The Worst Foods For Stress

March 7, 2013 Subscribe · Forward The Worst Foods For Stress There are a number of unhealthy ways to cope with pressure and anxiety, but "stress eating" candy and chips -- or turning to alcohol and energy drinks -- might just take the proverbial cake. Paradoxically, when dealing with stress, the body frequently craves precisely the foods that will exacerbate the condition most. "When they're stressed, people go naturally to the wrong foods because they increase levels of [the stress hormone] cortisol," Heather Bauer, R.D., founder of Bestowed.com, told the Huffington Post. "People tend to crave foods that are high in fat, sugar and salt because those directly increase our cortisol levels."  Continue reading... The Germiest Places At The Gym The Most Obese State Is.. Is Barefoot Running Dangerous? 8 Scary Effects Of Too Little Sleep 7 Kinds Of Meditation You've Never Heard Of Madiha Lost 105 Pounds: 'I Didn't Let Anything Stop Me' 8 Scary Effects Of Too Little Sleep The Worst Foods For Stress 8 Scary Effects Of Too Little Sleep 7 Kinds Of Meditation You've Never Heard Of And The Happiest State Is... MARK HYMAN, MD How Diet Soda Makes You Fat (and Other Food and Diet Industry Secrets) These ideas are false. They are food and diet industry propaganda that make and keep us fat and sick. Lies by the food industry combined with bad government policy based on food industry lobbying are the major cause of our obesity and diabetes epidemic. Continue reading... PAULA DAVIS-LAACK 5 Ways Hope Impacts Health and Happiness Your level of hopefulness impacts how well you age, how you take care of your health, and how productive you are at work. Being a hopeful thinker about the future will help you build your resilience and give you yet another tool for handling stress, change, and adversity. Continue reading... ROBERT PIPER Meditation: America's New Pushup Simple mindful breaks throughout the day will do wonders to the culture as a whole. If we all looked at our breathing and checked in with ourselves throughout the day, we would feel a lot better. Continue reading... DEBBIE GISONNI 7 Ways to Cope When Times Are Tough It's easy to feel defeated and sorry for yourself when challenges in life arise, however, you can take another approach. While you may not be able to always control what happens in life, you can always choose how to react to it. Continue reading... TANA AMEN Scary Dairy Proposal: Aspartame in Kids' Milk While the dairy industry thinks we should embrace chemical sweeteners in our kids' milk to win the war against childhood obesity, in my upcoming book, The Omni Diet, I examine the case against drinking milk at all. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here.