HEALTHY DIET IS A MUST TO COMBAT STRESS
STRESS IS SOMETHING WHICH MOST PEOPLE FACE THESE DAYS, MAINLY AT WORK-PLACE. TO OVERCOME STRESS, MANY TRY YOGA, MASSAGE, VARIOUS THERAPIES, SELF-HYPNOSIS, MEDITATION, MUSIC THERAPY & SO ON. UNLESS YOUR DIET IS HEALTHY, NO MATTER WHAT YOU TRY, STRESS WILL TAKE A TOLL ON YOU.
DURING A PERIOD OF STRESS, WHEN ONE IS EXPECTED TO BE EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY & INTELLECTUALLY RESILIENT, A HEALTHY PERSON IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO HANDLE THE SITUATION THAN AN UNHEALTHY & MALNOURISHED PERSON. A BALANCED DIET IS THE KEY TO ENSURE THAT OUR BODY GETS ALL THE NUTRIENTS WE MAY NEED TO FACE ANY SITUATION.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE BODY DEPLETES ITS STORE OF NUTRIENTS DURING STRESS, MAINLY CALLING UPON PROTEINS, VITAMINS A, B & C. CERTAIN FOODS & DRINKS ACT AS POWERFUL STIMULANTS & HENCE ARE DIRECT CAUSES OF STRESS. THIS SHORT TERM STIMULATION IS HARMFUL IN THE LONG RUN. CAFFEINE, FOUND IN COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE, AERATED DRINKS, CAUSES THE RELEASE OF THE HORMONE ADRENALINE, THEREBY INCREASING STRESS LEVELS. CONSUMED IN MODERATION, IT CAN INCREASE ALERTNESS & ACTIVITY IN MUSCLES, NERVOUS SYSTEM & HEART.
THERE ARE CERTAIN FOODS THAT HELP TO REDUCE STRESS & ANXIETY. THESE INCLUDE ALMONDS, BANANA, BROCCOLI, COTTAGE CHEESE, GINSENG,GREEN TEA, LIME JUICE, MILK, BLUEBERRIES, ORANGES, OATS, WHOLE-GRAIN RICE & SPINACH. NORMALLY PEOPLE USE VITAMIN-C TO BOOST THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM OR TO REDUCE ALLERGIES. A NEW STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT VITAMIN-C IS BENEFICIAL IN STRESS MANAGEMENT TOO. DRINK PLENTY OF FRESH LIME JUICE TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET ENOUGH OF VITAMIN-C.
BANANAS CONTAIN A TYPE OF PROTEIN THAT IS CONVERTED INTO SEROTONIN, WHICH HELPS A PERSON TO RELAX, IMPROVES THE MOOD & MAKES ONE FEEL HAPPIER. IT IS ALSO A GOOD SOURCE OF MAGNESIUM, WHICH IS ANTI-STRESS MINERAL, BECAUSE OF ITS CALMING EFFECT.
MILK IS RICH IN ANTI-OXIDANTS, VITAMIN-B 2 & B-12, ALSO A GOOD SOURCE OF PROTEIN & CALCIUM. FOODS CONTAINING CALCIUM ARE VALUABLE BECAUSE OF THEIR CALMING EFFECT ON MUSCLES.
SO, WHEN STRESSED OUT, BETTER TO GO FOR MILK, BANANAS, BROCCOLI, COTTAGE CHEESE ETC THAN CAFFEINE RICH FOODS.
DURING A PERIOD OF STRESS, WHEN ONE IS EXPECTED TO BE EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY & INTELLECTUALLY RESILIENT, A HEALTHY PERSON IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO HANDLE THE SITUATION THAN AN UNHEALTHY & MALNOURISHED PERSON. A BALANCED DIET IS THE KEY TO ENSURE THAT OUR BODY GETS ALL THE NUTRIENTS WE MAY NEED TO FACE ANY SITUATION.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE BODY DEPLETES ITS STORE OF NUTRIENTS DURING STRESS, MAINLY CALLING UPON PROTEINS, VITAMINS A, B & C. CERTAIN FOODS & DRINKS ACT AS POWERFUL STIMULANTS & HENCE ARE DIRECT CAUSES OF STRESS. THIS SHORT TERM STIMULATION IS HARMFUL IN THE LONG RUN. CAFFEINE, FOUND IN COFFEE, TEA, CHOCOLATE, AERATED DRINKS, CAUSES THE RELEASE OF THE HORMONE ADRENALINE, THEREBY INCREASING STRESS LEVELS. CONSUMED IN MODERATION, IT CAN INCREASE ALERTNESS & ACTIVITY IN MUSCLES, NERVOUS SYSTEM & HEART.
THERE ARE CERTAIN FOODS THAT HELP TO REDUCE STRESS & ANXIETY. THESE INCLUDE ALMONDS, BANANA, BROCCOLI, COTTAGE CHEESE, GINSENG,GREEN TEA, LIME JUICE, MILK, BLUEBERRIES, ORANGES, OATS, WHOLE-GRAIN RICE & SPINACH. NORMALLY PEOPLE USE VITAMIN-C TO BOOST THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM OR TO REDUCE ALLERGIES. A NEW STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT VITAMIN-C IS BENEFICIAL IN STRESS MANAGEMENT TOO. DRINK PLENTY OF FRESH LIME JUICE TO ENSURE THAT YOU GET ENOUGH OF VITAMIN-C.
BANANAS CONTAIN A TYPE OF PROTEIN THAT IS CONVERTED INTO SEROTONIN, WHICH HELPS A PERSON TO RELAX, IMPROVES THE MOOD & MAKES ONE FEEL HAPPIER. IT IS ALSO A GOOD SOURCE OF MAGNESIUM, WHICH IS ANTI-STRESS MINERAL, BECAUSE OF ITS CALMING EFFECT.
MILK IS RICH IN ANTI-OXIDANTS, VITAMIN-B 2 & B-12, ALSO A GOOD SOURCE OF PROTEIN & CALCIUM. FOODS CONTAINING CALCIUM ARE VALUABLE BECAUSE OF THEIR CALMING EFFECT ON MUSCLES.
SO, WHEN STRESSED OUT, BETTER TO GO FOR MILK, BANANAS, BROCCOLI, COTTAGE CHEESE ETC THAN CAFFEINE RICH FOODS.
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