By Natasha Turner, ND

Over the next couple of weeks we will present a series of three quizzes to help you identify which of your health habits are worth keeping and which you should think about changing. Are you truly health conscious – or kidding yourself?

Click on the questions below to see the best answer.

1. How many glasses of water do you drink per day?

a. 1 – 3
b. 2 – 4
c. 5 – 6
d. 7 or more

2. What type of water do you drink?

a. Reverse osmosis
b. Tap water
c. Distilled water
d. Spring water or filtered water

3. Do you wear antiperspirant that contains aluminum?

a. Yes
b. No
c. Sometimes

4. Are your vitamins in natural or synthetic form (it will say on the bottle)?

a. Natural
b. Synthetic

5. How many cups of coffee do you drink per day?

a. None or one
b. Two to three
c. Four or more

6. How many times per week do you eat red meat?

a. None
b. 1 to 2
c. 3 to 4
d. 5 to 7

7. Do you eat five to seven servings of fruit and vegetables per day?

a. Often
b. Sometimes
c. Occasionally
d. Never  

8. Do you exercise at least three times per week?

a. Often
b. Sometimes
c. Occasionally
d. Never

9. Do you do a mixture of weight training (resistance training) and cardio?

a. No, just cardio
b. Yes, a balance of both
c. More weights than cardio

10. Do you sleep between 7 and 9 hours each night?

a. Often
b. Sometimes
c. Occasionally
d. Never

Scoring:

1. a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
2. a. 4 b. 1 c. 1 d. 3
3. a. 0 b. 2 c. 1
4. a. 2 b. 0
5. a. 2 b. 1 c. 0
6. a. 2 b. 2 c. 1 d. 0
7. a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 0
8. a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 0
9. a. 1 b. 2 c. 1
10. a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 0

Interpretation:

23–27: Health Guru!
So far your habits are health promoting! Let’s see if you can keep it up next week with Part 2 of our quiz.

16–22: Health Savvy
Your habits are good, but they could be better. Complete the Truestar profile to start improving your health today.

Less than 15: Your habits need some tweaking!
Let’s see if you can redeem yourself next week in Part 2.

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