What foods help stress and anxiety?
17/12/2018
Helpful foods for stress and anxiety:
These are some foods that have been shown to be helpful for stress and anxiety:
Eggs
Turkey
Fish
Chard
Avocado
Sweet potatoes
Chamomile tea
Turmeric
Kidney beans
Pumpkin seeds
Brazil nuts
Cashew nuts
Dark chocolate
Unhelpful foods for stress and anxiety
Foods that may have a negative effect on your stress and anxiety:
Any drinks containing caffeine
Alcohol
High sugar foods
How do they work?
They increase the hormone (selenium) in your body that makes you feel positive. They also help you to produce chemicals that regulate mood and calm anxiety – dopamine and serotonin. Some of them are high in vitamins or minerals that help you to produce chemicals for positive mood.