permitted for the pregnant woman??

Ruth is an 85-year-old who is currently living alone. Her husband has recently moved to a retirement facility where he receives supervised medical care. Ruth has routinely prepared their daily meals for the past 65 years and now finds herself eating very little because she doesn't feel like cooking for herself. Although she is in good health she has been occasionally hospitalized the past few

years for dizziness that turned out to be caused by dehydration. Ruth also used to make weekly trips to the supermarket and tend to the garden, but now with her husband in the retirement home she is getting less physical activity. Ruth has never had to really think about her personal nutrition because she was used to providing balanced meals for her family. She has also never had to think about exercising because until recently she has always led an active lifestyle. However, she now feels that she must make an effort to learn more about what she can do to maintain her health and nutrition. Answer the following question(s) to help Ruth get started in the right direction. Now that Ruth is an older adult, what nutrients will she likely need more of? A) Calories and iron B) Vitamin D and calcium C) Vitamin C and vitamin B12 D) Water and fat E) b, c

With the condition hyperglycemia, there is an abnormal presence of glucose in the bloodstream. How does the body rid itself of the excess glucose? How can this cause additional complications?

Dietary fat intake is not directly associated with increased risk for:

A) heart disease. B) cancer. C) osteoporosis. D) All of the above E) None of the above

The consecutive or concurrent use of multiple health care systems is called a. biomedical healing

b. dual medicine. c. medical pluralism. d. ayurvedic medicine. e. cooperative monitoring.