Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• such as: For example; like
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• filter out: To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
• macular degeneration: A progressive eye condition affecting the macula, leading to central vision loss.
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• content: Being happy or satisfied
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• metabolism: Chemical processes to convert food to energy
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
• barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• inflammation: Painful swelling in the body due to illness
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• cardiovascular: Concerning the heart and vessels of the body
• protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
• component: One of the parts that something is made up of
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
• optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
• accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
• nutrient: A chemical living things needs to be healthy
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• serotonin: A neurotransmitter in the brain that helps regulate mood, sleep, appetite, and emotional well-being; often referred to as the "feel-good" hormone.
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• role: Character played by an actor
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• heal: To recover from or forget a bad experience
• neurotransmitter: Chemical released by nerves that boost signals within the body
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• important: Having power or authority
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• act: To behave in a certain way
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
• great: Very good; better than before
• insulate: To prevent heat, electricity, sound from passing
• transmission: Part of car including gears affecting speed of car
• dysfunction: Failure to act as expected, as in a social context
• amino: Of some substances that form proteins
• precursor: Something that comes before another; forerunner
• synthesis: Process of making something new out of other ones
• sheath: Case for a blade such as a sword or dagger
• degeneration: Process of gradual decline in condition/function
• diabetic: Concerning diabetes; suffering from diabetes
• insulator: Material with low conductivity
• omega: Last letter in the greek alphabet