How Cooking Can Reduce Stress

How Cooking Can Reduce Stress

Cooking has been found to be relaxing activity that many people actually find therapeutic. Home cooked meals are factually known to be the cleanest meals you can eat. A great deal of the time people don’t know or cannot distinct at least half of the ingredients in their restaurant food. When making a home cooked meal, you have the power to control what goes into your food. gaining the power to choose every ingredient that goes into home cooked food unintentionally but fortunately causes less Saturated fats and calories into your meals. Not only are home cooked meals physically better for the human body and mind, but getting into the mentality of clean eating can promote a clearer mindset for all kinds of different life aspects. Its proven that the act of cooking itself can help with stress and mindfulness due to the sense of order and it creates. Especially when cooking is made into a part of your regular routine. Getting into the habit of organizing your environment and following a plan can help to reduce stress in and outside of the kitchen. When making a home cooked meal, focus is crucial in order to achieve a successful dish. Just from just cooking itself, the human mind trains itself to create almost a schedule for any given dish.

Cooking is not only a process involving organization and management, but it also encourages creativity. Something creative like cooking can help stimulate the mind in a way that benefits stress. When cooking, the possibilities are endless.

Mealtime is a good time to allow families and friends to gather together and clear their mind of all outside related tasks. There is no better way to spend meals then under the comfort of your own home.

Sleep and its correlation with Weight Gain

Its underrepresented how much sleep can affect the human body both long-term and on a day-to-day basis. Lack of sleep can be a trigger for various different physical and mental repercussions, and weight gain or fluctuation is one of them. That’s right, sleep is key in order to maintain a healthy desirable weight, and yet it goes unnoticed. Studies have proven that sleep and weight loss are directly correlated with one another in ways that affect all parts of the body. After various tests, a conclusion was made that individuals who get a substantial amount of sleep per night actually can maintain their weight more so than the people who don’t.

Sleep is the fuel for our bodies, it is necessary in order to control our diet and energy levels. In order for any food to digest and function correctly, it is crucial for the body to get a substantial amount of sleep that allows the digestive system to recharge. More sleep is linked to maintaining a strong immune system, a healthy metabolism, and a brain that functions at its best ability. Lack of sleep initiates a hormone release that specifically works to store and hold onto the human body’s fat. Without the necessary amount of sleep, the human body won’t be able to work off the fat due to this hormone trigger. Not only can the body not function to its fullest without rest, but it is also known to provoke laziness. The motivation to be active and healthy is key to maintaining weight, and the lack of energy prevents this motivation. Losing sleep dulls the frontal lobe overall affecting a person’s impulse control. Overall, one is not capable of making the same responsible decisions when it comes to a healthy lifestyle without allowing your body to rejuvenate, there are so many positive benefits to getting enough sleep.
But how much sleep is enough? Everyone is different, but the recommended hours of sleep are from between 7-9 hours of sleep daily. The bottom line is, in order to maintain control over your weight, having enough sleep is absolutely vital! Enriching food, an active lifestyle, and a timed sleep schedule guarantee a healthy and more manageable weight.

By: Trainer “Stretch” Shelton

Benefits of Foam Rolling

Foam rolling improves blood circulations throughout your skin, fascia, muscles and even tendons and ligaments. It also lengthens short tight muscles, tendons and ligaments, some muscles and ligaments are prone to  shortening do to the demand we place on our body. Foam rollers are like self massages, you can apply pressure to areas on the the body that will help lengthen shortened tissues, by doing so you can prevent muscle imbalance that could lead to injury.

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What is a complete protein?

A complete protein is food that provides all 9 of the essential amino acids in high enough amounts for our bodily functions. Usually, complete proteins are found in meats, poultry, fish, milk, eggs, and cheese. Although the soybean is considered to be the only plant-based complete protein, containing all 9 of the essential amino acids. 

For those who do not eat meat there are other ways to get a complete protein, other than eating soy products. By combining and pairing certain foods, you can create complete proteins.

• Rice and beans
• Peanut butter on whole wheat bread
• Mac n’ cheese
• Rice and lentil curry
• Tofu and millet
• Bean and barley soup
• Wheat-soy bread
• Cornbread and black eyed peas
• Hummus and pita bread
• Yogurt and nuts

Burn The Fat

Milk thistle helps with general liver problems including jaundice (which is when the skin becomes discolored/yellow), hepatic pain, and swelling. Based on the novel “The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook,” flavonoids discovered in milk thistle seed add to the significant liver regenerating and protecting qualities found in other parts of milk thistle. 

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