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GENERAL HABITS/LIFESTYLE
1. How often do you brush and floss your teeth?
  a) Twice daily
  b) Once a day
  c) I don’t brush and floss regularly.
Question Explained 2. Do you fall asleep easily and sleep through the night?
  a) Most of the time
  b) Occasionally
  c) Rarely
3. How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
  a) Less than 5 hours
  b) 6-9 hours
  c) More than 9 hours


4. How many eight-ounce glasses of water do you drink daily?
  a) 0-3
  b) 3-6
  c) 6-9
  d) 10 or more
5. The main source of the water you drink is:
  a) Municipal
  b) Home well or stream
  c) Home carbon filtered/reverse osmosis
  d) Bottled or delivered
  e) Distilled
  f) Carbonated mineral water
Question Explained 6. On a scale from 1-10 (1 being the lowest, 10 being the highest), how would you rate your overall energy level?
  a) 0-2
  b) 3-5
  c) 6-8
  d) 9-10
7. How often do you have a bowel movement?
  a) Less than once a day
  b) Once a day
  c) 2-3 times a day
  d) More than 3 times per day
8. Do you smoke or chew tobacco products?
  a) Never
  b) No, but I’m exposed to second-hand smoke.
  c) Occasionally
  d) Regularly
  e) Used to, but quit
9. How often do you consume an alcoholic drink, e.g. a bottle of beer, a glass of wine, an ounce of hard liquor?
  a) Never
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
  d) I’m a recovering alcoholic.
Question Explained 10. Do you use recreational drugs?
  a) Never
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
  d) Used to, but quit
11. How many prescription medications do you regularly take?
  a) None
  b) 1-2
  c) 3-5
  d) 5 or more
12. Concerning your weight, do you consider yourself to be:
  a) Underweight
  b) Just right
  c) Overweight
  d) Obese
13. Concerning any type of body pain, do you experience:
  a) Longstanding/chronic pain
  b) Recent /acute pain
  c) No pain most of the time
Question Explained 14. Do you suffer from any chronic diseases?
  a) Yes, and it interferes with my daily life.
  b) Yes, but it does not interfere with my daily life.
  c) No
Question Explained 15. I am satisfied with the frequency and quality of my sexual activity:
  a) Not applicable
  b) Rarely
  c) Occasionally
  d) Regularly
16. I practice safe sex with only one partner:
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
  d) Always
17. Are you aware of your current blood pressure and cholesterol readings?
  a) Yes, and they are normal
  b) Yes, and they are abnormal
  c) No, I am not aware
  GENETICS
18. When considering your immediate family -- grandparents, parents, and siblings -- how is their general health overall?
  a) Excellent
  b) Good
  c) Fair
  d) Poor
  e) Extremely poor
  NUTRITION
Question Explained 19. Concerning your meals, most are:
  a) Takeout/fast food
  b) Restaurant
  c) Packaged, frozen, canned food
  d) Fresh, unprocessed, home cooked
Question Explained 20. How often do you eat processed, fast, or junk foods?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
Question Explained 21. How often do you eat deep-fried, microwave, or packaged processed foods?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
  d) Frequently
Question Explained 22. How often do you consume raw or lightly cooked vegetables?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) 1 to 2 times daily
  d) 3 to 4 times daily
  e) More than 5 times daily
Question Explained 23. How often do you consume raw fruit?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) 1 to 2 times daily
  d) 3 times or more daily
24. How often do you consume super foods such as sprouts, fresh-juiced drinks, or powdered green drinks?
  a) Never
  b) Rarely
  c) Occasionally
  d) Regularly
Question Explained 25. How often do you eat beans/legumes such as black, pinto, kidney, or lentils?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
Question Explained 26. How often do you consume unprocessed raw nuts and seeds?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
Question Explained 27. How often do you consume beverages such as coffee, regular tea, pop, powdered/instant drinks, or sweetened fruit drinks?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
  d) Frequently
Question Explained 28. What type of flour/grain products do you consume?
