Eat Your Way to Calm (PDF)

 Eat Your Way to Calm (PDF)

1. Your Stress-Busting Diet

Foods that Fight Stress

Putting Together Your Diet Plan

2. Your Active Lifestyle

Best Stress-Busting Exercises 

Your Regular Routine 

Benefits of Exercise for Mental Health

Getting Started With Exercise

3. Lifestyle Habits Which Cause Stress 

Smoking 

Drinking Alcohol 

Caffeine 

Sleeping Habits

Social Habits 

4. Lifestyle Habits Which Relieve Stress

Exercise

Meditation

Creativity 

Friends and Family 

5. Your Lifetime Relaxation Techniques 

Breathing Techniques 

Advanced Breathing Techniques 

Conscious Relaxation 

6. Recognising Stressful Situations 

Noticing Your Stress 

How to Manage Stressful Thoughts 

Finding Your Techniques 

Finding Your Stressors 

Being In Control

Conclusion.

Introduction

Stress. It’s a normal part of human life that increases and decreases depending on what’s going on in our personal, professional, or academic lives at specific times. Although at some point each of us will feel stressed about something, some people are affected more by stress than others. If left unchecked, stress can

sometimes turn into further problems, such as anxiety or depression. Because of this, understanding how to prevent, manage and control your stress with your diet and your lifestyle is absolutely important. 

Since stress can have such a huge effect on your life if left to worsen, understanding how what you put into your body can help your mental state is absolutely vital to living a life that is calm, relaxing and stress-free.

Often, when it comes to dealing with and reducing stress, we think about removing our ‘stressors’ from our lives. For example, if a person is increasingly feeling stressed and anxious in the work- place, they may look to change departments, companies, or even careers. Another example would be a couple who no longer get on choosing to break up or divorce to get rid of the source of their stress. 

However, although steering clear of situations or people

who stress you out can definitely help, one of the main things

which affect stress is your diet and lifestyle.