Stress makes you fat

As if being in a stressful job was not enough of a problem, it is also now being recognised as a contributor to weight issues.

In today's Daily Mail newspaper they carry a short article about how the combination of emotional eating and stress can make you put on weight.

The stress tends to increase the amount of Cortisol they body produces and this in turn leads to more fat being laid down in the body. It's likely to an evolutionary defence mechanism that allowed humans to survive stressful situations. By laying down a good fat reserve we could survive even if food supplies were short.

What's the answer?

Learn techniques to de-stress, remember to eat only when hungry (not because you feel lonley/sad/depressed etc.) drink enough fluid so that you do not confuse the sensation of being thirsty with being hungry.

Exercise is a good way to relieve stress, as is yoga, walking, self hynosis or relaxation tapes/cds/mp3s. I should add I have a nice range of my own MP3s available at www.gift4life.com.