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Chow down on eats that tame hunger and reduce anxiety.

Eat It to Beat It
We all know that tension can wreak havoc on our eating patterns. But the right (healthy!) foods can often help tame mindless munching and cravings and, better yet, actually lower overall anxiety and its symptoms. Eight of our favorites:

Dark Chocolate
High in flavonoids, which are lauded for their relaxing properties (chamomile tea is another great source), chocolate also contains phenethylamine, a chemical that enhances your mood. The darker the chocolate, the more healthy substances you're getting in your diet, so look for bars that are 70 percent cacao or higher.

Skim Milk
Turns out that a glass of warm milk really is calming. One study found that women who drank four or more servings of lowfat or skim milk every day were about half as likely to experience stress-related PMS symptoms than those who drank less than one serving a week.

Oatmeal
Carbs help you produce serotonin, a calming hormone that helps fight anxiety's negative effects-which is probably why many of us crave them when we're stressed. Go with the craving and choose healthy sources. Oatmeal is high in fiber, which means that your body will absorb it slowly. In one fell swoop, you'll prolong the serotonin boost, keeping yourself feeling full for longer (and on less) and making sure your blood sugar's in check.

Salmon
Research shows that omega-3 fatty acids-abundant in fish like salmon-can help reverse stress symptoms by boosting serotonin levels, and that an omega-3-rich diet can also help suppress the production of the anxiety hormones cortisol and adrenaline.

Walnuts
They've been shown to help lower blood pressure, which is critical for those whose hearts are already working overtime thanks to high adrenaline levels. In fact, research so strongly backs their health benefits that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration goes so far as to recommend 1 1/2 oz per day.

Sunflower Seeds
A good source of folate, which helps your body produce a pleasure-inducing brain chemical called dopamine.

Spinach
Studies show that magnesium, which you'll find in leafy greens like spinach, improves your body's response to stress.

Blueberries
Their antioxidants counteract the effects of stress hormones like cortisol on your body.

thanks for sharing BNC! this is really very informative.

o naapil na imong OATMEAL nga imo rang gi "ra"

i noticed that this is about fighting and not preventing STRESS.

i have some of those in the list but when im stressed i prefer to eat ice cream than blueberries

i should modify my bad habits  starting now.

ms da bins, if you something that can fight stress then that's good as you are preventing it. hehehe.
i like oatmeal and blueberry dili ko ug spinach kay basin mamura ko ug si popeye.

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on March 24, 2010, 11:02:12 PM
ms da bins, if you something that can fight stress then that's good as you are preventing it. hehehe.
i like oatmeal and blueberry dili ko ug spinach kay basin mamura ko ug si popeye.

bwahahhaha! oh yeah i can remember POPEYE!

but you know what? i like spinach salad ako ra na buliboran ug suka ug EVOO

pero ma stress man japun ko oi! di na tali ni matabang ako diri! hehehe!

puro man gud na mahalon ang naa sa listahan. ang oatmeal ra man ug blueberry ang barato. naa may lomboy substitute sa blueberry. mao ra na silang pamilyaha.

Dark chocolate. That's great to hear.

I discovered that the best way to drink sikwate is to enjoy it without sugar, without milk.

Discounting the water content, now that's 100 percent chocolate!

sunflower seeds diri BNC pwerteng baratoha, ako raman gani na isabud sa mga wild birds diri. pero natingala ko nganong way nag tanom ug sunflower diha nga ganahan man unta ni ug tropical heat? that should be cheap over there...

Quote from: Dot (.) on March 24, 2010, 11:16:34 PM

Dark chocolate. That's great to hear.

I discovered that the best way to drink sikwate is to enjoy it without sugar, without milk.

Discounting the water content, now that's 100 percent chocolate!

Dot mura raman tag ang usap ug tableja anang kalakiha! hahahahha!

peez Dot!

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 24, 2010, 11:21:18 PM

Dot mura raman tag ang usap ug tableja anang kalakiha! hahahahha!

peez Dot!

or di kaha nag usap ug palija! hahaha

butangan pod dot ug kamay bisan kadtong kinugay gud!

Quote from: bol-anon nga cebuano on March 24, 2010, 10:33:47 PM
Chow down on eats that tame hunger and reduce anxiety.

Eat It to Beat It
We all know that tension can wreak havoc on our eating patterns. But the right (healthy!) foods can often help tame mindless munching and cravings and, better yet, actually lower overall anxiety and its symptoms. Eight of our favorites:

Dark Chocolate
High in flavonoids, which are lauded for their relaxing properties (chamomile tea is another great source), chocolate also contains phenethylamine, a chemical that enhances your mood. The darker the chocolate, the more healthy substances you're getting in your diet, so look for bars that are 70 percent cacao or higher.

Skim Milk
Turns out that a glass of warm milk really is calming. One study found that women who drank four or more servings of lowfat or skim milk every day were about half as likely to experience stress-related PMS symptoms than those who drank less than one serving a week.

Oatmeal
Carbs help you produce serotonin, a calming hormone that helps fight anxiety's negative effects-which is probably why many of us crave them when we're stressed. Go with the craving and choose healthy sources. Oatmeal is high in fiber, which means that your body will absorb it slowly. In one fell swoop, you'll prolong the serotonin boost, keeping yourself feeling full for longer (and on less) and making sure your blood sugar's in check.

Salmon
Research shows that omega-3 fatty acids-abundant in fish like salmon-can help reverse stress symptoms by boosting serotonin levels, and that an omega-3-rich diet can also help suppress the production of the anxiety hormones cortisol and adrenaline.

Walnuts
They've been shown to help lower blood pressure, which is critical for those whose hearts are already working overtime thanks to high adrenaline levels. In fact, research so strongly backs their health benefits that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration goes so far as to recommend 1 1/2 oz per day.

Sunflower Seeds
A good source of folate, which helps your body produce a pleasure-inducing brain chemical called dopamine.

Spinach
Studies show that magnesium, which you'll find in leafy greens like spinach, improves your body's response to stress.

Blueberries
Their antioxidants counteract the effects of stress hormones like cortisol on your body.

Of all the above? Sunflower ra ug Walnuts ang dili nako tigkaon or inom...Pero sa dihang nadiscobrehan naho ning TB akong gikalimtan ang uban...Basta naa ko sa TB wakoy STRESS..

uy, wala man maapil akong favorite fruit nga strawberry kay kon ma stress ko
kay mokaon lang ug strawberry ice cream butangan ug pineapple toppings
  with a squirt of chocolate,  apilan sad ug dinokdok nga mani
  wa na  malingaw na gyud, yummy!