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Diet that manages Stress
Ways to cope, one
strategy is to eat
stress-fighting
foods.
Stress-Busting Foods
• Bowl of warm oatmeal, boost levels of
serotonin, calming brain.
• A nutritious diet can counteract the impact of
stress, by building up the immune system and
lowering blood pressure.
Complex Carbs
• All carbs prompt the brain to make more
serotonin which helps in soothing brain.
• It's best to eat complex carbs, which are
digested more slowly.
• Whole-grain breakfast cereals, breads, and
pastas are some of the complex carbs.
Simple Carbs
• These foods can provide short-term relief of
stress-induced irritability.
• Simple sugar get dissolved easily leaving the
raise in Serotonin.
Oranges
• Wealth of vitamin C.
• Soothes stress hormones
• Strengthens the
immune system.
Spinach
• Magnesium helps regulate cortisol levels and
tends to get depleted when we're under
pressure.
• Cooked soybeans, or a filet
of salmon, are also high in
magnesium content serving
the need in the body.
Fatty Fish
• Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish can prevent
surges in stress hormones and protect against
heart disease.
Black Tea
• It helps you recover from
stressful events more
quickly.
• The real tea drinkers
reported feeling calmer.
• Coffee, when compared
boosts the levels of
cortisol.
Pistachios
• Eating a handful of pistachios every day can
lower blood pressure.
Avocados
• Get potassium to reduce stress.
• To add to it, guacamole offers a nutritious
alternative when stress compels us for a fat
and oily treat.
Almonds
• Full of helpful vitamins. There's vitamin E to
augment the immune system, plus a range of
B vitamins, which may make the body more
flexible during stress.
Veggies take them Raw
• Munching carrot sticks helps release a
clenched jaw, and that can ease tension and
headaches.
Bedtime Snack
• Carbs at bedtime can speed the release of
serotonin and help you sleep better.
• Take light, easy to digest meals at night.
Milk
• Researchers have found calcium can reduce
muscle spasms and soothe tension.
• Eases tension and helps in maintaining your
calm.
De-Stress with Exercise
• Start exercising.
• Aerobic exercise is the
most effective,
because it increases
oxygen circulation and
produces endorphins.
So stay happy and
Exercise.