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Eat right to fight stress
pa href=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833010536a2a8dc970c-pi style=FLOAT: rightimg alt=Stressed_Out class=at-xid-6a00e00986beda8833010536a2a8dc970c src=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833010536a2a8dc970c-320wi style=MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px //a Some of you may be returning to work today after a few relaxing days off for the holidays. And, along with that returm may come stress. The following article from Psychology Today#0160;claims that we can#0160;reduce stress through our diet..../p p class=textemstrongMost of us recognize that certain foods have brutal effects on the brain—for productivity, mood and mental energy. Too much chocolate can leave you dragging after the sugar and caffeine jolts fade away. An overdose of salty chips dehydrates the body and the brain, bringing on fatigue. High fat meals raise stress hormone levels and keep them high./strong/em/p p class=textemstrongThe problem is that these are precisely the foods we reach for at exactly the wrong times, as they exacerbate tension from work and daily life just when we seek relief./strong/em/p p class=textemstrongThe Food and Mood Project, a nutrition research group in the U.K., identified quot;food stressorsquot; and quot;food supporters,quot; foods that exacerbate stress from the inside and those that help people under stress. The lists were drawn on the basis of personal experience among 200 people surveyed./strong/em/p p class=textemstrongNearly 90% of those surveyed reported that their mental health had improved significantly with changes in diet they had made on their own./strong/em/p p class=textemstrongParticipants reported that cutting down or avoiding quot;food stressorsquot; like sugar (80%), caffeine (79%), alcohol (55%) and chocolate (53%) had the most impact on mental health. So did having more quot;food supportersquot; like water (80%), vegetables (78%), fruit (72%) and oil-rich fish (52%)./strong/em/p p class=textemstrongThe survey also found some dietary strategies particularly helpful in encouraging a healthful diet: eating regular meals, carrying nutritious snacks and planning meals in advance./strong/em/p p class=textemstrongQuality research now underway is seriously tackling how the foods we consume affect our internal chemistry. We already know that stress hormones like cortisol actually rob the body of vitamins. Thus at times when we#39;re experiencing#0160;anxiety, we are in special need of B vitamins, which help maintain our nerves and brain cells.#0160;/strong/em/p p class=textemstrongYour best bets at#0160;trying times: bananas, fish, avocados, chicken and dark green leafy veggies. All are loaded with B vitamins./strong/em/p p class=text#0160;/pNo Comments Yet
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