Is your stress coping strategy working FOR or AGAINST you?
When we experience prolonged negative stress our body consumes Vitamin C, B-complex vitamins and potassium phosphate at an incredible rate. If we are not regularly consuming adequate amounts of these nutrients through our diet, then the resultant deficiency increases our stress response which in turn causes a greater deficiency in these protective nutrients. We tend to make poor food choices when we are under stress. Have you found yourself doing or consuming any of the following? Caffeine:- 2.5 cups of coffee a day [250 mg caffeine] will exhaust the adrenal glands, lead to poor concentration and decreased effectiveness, cause sleep disturbances and increased levels of cortisol [stress hormone] in the blood. Eating the Wrong Foods:- stressed people tend to crave…