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Food, Stress & Eating for Energy

Food, Stress & Eating for Energy. Morella Devost, EdM , MA Counselor, Holistic Nutritionist, NLP Coach and Hypnotherapist. Check in…. How do you feel when you are stressed? What is one challenge you have when you are stressed?

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Food, Stress & Eating for Energy

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  1. Food, Stress & Eating for Energy Morella Devost, EdM, MA Counselor, Holistic Nutritionist, NLP Coach and Hypnotherapist

  2. Check in… • How do you feel when you are stressed? • What is one challenge you have when you are stressed? • Do you tend to eat when you are stressed? What are your go-to foods/drinks for stress relief?

  3. STRESS = FIGHT OR FLIGHT FIGHT? OR FLIGHT?

  4. This day and age…What puts us in “fight-flight”? • Constant negative thinking • Deadlines • Health issues • Competing priorities • Demands from others • Financial issues • Not enough time… • Etc. They all have a common underlying theme… FEAR … of ____________________

  5. “fight flight” is worsened by… • Chemical stress • Chemicals in the household • Chemicals in the environment • Chemicals in our food • Malnourishment: • We are what we eat • We are what we eat, eats • Stimulants & sedatives

  6. Energy Principle #1 “Rest & Digest” is the opposite of “Fight or Flight” In order to recover from stress effectively you need to help your liver and digestive system: Eliminate the extra chores of processing toxins, stimulants and fake food.

  7. Energy Zappers: Toxins and fake food • Caffeine • Sugar • MSG • Chemicals • Processed foods • Junk food Stimulants Insulin curve Desired blood sugar curve

  8. The Worst Offenders • Caffeine (stimulant) • Junk food (dead fake food, liver burden, toxic) • HFCS (stimulant) • Alcohol (sedative, liver burden) • Chemicals, sweeteners & coloring (toxic, liver burden) • Allergens (tax your immune system) • Trans fats (toxic, doesn’t exist in nature, liver burden) • Refined carbs (bread, pasta, crackers, chips = stimulants) • Sugar (stimulant) • Excess chocolate (stimulant) Energy disasters: Energy drinks: Red Bull, 5-hour energy, etc. • Stimulants: caffeine, HFCS/sugar, synthetic aminoacids • Hormone disruptors, liver burden, fake food

  9. Energy Principle #2 If a food doesn’t give you anything GOOD Then it is giving your body more WORK!

  10. Energy Boosters • Live food vs. dead food • Whole foods vs. processed foods • Super-foods = colorful foods (phytonutrients, antioxidants, anti-inflamm.) • Greens! • Slow-burning carbohydrates: It was alive recently: fresh fruit, fresh vegetables eaten mostly raw: smoothies, salads, fruit… No ingredients lists, made from scratch, no additives: vegetables, soups, casseroles, brown rice Berries, plums, beets, carrots, squashes, tomatoes… seaweed, unsweetened cocoa, turmeric, ginger, garlic, mushrooms, aloe… smoothies, juicing (vegetables), salads, soups Kale, collards, chard, spinach, lettuces, seaweed, spirulina, chlorella… in smoothies, salads, soups, casseroles, juices, etc. Whole grains: brown rice, oats, quinoa, barley, etc.

  11. Energy Principle #3 You are an electrical being To improve energy transfer (conductivity) you need: Minerals Water

  12. Water & Minerals! • H20:Body weight ÷ 2 = # ounces to drink daily • Minerals = Greens

  13. Take action! Write in your worksheet what action you will take this week

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