Brimful appointment calendar? The date with your best friend already postponed three times due to time constraints? At the yoga class almost always at least five minutes late? To avoid losing your nerve in the daily hustle and bustle, there is a simple, delicious and effective anti-stress program: fruits and vegetables. Want some tips? No problem:
Small fruit snacks for nerves of steel
Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries or a salad with green peppers and nuts, for example, are a delicious secret recipe for the extra portion of relaxation. Green vegetables, soft fruits and nuts contain the anti-stress mineral magnesium. It inhibits excitation processes in nerves and muscles and protects the nervous system. Trouble at the office or stress with the neighbors are eaten in no time with the appropriate portion of fruit and vegetables.
Vitamins with anti-stress effect
The agony of choice can be really stressful. When it comes to the question “A, B, C or E?”, on the other hand, the matter is simple: because each of these vitamins strengthens the nerves. Vitamins A, C and E, for example, can protect against oxidative stress – that is, against aggressive oxygen compounds that damage the nerve cells of the brain.
The B vitamins, which are found in vegetables, legumes and nuts, for example, have a positive effect on nervous resilience, performance and mood. So why not try eating 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day as a natural anti-stress remedy, as recommended by the 5 a Day campaign funded by the European Union? By the way, with the vitamins and phytochemicals contained in fruits and vegetables, you not only defy stress, low-calorie enjoyment comes free.
Green vegetables for a cool head
Calcium, the jack-of-all-trades among the minerals, also helps you keep a cool head: because calcium not only strengthens bones and teeth, but also keeps nerves and muscles fit. Calcium is not only found in dairy products, but also in kale, broccoli and other dark green vegetables. So if you see green instead of red in the future, everything is paletti in terms of stress.
Good mood? Just enjoy!
Good mood makes stress resistant – so far, so well known. But our body can also produce good mood itself. It’s very easy to do this with legumes, bananas or sunflower seeds, for example. They contain tryptophan, which the body uses to produce the happiness hormone serotonin. This messenger substance has a similar effect to endorphins, which are released during sports or an intense kiss, for example.
