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Stress and Weight Gain
If you understand that stress is the
rate of wear and tear on the body, then you can understand why stress and weight
gain are related. Over time, stress affects the mind and food becomes a form of
release for the stress.
As the stress increases, the more the food and eating becomes a response to deal
with the stress. Sugar and carbohydrates become stimulatory and addictive. The
sugar in the system produces a release response. Sugar isn't metabolized
normally, so it is stored as fat.
The cycle repeats -- stress and weight gain -- and you become trapped. WWeight gain is mult-factoral. It is created in many ways. When
you are under emotional stress you tend to eat. On top of that
the foods they eat do not satisfy the nutritional requirement. Two things need to
happen.
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The food eaten has to be sustainable for life. EAT NO MORE JUNK!/p>
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The emotional root cause needs to be addressed and corrected.
The way to break out of the cycle is to address both
the stress and weight gain.
AAttending to the stress is missing in most diet programs. If the
stress isn't addressed, the weight falls because of better eating and exercise
habits but bounces back in six months because the stress hasn't been dealt with.
Weight gain is a symptom of an underlying cause. It can be a true
metabolic issue that needs clinical nutritional attention but there always undercurrents of emotional issues that make an overwhelming
contributution.
If you want to address the stress related to weight gain then The Ultimate Natural Stress Managment
Manual is the place to start.
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