Our body's stress response is rooted in the survival mechanisms of our ancestors. Their response to stress, such as a wild animal attack, consisted of fighting or fleeing - thus the stress response is sometimes called the "flight or fight" response. This causes our bodies to create adrenaline.
Today we don't need to flee wild animals, but our bodies still respond to stress the same way by producing adrenaline. Adrenaline release increases heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, and body temperature. In addition, your blood shifts to your muscles; you start retaining water and sodium; and sugar, protein, and fat are mobilized as sources of energy.
Often our means of coping with stress sabotages our weight control and fitness efforts. Many people under stress engage in binge eating: They increase sugar and caffeine intake, skip meals, drink more alcohol, and eat on the run. The really bad news is that these eating habits can actually intensify the effects of stress on the body and cause us to gain weight.
If stress is a problem for you, take some time to list all the situations that are typically stressful for you and how you currently cope with them. Then consider what other coping strategies you might use, such as:
Exercise
Gardening
Screaming
Crying
Punching a pillow
Progressive relaxation
Deep breathing
Meditation
Visualization
Playing an instrument
Reading
Listening to soft music
Getting a good night’s sleep
Keeping a thought journal or stress diary
Once you’ve mastered coping with your stress, consuming protein will assist your fitness efforts. Protein is an essential building block to a healthy foundation for your body. Much like the foundation to your house, without it, the house will eventually fall apart. With one’s body, the “falling apart” takes place internally and in most cases does not surface in the form of symptoms until months or sometimes years later. That is why I strongly recommend a high quality vegetable based protein to start your day.
Shaklee’s Cinch® or Soy Protein Shakes provide the highest quality of soy which meets the soy quality control checklist*. In addition to meeting the soy quality control checklist, Shaklee scientists conduct 350 tests on every single new ingredient for heavy metals, pesticides, or any of the hundreds of other harmful contaminants. They also conduct over 80,000 quality tests annually to guarantee the purity and safety of each and every product. For further details on these Shaklee products or the weight management program, contact Nadia at 1-877-405-4471.
To your health,
Nadia
Your weight loss partner
1-877-405-4471
healthyweightdancingfeet@gmail.com
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*Soy quality control checklist:
The soy beans must be organically grown
The soy beans must NOT be genetically engineered
Each batch must be checked to confirm that it contains the 9 essential amino acids
In the manufacturing process to produce the soy isolate, the crushed soy flakes must be water washed (not alcohol washed).
The anti-thyroid/anti-growth substance MUST be removed
The process must be without heat
The soy isolate must have calicum added (when the oil removed it becomes an acidic food - when calcium is added it makes it neutral again)
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