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Foods and Stress
Certain food items in our diet can
actually help reduce stress in our
bodies. While apricots and greens
like spinach replenish the body with
magnesium, which is known to relax
the muscles and help with
headaches, nuts and dark
vegetables like almonds, pistachios,
broccoli, and okra are rich in
vitamins B and E that help lower
blood pressure. Citrus fruits, which
are a storehouse for Vitamin C, also
help in controlling blood pressure.
Other food items like sweet
potatoes provide insulin to the
body, provide energy, and help deal
with fatigue in a stressful situation.
Below is a list of foods I
recommend for stressed-out
people:
- Low-fat dairy products like
lowfat cottage cheese and cheese
- Cruciferous vegetables like
cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, etc
- Nuts like almonds, pistachios, etc
- Decaf green tea or rosemary tea
- Dark coloured vegetables like
beetroot, okra, and peas
- Beans or lentils
- Brown rice
- Oats
- Oily fish like salmon and tuna
- Lean beef
- Egg whites
- Chicken without the skin
- Asparagus
- Artichokes
- Sweet potatoes
- Leeks
- Watercress
- Sesame, sunflower, and flax seeds
- Also, drink lots of water, with a
few squeezes of lime (lemon is a
natural metabolizer)
Foods that aggravate your
stress levels
Certain food groups like caffeine,
alcohol, and salty foods are known
to aggravate stress in our bodies.
Caffeine increases the production
of norepinephrine, which keeps us
alert and awake. These foods also
interfere with our sleep and prevent
us from relaxing. Alcohol can lower
the amount of sugar in our blood
and cause us to feel less energetic.
It can also lead to an irregular
heartbeat, which triggers panic
attacks, among other things. Salty
foods increase the blood pressure
and makes us feel stressed.
Below is a list of foods you should
avoid as much as possible especially
during stressful days: -
Hydrogenated fats: Some varieties
of margerine, crackers, cookies,
baked foods, bread
- Artifical flavour and colouring:
Potato chips, chewing gum, some
cereals, soft drinks
- Preservatives: Canned food and
fruits, canned meats, pickles,
butter, potato chips, baked goods,
chocolate
- Glutamates: (MSG or Aginomoto)
Soy and soy protein, canned tuna,
powdered milk, dried and canned
soups, flavoured chips, sauces, salad
dressing, canned foods, soya sauce
- Artificial Sweeteners: Aspartame,
saccharine, found in diet foods,
sodas, chewing gum
- High-fructose corn syrup: Corn
sweetner, corn syrup solids
- Packaged and processed foods:
All canned foods, packed soups,
cereals, bacon, sausages, cold cuts
- Sugar and sugary foods: Frozen
desserts, donuts, pastries, candy,
honey
- Foods with tannin: Wine, coffee,
beer, maple and caramel flavouring
- Refined grain: White bread, white
pasta, white rice, low fibre sugar
cereal
- Sodium: Found in most processed
foods, soups, soya sauce, canned
foods, fast foods and preserved
meats like ham and bacon
- Fats found in all fast food items
like burgers, fish and chips, fries,
etc.
actually help reduce stress in our
bodies. While apricots and greens
like spinach replenish the body with
magnesium, which is known to relax
the muscles and help with
headaches, nuts and dark
vegetables like almonds, pistachios,
broccoli, and okra are rich in
vitamins B and E that help lower
blood pressure. Citrus fruits, which
are a storehouse for Vitamin C, also
help in controlling blood pressure.
Other food items like sweet
potatoes provide insulin to the
body, provide energy, and help deal
with fatigue in a stressful situation.
Below is a list of foods I
recommend for stressed-out
people:
- Low-fat dairy products like
lowfat cottage cheese and cheese
- Cruciferous vegetables like
cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, etc
- Nuts like almonds, pistachios, etc
- Decaf green tea or rosemary tea
- Dark coloured vegetables like
beetroot, okra, and peas
- Beans or lentils
- Brown rice
- Oats
- Oily fish like salmon and tuna
- Lean beef
- Egg whites
- Chicken without the skin
- Asparagus
- Artichokes
- Sweet potatoes
- Leeks
- Watercress
- Sesame, sunflower, and flax seeds
- Also, drink lots of water, with a
few squeezes of lime (lemon is a
natural metabolizer)
Foods that aggravate your
stress levels
Certain food groups like caffeine,
alcohol, and salty foods are known
to aggravate stress in our bodies.
Caffeine increases the production
of norepinephrine, which keeps us
alert and awake. These foods also
interfere with our sleep and prevent
us from relaxing. Alcohol can lower
the amount of sugar in our blood
and cause us to feel less energetic.
It can also lead to an irregular
heartbeat, which triggers panic
attacks, among other things. Salty
foods increase the blood pressure
and makes us feel stressed.
Below is a list of foods you should
avoid as much as possible especially
during stressful days: -
Hydrogenated fats: Some varieties
of margerine, crackers, cookies,
baked foods, bread
- Artifical flavour and colouring:
Potato chips, chewing gum, some
cereals, soft drinks
- Preservatives: Canned food and
fruits, canned meats, pickles,
butter, potato chips, baked goods,
chocolate
- Glutamates: (MSG or Aginomoto)
Soy and soy protein, canned tuna,
powdered milk, dried and canned
soups, flavoured chips, sauces, salad
dressing, canned foods, soya sauce
- Artificial Sweeteners: Aspartame,
saccharine, found in diet foods,
sodas, chewing gum
- High-fructose corn syrup: Corn
sweetner, corn syrup solids
- Packaged and processed foods:
All canned foods, packed soups,
cereals, bacon, sausages, cold cuts
- Sugar and sugary foods: Frozen
desserts, donuts, pastries, candy,
honey
- Foods with tannin: Wine, coffee,
beer, maple and caramel flavouring
- Refined grain: White bread, white
pasta, white rice, low fibre sugar
cereal
- Sodium: Found in most processed
foods, soups, soya sauce, canned
foods, fast foods and preserved
meats like ham and bacon
- Fats found in all fast food items
like burgers, fish and chips, fries,
etc.
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