Many of us take food as the most accessible remedy for stress and raise your spirits it is due to the delicious food.
Very quickly it becomes an addiction, which is not so easy to get rid of.
The result: regular overeating, food addiction and obesity. To avoid this trap, it is necessary, first, to realize that dealing with stress with food is an illusion. And secondly, to include in your daily menu right “anti-stress products”, the use of which will allow you in any circumstances feel in good physical and mental shape, says nutritionist Tatiana Gromova
Mind understand that the unpleasant emotions of life and positive emotions from food — things of a different order. Stress, resentment, anger, loneliness, boredom, fatigue, and other unpleasant condition can neutralize or weaken only with an adequate solution to the problem, and not stuffing the stomach with food. However, when it comes down to it, laziness, immaturity and unwillingness to accept responsibility for his life take over, and we eat stupid. That is, included in the food binge.
The best way to relieve stress is any physical activity. Help is running (like in the gym, on the treadmill and outdoors is generally the best option), intense circuit training and sex with a desirable partner. If it doesn’t fit, walk, take dancing, find any activity you like. Tend to stress people often soothe different kinds of needlework — fine motor skills stimulates brain functions, redistributing neurosignal with the loaded zones on idle.
Tiredness can win a good vacation even home aromatherapy session or a hot bath with the addition of funds with the smell of lavender, lemon or rosemary will make you feel much better, but if you find time for a SPA treatment or a course of massage, the effect will not keep itself waiting.
Of course, no one is a stress eater with greens and vegetables: are high-calorie foods, confectionery, fast food. Substances in their composition, primarily industrially transformed flour, sugar, fat, stimulates the release of happy hormones (neurotransmitters) serotonin, dopamine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) or of endorphins and opioids. So, serotonin, release which provoke sweets: cakes, candies, pastries, etc., makes us feel satisfaction and joy. Dopamine, which artificially increases fatty and salty food (sausages, fatty meats, nuts, chips, spicy snacks), provides a burst of energy and motivation.
The danger is that regularly increasing artificially the level of neurotransmitters, we break natural mechanisms of their generation and this eventually leads to a deep depression. And in parallel, to obesity, and rheumatoid and degenerative disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Depression in combination with these disorders literally kill the person, and much faster than any “classical” stress. Sweet, fatty and salty (of course, we are talking about unwholesome mentioned above and their variants) is, in fact, food drugs. The most dangerous products contain both sugar and fat, that is, the majority of confectionery products. The combination of these flavors that do not exist in nature, but artificially created food technologists, forcing us to buy more and more destructive to the body and brain of products, and is forced to believe that they will give us happiness.
The first step to getting rid of the sticking stress is to understand how it works. The second is to escape, that is, to take “anti-stress products”, says Gromov.
It is, first and foremost, the greens, which is perfectly nourishes the body, due to its high nutritional value. Plus, it aligns and stabilizes the sugar: you feast on small portions of food and you will experience bouts of Jora. Regular intake of herbs also stabilizes the production of all hormones, including the hormones “happiness” – you are always smooth in a good mood.
Another active fighter for a carefree mood — vitamin B12 is contained in fish and seafood, liver, beef, rabbit meat and poultry. In fish, especially salmon and Steelhead, trout, and even tuna contain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, essential for heart health and blood vessels. They also counteract inflammation in the brain cells, lowering the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Olive, Flaxseed and walnut oil — a tasty source of omega-3 healthy fats that help to combat the effects of stress and attempts to “seize”.
Antioxidants substances that neutralizing free radicals and defective cells. It’s all dark blue and purple berries, vegetables and fruits. To stress the fruits are green apples, grapefruits and bananas. The latter, in particular, contain the alkaloid harmin, a natural substance that causes euphoria and reducing anxiety. But there is a need to do a little bananas, because they have a high glycemic index and high calorie content.
Relieves stress foods rich in selenium: bell peppers, zucchini, squash, celery, nuts, beans, corn, the liver and kidneys. The abuse of sweets and pastries, “washes away” the selenium from the body, any signs of a lack of low immunity and the inability to concentrate, and even sustainable weight that won’t respond to diet and exercise.
In nuts and seeds, bananas and avocados, legumes also contain a special amino acid – tyrosine. She manages our mood: lack of tyrosine in the body exacerbates stress and leads to a slow metabolism. Conversely, the normal level of tyrosine will reduce stress cravings for bad food and improve the condition of the nervous system.
The production of serotonin, the happiness hormone, helps folic acid, found in liver, lentils, beans, spinach, asparagus, broccoli, and whole grain cereals.
It is very critical if you want sweet, eat a sweet or a fruit, or some dried fruit. In an extreme case, 30 grams of dark chocolate with 80% cocoa content.
