Pyscho Neuro Endo- Immunology Pnei - a Key to Reducing Stress


by Kelly Price - Date: 2007-07-08 - Word Count: 514 Share This!

Pyscho Neuro Endo- Immunology the study of how psychological factors influence the nervous hormonal and immune systems and gives clues to how stress affects both our mental and physical being.

Pyscho Neuro Endo- Immunology can help our overall wellbeing in many ways but here, we are going to look at from the point of view of diet and the reduction of stress.

If you suffer from low sex drive, insomnia, anxiety attacks, are constantly tired and have an inability to concentrate, then you need to take a look first at your diet to help you cope with stress.

Magnesium

Magnesium gives energy, balances blood sugar levels and regulates blood pressure - Which all come under pressure when were under stress.

Keeping Magnesium levels up will help maintain balance. Around 55% of people are deficient in this mineral so make sure you get plenty of it.

Leafy green vegetables, wholgrains and pulses will provide it; if you don't get enough consider a supplement

Caffeine

We take caffeine as an instant pick me up and the more you take the more you want as the body becomes immune to it - while it picks you up short term, it saps energy levels longer term and makes you feel drained.

Never drink caffeine in the morning before you have eaten.

Drink later on a full stomach and limit your intake to 3 cups per day. Try and wean yourself off caffeine and substitute green and herbal teas instead.

Eat Regularly

You need this to keep your blood sugar levels balanced and energy levels on an even keel. Try three main meals (never skip breakfast) and keep fruit to hand if you want a healthy snack.

Vitamin Boost

Coristol is the stress hormone and to keep it in check you need to feed it plenty of vitamin B (Mostly B5) and also significant amounts of vitamin C.

Make sure you get plenty and good healthy choices each day are for B5 are:

Eggs, fish, meat, lentils, Soya, brown rice and oats

For vitamin C go for:

Orange juice, peppers broccoli cabbage tomatoes and any citrus fruits

Serotonin

Cut Out These Stress Foods

Alcohol, smoking recreational drugs, smoking and cafeine mentioned earlier - they are all short term pick me ups but longer term can cause havoc with blood sugar levels, your mood and your sleep patterns.

Cut out refined foods and foods full of sugar and try and eat as "naturally from the earth" as you can.

You are what you eat!

Stress affects all of us to varying degrees and the study Pyscho Neuro Endo- Immunology can help you come to terms with it in a number of different ways, which we will look at further in other articles in this series.

Diet is a great place to start dealing with stress, as it will help you cope with the daily stresses that modern living throws at all of us.

Pyscho Neuro Endo- Immunology proves conclusively that if you eat the right foods, your mental and physical wellbeing will be improved. So follow the tips above and get on the road to a healthier lifestyle.


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