BLACK TEA FOR STRESS RELIEF

We always seem to hear how good green tea is for us and I have no intention of taking away from that.  One of the best things we can do for our health is to drink green tea daily.  But let's not forget about black tea.  Studies, one from the University College in London particularly, have found that black tea lowers the levels of the stress hormone cortisol.  People in the study who included black tea in their diets were more relaxed and able to complete difficult tasks.  Feeling stressed, relax with a good cup of black tea.

THE STRESS AND FOOD CONNECTION

Travis Stork, MD of the TV show The Doctors had the following to say about the connection between stress and food: "When you feel stressed, your body produces a hormone called cortisol - a powerful hunger inducer, leading you to eat.  Worse yet, that same hormone causes your body to store fat. A Tufts University study found that eating carbs could increase levels of anxiety, so the cookies and sweet drinks you think will help you through the stress might actually be having the opposite effect."

When you feel stressed grab a glass of water with a slice of citrus or chew some sugar-free chewing gum.

 

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