We are living through some very stressful times because of the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps now, more than ever, it\u2019s critical you do everything you can to combat stress levels and stay healthy and happy. The things you eat affect that significantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some foods help relieve tension<\/a> more than others, while the lack of some stress-fighting foods can make you feel worse (like anxiety, depression, and panic attacks). So maybe you think the COVID-19 situation is why you\u2019ve got anxiety; but if you ate the right foods, you wouldn\u2019t feel as bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, occasional bouts of stress<\/a> are usual. But chronic stress<\/a> isn\u2019t, and it can lead to severe health problems not only mentally<\/a> but physically too (like heart disease<\/a>). So, to help, here\u2019s a list of some of the best things to eat that will keep your stress levels to a minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Green Leafy Vegetables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n pinach and other leafy vegetables that contain a vitamin called folate (also known as folic acid or Vitamin B9) that reduces the risk of depression symptoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0An Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokesperson, Heather Mangieri, RDN,\u00a0told Health<\/a>: “Green leafy vegetables like spinach contain folate, which produces dopamine, a pleasure-inducing brain chemical, helping you keep calm.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another great leafy vegetable is swiss chard. It\u2019s loaded with the stress-fighting mineral magnesium.<\/a> One cup (175 grams) of the green (cooked) contains 36%<\/a> of magnesium\u2019s recommended daily intake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your body\u2019s magnesium levels get too low, it can cause conditions like panic attacks and anxiety. And it\u2019s extra essential to consume enough of this mineral when you\u2019re stressed continuously because chronic stress may\u00a0deplete your body\u2019s magnesium stores<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beets \/ Beetroot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Beets also contain a generous amount of folate. Just one cup supplies over 30% of the folate needed daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Folate is one of the vitamins you need to get your daily share of because of its link with the nervous system. Too little folate in the system can trigger forgetfulness, confusion, fatigue, and insomnia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And suppose you\u2019re taking anti-inflammatory drugs, cholesterol-lowering drugs, birth control pills, or diabetes drugs. In that case, you have to eat even more folate because those medications can deplete the body\u2019s supply of the vitamin. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We are living through some very stressful times because of the coronavirus pandemic. Perhaps now, more than ever, it\u2019s critical you do everything you can to combat stress levels and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12150"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12150\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}