For Any Woman © - No 1 July/August, 2013 | Page 7

Author : IneseMilere , M . D . isamedicaldoctorturneddiplomat , turnedlifestylecoachinholistic stresmanagementandmindfuleatingforbusywomenover40whowanttobeSlim , Balanced andAgeles .

FoodstoLowerCortisol : BlackTeaandStress

‘ Teaisdrunkto forgetthedin oftheworld .’ ~ T ’ ienYiheng
Today , mountingevidencehasshownthatoneofthemostinsidiousside-efectsofchronicstresisweight gain . Excesstreshormonesinthebodyencouragefatstorage , especialythathardest-to-shifttype – weightaroundthemiddle . Quitesimply , inastresedbodymostdietsaredoomedtofail .
Ipersonalyusedtounderestimatetheefectstreshadonmewhenitcametomanagingmyweightand stickingtomydietandexerciseregimen . Now thatIunderstandthepoweroftheStresMonster , Iam alot moremindfulaboutpreventingstresand , whenIstarttofeelitcreepin , examineitscausesanddosome damagecontrol .
Iam readyformynextcupofblack tea . Whataboutyou ?
Beforewegettosometoolstofightstress inducedweightgainIwouldliketotalk aboutsomeimportantcoreconcepts .
Stressstarts .
Whenyourbrainperceivesthatyouarein danger , yoursympatheticnervoussystem getsactivated , acascadeofhormonesis released , including stres hormones adrenalin and cortisol from adrenal glands .
Cortisolpreparesthebodyforafight-orflightresponsebyfloodingitwithglucose , supplyinganimmediateenergysourceto largemuscles .
Sowhat ' stheproblem ?
Sure , extracortisolisalgoodwhenyour sourceofstresisaboulderrolingdowna mountain , coming straighttoward your head ; the bodyusescortisolto propel youtoactionandmoveoutoftheway .
Butwhenthestrescomesinsmaler ( but
almostconstant ) doses , likearudecommentfrom
a relative , orrunning outof
time while cooking fora crowd , our
bodies become
overburdened
with
thesehormones .
Chronicelevations ofcortisolleadto weightgain .
Youcancoaxyourbodyawayfrom this “ crisis mode ” by creating efective holistic body-mind approach routine . Doingthisoftenmeanstakingmoretime

Blackteaand cortisol .

Drinking black tea , oxidized Camelia sinensisleaves , appears toprovideavarietyofhealthand stresreductionbenefits .
Blacktea isprovento relieve the surgeincortisol .
Dailycupsofblacktea canhelp yourecovermorequicklyfrom the stresesofeverydaylife , according toa new studybyUCL ( University ColegeLondon ) researchers . New scientific evidence shows that blacktea hasanefectonstres hormonelevelsinthebody .
Thestudy , publishedinthejournal Psychopharmacology , found that peoplewhodrankteawereableto de-stresmore quicklythan those who dranka fake tea substitute . Furthermore , thestudyparticipants – whodrankablackteaconcoc- tionfourtimesadayforsixweeks – werefoundtohavelowerlevelsof thestreshormonecortisolintheir bloodafterastresfulevent , compared with a controlgroup who drankthefakeorplaceboteafor thesameperiodoftime .
Itisalsofound thatdrinkingblack teareducedCortisol47percent .
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