Stress, boredom, or any array of emotions can lead to cravings for food. If these cravings take control too often, you might find yourself eating large portions of high calorie, sweet, and/or fatty foods. However, if you find healthy ways to deal with these feelings, you can regain control of your eating and lead a healthy lifestyle.
Effects of Stress
Chronic stress can lead to the repeated elevation of certain stress hormones like cortisol which can lead to weight gain, gastrointestinal problems, immune system suppression, infertility, and increased risk for chronic disease.
Emotional Eating
Emotional eating can be brought on by:
Turning to food for comfort prevents effectively resolving emotional stressors, creates bad habits, and can lead to weight gain.
Soothing Yourself
The best way to handle stress is to be prepared for it when it arrives. Think of how food temporarily soothed you in the past, is there anything else, non-food related, that could recreate these feelings of relief? If you need help, try some of these techniques:
Practice these techniques on a regular basis, not only will this keep your mood stable, but you'll create new, healthier habits for helping you deal with stress when it arises.
Stress Relieving Foods
Several foods have been shown to have beneficial effects on reducing stress or speeding up recovery time:
In summary, your best defense against emotional eating is to consume a balanced diet, exercise regularly and practice stress relieving techniques often.
Mandy Seay is a bilingual registered and licensed dietitian who holds both a bachelor's degree in nutrition and in journalism. After gaining 30 pounds while living abroad, Mandy worked to lose the weight and regain her health. It was here that she discovered her passion for nutrition and went on to pursue a career as a dietitian. Mandy currently works as a nutrition consultant and freelance writer in Austin, Texas, where she specializes in diabetes, weight management and general and preventive nutrition. She recently published her first book, Your Best Health, a personalized program to losing weight and gaining a healthy lifestyle. Please visit Mandy's website at Nutritionistics.com.
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