  a) Mostly white-flour products
  b) Mostly whole-wheat products
  c) Mostly rice
  d) Mostly alternative grains, e.g. spelt, millet, kamut, rye, oats, quinoa
Question Explained 29. What types of oils do you use most often in your diet?
  a) Butter
  b) Margarine
  c) Lard
  d) Flax/fish oil
  e) Virgin olive oil
  f) Commercial vegetable oil
  g) Not sure
Question Explained 30. What type of sugar or sweetener do you most commonly use?
  a) Sugar
  b) Artificial sweetener
  c) Honey
  d) Maple syrup
Question Explained 31. On average, how often do you consume sugar/sweetener?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
  d) Frequently
Question Explained 32. Concerning red meat, I mostly eat:
  a) Organically raised
  b) Wild
  c) Commercially raised
  d) Little or no red meat
Question Explained 33. Concerning white meat, such as chicken, turkey, and pork, I mostly eat:
  a) Organically raised
  b) Commercially raised
  c) Little or no white meat
34. Concerning fish, I mostly eat:
  a) Wild
  b) Commercially farmed
  c) Little or no fish
Question Explained 35. I consider my salt consumption to be:
  a) Light
  b) Medium
  c) Heavy
Question Explained 36. I do not skip meals and consider my diet to be balanced:
  a) Most of the time
  b) Some of the time
  c) Rarely
Question Explained 37. I am aware of the seasonal availability of foods and eat in a varied and rotated manner:
  a) Most of the time
  b) Some of the time
  c) Rarely
Question Explained 38. My understanding and knowledge of the amount and type of food additives, colorings, and preservatives I consume is:
  a) High
  b) Medium
  c) Low
  d) Not aware
Question Explained 39. I take time to eat, chew my food well, and relax during my meals:
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
Question Explained 40. I use nutritional supplements/herbs:
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
41. I am aware of the safe intake levels for supplements/herbs and optimal consumption times:
  a) Yes
  b) Somewhat
  c) Not Sure
  d) No
Question Explained 42. How often do you fast or practice other detoxification methods?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
  EXERCISE
43. How would you rate your overall level of physical fitness?
  a) Excellent
  b) Good
  c) Fair
  d) Poor
Question Explained 44. Do you exercise:
  a) Year-round
  b) Seasonally
  c) Occasionally
  d) Rarely
Question Explained 45. Please indicate how long you have been exercising on a regular basis:
  a) I do not exercise regularly.
  b) Less than 6 months
  c) 6 months-2 years
  d) Over 2 years
46. How long does a typical exercise session last for?
  a) Less than 10 minutes
  b) 10-20 minutes
  c) 21-30 minutes
  d) 31-60 minutes
  e) Over an hour
Question Explained 47. How many days per week do you engage in continuous cardiovascular exercise for 20 minutes or more?
  a) 0
  b) 1-3
  c) 4-7
48. On average, how would you rate your effort when performing your cardiovascular exercise?
  a) Little effort
  b) Moderate effort
  c) Maximal effort
Question Explained 49. How many days per week do you participate in strength training exercises?
  a) 0-1
  b) 2-4
  c) 5-7
Question Explained 50. How many days per week do you engage in exercises that promote flexibility, e.g., “stretch-and-hold” exercises, Tai Chi, Yoga?
  a) Never
  b) 1-3 times per week
  c) 4-7 times per week
51. Are you able to carry out your daily tasks -- e.g. laundry, vacuuming, grocery shopping, mowing the grass, house cleaning -- without feeling extremely overexerted or exhausted?
  a) Most of the time
  b) Occasionally
  c) Rarely
Question Explained 52. How would you describe your activity level during the day?
  a) Not active
  b) Somewhat active
  c) Active
  d) Very active
  e) Labour intensive
  ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
53. Is your primary residence located near any of the following: a major highway or street; an airport; heavy industry; a landfill or incinerator; an orchard or farm; high-tension wires or radio/telephone/radar antennas?
  a) None of the above
  b) One of the above
  c) Two of the above
  d) Three of the above
  e) Four of the above
  f) Five of the above
  g) All of the above
54. Do any of the following descriptions apply to your home: it is more than 40 years old; it is new or newly renovated; it has an attached or underground garage; it has a moldy basement or windows; it has natural-gas appliances; it houses indoor pets?
