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When we are stressed out we often tend to eat poorly. Bingeing on junk "comfort" food will only increases the stress. Fill yourself up on refined carbohydrates and simple sugars, will risk you to glucose intolerance, which has been linked to depression. If stress leads you to drink more coffee to keep alert, it may increase your anxiety levels, and if alcohol is what you turn into for calming down, you are in fact increasing the stress on your body and disturbing your sleep cycles.
Eat healthy diet that is rich in nutrient-dense foods, good fats such as omega-3 fatty acids that found in fatty fish and olive oil; complex carbohydrates such as brown rice; and plenty of lean protein, vegetables, and fruits. Set a time for your meals; don't gulp them down in a rush. Try to envision mealtime as a well-deserved opportunity to relax and unwind.
Regular exercise also has a stress-busting effect. Even though your body initially experiences physical stress due to exercise, but over time it will adapts to the stress demand and reaps several anti stress benefits. Exercise, especially aerobic exercise, releases naturally occurring opiates in the brain, which help us feel positive. Research has shown that people who regularly exercise are less apt to be depressed, tense, or worried. lf you are new to exercising, you don't have to do a lot. Try a thirty-minute brisk walk (about fifteen minutes per mile) four or five times a week.
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