Being Stressed Out At Holiday Time Can Make You Fat
Stress makes us crave more fatty foods and releases hormones that make us store fat.
(PRWEB via PR Web Direct) December
8, 2004 -- Overeating at holiday time is a surefire way to put on the pounds but
research shows that stress during the holidays is also a co-conspirator in
making people fatter. A study in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology found
that after experiencing stress, women who were more frustrated by stress ate
more fatty foods than those who were not. Fatty foods produce a feeling of
comfort to us.
But there is more going on physically in the way we react
to stress. “When we are experiencing stress it plays havoc with our bodies.
Stress causes us to release hormones into our systems that make us store more
body fat,” explains Bob Losyk, stress expert and author of the book, "Get A
Grip! Overcoming Stress and Thriving in the Workplace." Increased fat storage in
combination with eating fatty foods at holiday time is a double whammy for
gaining weight. Losyk states that there are many ways to lower stress levels.
“There are certain foods you can eat that will actually help to reduce the
stress in your body, and there are many other things you can do to control
stress.”
"Get A Grip!™" has 11 insightful, practical, and informative
chapters to help people get a grip on stress, and to get a handle on living
their lives to the fullest. The book integrates the mind, body, and spirit to
create a powerful prescription for living healthy. "Get A Grip!" covers
everything from how eating certain foods can reduce stress, meditation
techniques to calm the mind, how to prevent burnout, to ways to relieve everyday
stress that can be done in just five minutes. Losyk gives “fifty proven ways to
leave your stressors” that are easy to fit into people’s everyday routines. The
book provides many self-tests, exercises, and examples that give insight, tools,
and tips for controlling stress.
"Get A Grip!™
Overcoming Stress and Thriving In The Workplace" (ISBN 0-471-65949-5) is $19.95,
215 pages, and can be ordered from 1-877-4MY-GRIP, Amazon.com, BN.com, or at
bookstores worldwide.
Contact:
Lois Love
954-424-0626
www.getagriponstress.com
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