Showing posts with label Stress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stress. Show all posts

Stress Free Dinners for your Family

Many of us find it difficult to decide what to serve for dinner every night. We are all living busy lives with barely a minute to spare for ourselves.  Trying to come up with original ideas for dinner is difficult, especially when you are tired after a long day. Fast food is not healthy, but is something we resort to when we have no time to prepare a meal. Creating a meal plan for your week can alleviate the last minute stress of not knowing what to cook for dinner.  A little time spent on advance planning will save you valuable time during the week. Choose your recipes...

Managing Stress With Diet

When we are stressed our body thinks it is the goalie in game 7 of the Stanley cup game. Our heart rate can soar, breathing is erratic, our stomach can knot like a noose (the true meaning of a gut instinct), and yes our blood sugar rises. Making the right food choices will not make our boss a nicer person reducing our stress at work, or make our kids listen any better, however, healthy nutrition is one of the many ways we can protect our body from the hazards of the physiological response to stress. This enables us cope better, think better and make better decisions as to how...