Stress and Your Diet
Stress and Your Diet – What you eat affects everything from your waistline to heart health to even your stress levels. Check out this video to learn the connection between stress and your diet.
Expert: Matthew Erdelyi, Ph.D. Brooklyn College CUNY
Transcript
Making dietary changes can help keep stress levels low.
Reducing consumption of stimulants like caffeine and sugar-which can make you more susceptible to stress-helps get your body back into a healthful balance. Sometimes people drink alcohol to relieve stress, but be aware that this can be counter-productive because alcohol is a depressant.
Taking a daily multi-vitamin can also help strengthen your body to better cope with stress. Many nutritionists also recommend taking vitamin C and calcium supplements in addition to your daily vitamin.
Getting enough oxygen to your body is critical when stress starts to build. If you are feeling anxious, focus on breathing deeply in through your nose and out through your mouth repeatedly. This can also help to slow your heart rate.
Last Modified: 2014-03-17
Category: Health and Nutrition, Videos
