{"id":39652,"date":"2018-10-24T09:30:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T14:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39652"},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:30:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T14:30:41","slug":"19-foods-that-eat-the-stress-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=39652","title":{"rendered":"19 Foods That Eat the Stress Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

19 Foods That Eat the Stress Away<\/a><\/h3>\n

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<\/center>At best, stress can interfere with your happiness and productivity.<\/p>\n

At worst, stress can be a slow killer: It\u00a0can adversely affect your immune, cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and central nervous systems, especially when it is experienced chronically.<\/p>\n

Avoiding stress entirely is impossible. Many of the ups and downs of everyday life are simply out of our control.<\/p>\n

For many, reaching for comfort foods that are high in sugar or refined carbohydrates during times of stress is instinctual. It is an attempt to self-soothe.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this approach usually makes the problem worse. You feel guilty for eating \u201cjunk food\u201d, which causes more<\/em> stress. The next thing you know, you are trapped in a vicious cycle of stress and overeating.<\/p>\n

But there is a bright side \u2013 how we respond to stressful situations IS within our control.<\/p>\n

There are many ways you can reduce or manage the stress in your life. Good nutrition is one of them. Believe it or not, there are foods you can eat that have shown to have stress-reducing properties.<\/p>\n

Cortisol \u2013 your body\u2019s stress hormone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stressful events (even relatively minor ones) can cause cortisol levels to rise to problematic levels.<\/p>\n

Cortisol (a steroid hormone) helps fuel the\u00a0fight-or-flight response<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the psychological loop that fires you up to fight or run for your life when facing danger.<\/p>\n

Think of it as your body\u2019s built-in alarm system. When you are faced with immediate danger, increases in cortisol help you respond. The hormone works with certain parts of your\u00a0brain\u00a0to control your mood, motivation, and fear.<\/p>\n

Cortisol also handles other important bodily tasks, explains\u00a0WebMD:<\/a><\/p>\n