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Dealing with Stress – New Strategies

By admin | April 22, 2010

Everybody has heard about stress and the myriad of things that can help in dealing with stress – such as exercise, listening to music, deep breathing – but a new strategy that people don’t think about very often is nutrition.

Emotional eating and stress are like a chicken and an egg. When you get stressed out certain normal body chemicals are either released more in your body or released less in your body causing you to crave certain foods (like sugar and carbs). Now when you eat poorly you can also cause some of these chemicals to also be lessened, which also can lead to stress and dulling of your senses.

So the way to deal with stress has two components: 1) eat foods that are more natural and less processed and 2) know that stress can impact the way you eat and  so become more aware of your stressors and what it leads you to eat.

So what foods are most beneficial to eat when you are stressed out? Well foods such as salmon, avocados, pistachios, almonds, and skim milk. These are all unprocessed and health foods that help add certain things to your diet such as Omega 3 or B vitamins that help your body manage stress.

Also if you are aware that you are stressed a lot then you may also need to begin tracking what is causing some of your stressors and what you are eating as a result. If you are always craving sweet things when you are stressed out what can you do or eat instead that will actually help with dealing with the stress instead of eating poorly. Is it doing a traditional stress reducer (like exercise) or eating something healthier that will actually fill you up naturally (like a slice of avocado instead of ice cream).

Nutrition is a key aspect of dealing with stress. What we put in our bodies has a tremendous effect on how we feel and what we do. Start paying attention to what you put in your body and start eating more unprocessed foods and you will see great benefits!

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