  a) None of the above
  b) One of the above
  c) Two of the above
  d) Three of the above
  e) Four of the above
  f) Five of the above
  g) All of the above
55. Do any of the following descriptions apply to your workplace: you experience significant exposure to chemicals, dust, fumes, noise, etc.; it has poor air quality; it is new or newly renovated?
  a) None of the above
  b) One of the above
  c) Two of the above
  d) All of the above
Question Explained 56. How much fresh, open air and moderate sunshine exposure do you get?
  a) None
  b) Little
  c) Moderate
  d) Lots
57. Does your occupation require shift work?
  a) Yes
  b) No
  c) Occasionally
58. What is the total number of hours you drive your car, ride public transit, or fly per week?
  a) 0-3
  b) 4-10
  c) greater than 11
59. What is the number of combined hours per week that you use the computer, telephone, or television?
  a) 0-5
  b) 6-15
  c) 15-25
  d) 30-60
  e) More than 60
  EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Question Explained 60. I feel my life is balanced between work, rest, and play:
  a) Most of the time
  b) Some of the time
  c) Rarely
Question Explained 61. I feel I have a healthy relationship with my food:
  a) Yes
  b) No
  c) Sometimes
Question Explained 62. In appropriate situations I can be spontaneous:
  a) Regularly
  b) Occasionally
  c) Rarely
  d) Never
Question Explained 63. I understand and know the need to play, and in my life I:
  a) Regularly play
  b) Occasionally play
  c) Rarely play
  d) Never play
64. In the course of an average day, I laugh:
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
65. I use some form of relaxation, meditation, or prayer:
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
66. Do you have a spiritual practice or faith?
  a) Yes
  b) No
  c) Not sure
67. I feel safe and secure in my home and neighborhood:
  a) Yes
  b) No
Question Explained 68. I have people whom I am close to and with whom I can share my feelings:
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
69. I experience love and affection in my life:
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
Question Explained 70. Have you personally ever experienced or witnessed physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional abuse?
  a) Never
  b) Rarely
  c) Occasionally
  d) Regularly
71. I have been able to understand, process, and release previous negative experiences:
  a) Yes
  b) No
  c) Unsure
Question Explained 72. I experience the emotion of joy in my life:
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
Question Explained 73. Concerning stress, would you say your stress level is:
  a) High
  b) Medium
  c) Low
74. When you encounter a stressful situation, do you:
  a) Capitulate/surrender
  b) Withdraw
  c) Compromise/work it out
  d) Refuse to compromise
75. How often do you worry?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Frequently
Question Explained 76. Our primary emotions include sadness, fear, anxiety, joy, and anger. On any given day, are you aware of these four emotions and able to process them/express them so that your suppression of them does not have a negative effect on your day?
  a) Rarely
  b) Occasionally
  c) Regularly
  d) Not sure
77. I allow myself to cry when experiencing sadness:
  a) Never
  b) Occasionally
  c) Frequently
  d) Always
Question Explained 78. Do you have a sense of feeling trapped and hopeless/scared in your life today?
  a) Yes
  b) No
  c) Sometimes
79. Do you suffer from a mental illness, such as depression, chronic anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.?
  a) Yes
  b) No
  c) Not sure
80. Of the following character/personality traits, which one most describes you?
  a) Driven/pressured to succeed
  b) Perfectionist/need control
  c) Stubborn/uncompromising
  d) Laidback/relaxed
  e) Prioritize other's needs over one’s own
  f) Pessimistic/negative
  g) Optimistic/positive
  h) Highly motivated/empowered
  ATTITUDE
81. I have experienced greater health than illness in my life:
  a) Yes
  b) No
82. I am satisfied with my life as a whole:
  a) Yes
  b) No
Question Explained 83. I believe that I can make a difference in my health and well-being:
  a) Yes
  b) No
Question Explained 84. I see illness as a process that helps me change and grow:
  a) Yes
  b) No
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