While it's always beneficial to watch what you eat, perhaps how you eat is just as important.
The late Thich Nhat Hanh gave some great advice on how to eat mindfully, to enjy the present moment even if one is merely eating. But taking the time to eat with mindfulness and stop fully to embrace it I should imagine lowers stress.
If you see them closely, they are all full of vitamins. Comfort food can increase level of neurotransmitter called serotonin. Serotonin has a calming affect on brain.
Level of cortisol is also related with stress. High cortisol means you are suffering from stress. That's why these foods,you mentioned can help a person to reduce stress.
While it's always beneficial to watch what you eat, perhaps how you eat is just as important.
The late Thich Nhat Hanh gave some great advice on how to eat mindfully, to enjy the present moment even if one is merely eating. But taking the time to eat with mindfulness and stop fully to embrace it I should imagine lowers stress.
If you see them closely, they are all full of vitamins. Comfort food can increase level of neurotransmitter called serotonin. Serotonin has a calming affect on brain.
Level of cortisol is also related with stress. High cortisol means you are suffering from stress. That's why these foods,you mentioned can help a person to reduce stress.