Just when you thought that you knew all of the
different types of stress that can affect you, another
one- nutritional stress- comes along. This is a very
important type of stress since it may be causing you to
have INCREASED CORTISOL ,the stress hormone,
which results in ACCELERATED AGING and an
inability to lose BODY FAT.
Nutritional stress accounts for 70% of the stress that
North Americans experience on a daily basis.
Nutritional stress is a relatively new term but it
simply means stress created by food because of its
unhealthy properties- like that found in
processed foods. These foods are high in calories but
low in the nutrients that your body needs to repair itself.
IMPROVING YOUR DIET IS THE NUMBER ONE WAY
TO REDUCE STRESS. You may be eating high
calorie, nutrient poor food. You may be eating low
calorie, nutrient poor food. Either one puts significant
stress on your body. Stress leads to increased cortisol-
the stress hormone. Elevated cortisol
leads to accelerated aging and body fat storage.
This e-booklet discusses nutritional stress and a
simple whole food, nutrient dense nutritional approach
designed to lower it.
Lower stress leads to healthier adrenal gland
function- the gland that is responsible for cortisol -stress
hormone- production.
This nutritional approach will help you:
reduce your biological age- the age you look and feel
increase your life expectancy
help you reduce body fat and maintain lean muscle
increase energy without coffee or sugar
increase strength and endurance and quicken recovery
from exercise
improve productivity and mental clarity
improve sleep quality and reduce sleep requirements
improve resistance to infection
reduce or eliminate sugar cravings
