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How to avoid stress and reduce the chances of obesity?
Here is what the expert suggests you can do to make sure that stress isn’t leading to problems you don’t want in your life:
1. Stress management
- Ensure good and adequate sleep
- Deep breathing exercises, yoga, meditation
- Cardio and resistance training
- Wherever appropriate, expert advice in the form of psychological counselling
- Develop a hobby like singing, music, gardening, or painting, and nurture it
2. Make dietary changes
- Follow low carbohydrate and low-fat diet
- Avoid trans fats and saturated fats
- Consume a fibre-rich diet which gives you antioxidants and phytonutrients
- Ensure adequate hydration because thirst is often confused with hunger
3. Behavioural modification especially while eating
- Watch your speed of eating
- Control the portion or amount of meals
- Load your plate with fibres and proteins
- Develop coping mechanisms when stressed to avoid over-eating or binge-eating
- Do not give in to sugar cravings
- Stress-eaters should consume small, frequent healthy meals and snacks
These simple tips will help you have a healthy body with a healthy mind.
