The Right Diet For De-Stressing
November 7, 2008
To cope with the daily anxieties and pressures always eat the right things.
We are providing here with a sample menu which will help your body to de-stress. For a healthy immune system, consume lots of vitamin C. Make sure that the food you take releases serotonin (also popularly known as the calming hormone), promotes tissue growth, and provide absorption of magnesium and iron properly.
Diet chart for one (twice of it for 2)
Breakfast
Start the day with a smoothie made up of banana, fresh or tinned pineapple chunks, and orange juice. Blend these smoothly. This easy-to-make dish is both healthy and filling
Mid-morning snack
Dried dates and toasted walnuts are good to munch at. Try to avoid heavy doses of coffee and caffeinated tea. It increases your stress levels. Herbal tea is healthy. You may choose chamomile because of its calming effect.
Lunch
Have freshly-made pasta salad. You may prepare it the night before and store it in a plastic container. Fresh and unprocessed food is necessary for the proper functioning of the liver. Boil around 75g of twists or penne. While it is still warm spread light lemon vinaigrette made up of lemon juice, sea salt, black pepper and olive oil over it. A small tuna-tin, a handful of tender spinach leaves and ½ red peppers (diced) can be added.
Dinner
Vitamin C is depleted due to stress. Compensate by having sweet and new potatoes which are an excellent source of this vitamin. Peel one white potato and 4-5 small-sized sweet potatoes and cut them into chunks of 2cm/3/4inch. Spray a little bit of olive oil, pepper and sea salt and roast for 45-50 minutes at a temperature of 200C/gas mark six oven. Wrap 1 0r 2 fresh mackerels in aluminum foil parcels with lemon slices and sprinkle sprigs of parsley or thyme. Keep it in the oven before the potatoes are cooked maintaining a margin of 15 minutes.
Tuna and mackerel are oily fishes which contain polyunsaturated fats named omega three fatty acids. They do not allow clotting of blood, thus lessening the chances of heart disease which is a stress-related ailment. It can be served with steamed broccoli (rich in Vitamin C) and sesame seeds can be sprinkled over (this is rich in calcium, an essential ingredient for the proper functioning of the cardiovascular system).
Dessert
Fresh berries, topped with vanilla yogurt and a pinch of cardamom powder helps to close the day on a healthy and sumptuous note. Berries are rich in Vitamin C and live cultures in the yogurt (low-fat) help to keep the digestive system healthy.
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