We all have stressful lives. Everyday different things trigger stress in different ways. It has been found that some foods eaten as a part of a regular healthy diet can help control stress.
One easy way to boost energy levels is to eat almonds, they can raise immunity levels as well as vitamins B and E. Popeye knew that spinach was good; it helped keep him strong but it also kept him from being tired. Want to lower your stress and boost your immunity by getting more vitamin C try eating oranges.
Sweet potatoes are loaded with beta carotene and fiber. Instead of a donut have sweet potatoes and alleviate that craving as well as stress.
We all have cravings for treats, but why not get your fix by having sweet potatoes for that sweet carbohydrate instead. Cravings are hard enough to deal with and the more alternatives to sweets we can find the better off we will be.
Cut those sweet cravings with dried apricots. They have magnesium that can help relax muscles and relaxed muscles mean lower stress.
Lower your stress by eating some turkey. Turkey contains tryptophan that calms the body.
Tryptophan is the amino acids that make you want to sleep after that Thanksgiving dinner. It releases serotonin the feel good chemical that helps us relax and deal with stress in a better way.
Salmon swim upstream and make their way onto our plates to feed our brains, but did you know they have essential omega 3 fatty acids that help control stress. They keep our coritsol and adrenaline levels from rising. Coirtsol and adrenaline are two of our major stress hormones that we need to keep under control to help keep stress under control.
Stress can be reduced by the things we find in our refrigerators but be sure to eat the right things. Walnuts and avocados are good stress foods, they also have cholesterol but don’t worry it’s the good cholesterol we all need.
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