reducing stress

More Chocolate – Less Stress Eating?

We all know intuitively that chocolate can uplift mood and help you feel good temporarily. A new study at Nestlé Research Center (where else?) Lausanne, Switzerland, found that eating just over an ounce of dark chocolate daily for two weeks lowered stress hormone levels in highly stressed people (that would be us) and also partially [...]

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Stress Relief and Hot Yoga

It takes place in a candlelit room. Just 3 small windows for natural light, and 3 small candles. I’ve figured out a very simple formula. Less stress = less stress eating. Hot yoga is one of the paths I have chosen to get there. As I walk in, it feels just plain HOT! It’s the [...]

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The Dark Side of Cardio

I used to love cardio exercise and have done a LOT of it in my lifetime. I was a (slow) long-distance runner and bike racer. I loved both the solitude of a long run alone and the camaraderie of a 50-mile bike ride with friends. I just read a new report The Dark Side Of [...]

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5 Ways To Stop Stress Eating and Build Resilience

Stress drains your ability to pick yourself up after life lets you down unless you build stress resilience. Just as you take in nutritional food and transform it into energy, positive emotions transform into resiliency. People who are resilient tend to be able to take things in stride, choosing positive emotions and behaviors in the [...]

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