Well, of course it does.
And here's the science!
Stress stimulates your appetite!
It asks you to eat carbohydrate-rich fatty foods that rapidly increase blood-sugar levels - to refuel after you've fought off the danger or run away. But then when the blood sugar levels drop, the adrenal system release more cortisol to compensate for the stress of rapidly falling blood sugar levels.
Meanwhile cortisol changes the amount and distribution of fat round the body, keeping it near the liver where it can be used quickly in case of another emergency. This would be all right if we were really running or fighting as we'd shift it. But being conditioned to living in fear, means that we end up with fat around the waist and an apple-shaped body.
So that's what's been happening since I came back to Neatwich!!
What to do?
Eat little and often
Eliminate sugar and refined carbohydrate
Use the good oils (boosts the metabolism; makes carbohydrates release more slowly!)
Don't eat on the run or diet - both of which stresses the body into thinking scarcity
Manage stress
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Prioritise
Delegate
Put yourself first
Relaxation techniques
Put things into perspective
Take time to eat
Take time to go to the toilet (!)
Do regular exercise
Spend time with your friends
Have a cuddle
Laugh
Get enough sleep
Try supplements - magnesium, zinc, Vit C, B vits, Co-enzyme Q, alpha lipoic acid, amino acids, seberian ginseng
Great article by Marilyn Glenville in Healthy Magazine
My problem? Fitting everything in!!
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Ooh now this I can believe. My weight distribution changed dramatically through the process of being treated for my (teensy) heart attack a couple of years ago. Yes I gave up smoking and piled on the pounds, but all around the waist, which was a first. I guess the indignation at the idea of being 'special' or on tablets or having to take care, far outweighed whatever got me there in the first place!
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