Vocabulary

• health benefits: Advantages provided by an employer or insurance plan related to healthcare, such as medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• have to: Must do
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• case by case: Considering each case individually, rather than applying a general rule.
• cheap out: To spend less money than expected or necessary to save costs.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• buy into: To come to accept an idea or believe in it
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
• bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• mortality: Quality or state of being capable of dying
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• blow: To move something using air
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• click: To work well with someone or something
• honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
• supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
• lifespan: Length of time something is expected to last
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• sip: To drink just a little at a time
• science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
• basis: Main ingredient or part of something
• squirrel: Small furry tree-living animal with a big tail
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• point: An item to be discussed
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• great: Very good; better than before
• absorption: Process of being absorbed e.g. liquid, attention
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• plaque: Sign on building as a reminder of an event/person
• antioxidant: Substance that stops harmful chemical reactions
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• stinky
• cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
• live: To be alive
• causation: Act of causing or creating an effect
• oxidation: Process of combining with oxygen
• squeak: To make a short very high cry or sound
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• parse: To analyze component parts of speech
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• changer: A person who changes something