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- Healthy eating
- Fast food and sugar reinforce the shortage
- Nervous food - which is more often on the menu
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Healthy eating
If you have a lot on your hands, are you accessing chocolate and chips? Nutrition rich in vitamins is better, because 91% of all women lack vitamin D.
That stress can make you sick is well known. An effective recipe: relaxation and exercise. But recently, the focus of research and vital substances, so-called nervous food . In times of stress, we need more of it than on vacation. Studies have revealed that the more and more pressure we put on our bodies' memory, the faster they empty themselves. Who is totally done, not only has too much to the ears, he also has too little nutrients in the blood.
Fast food and sugar reinforce the shortage
To make matters worse, that our organism is less receptive in times of stress, so processed vitamins and Co. from the food so poor. Who now tends to console themselves with fast food, soft drinks and sweets, can certainly assume that he is underserved. Nerve food must come from.
Sufficient vital substances are therefore an important prevention against stress . Pay particular attention to B vitamins, vitamin D and magnesium : they strengthen the nerves and make you more relaxed. If you already have stress symptoms - such as frequent headaches, tension, stomach problems, sleep disturbances - you should ask your GP if a combined supplement is a sensible remedy.
Nervous food - which is more often on the menu
Vitamin B1 plays an important role in carbohydrate metabolism and energy production. First of all, our heart muscle and brain need vitamin B1 to deliver full performance. Daily requirement: 1 mg. Contained in: 100 g baker's yeast, 50 g wheat germ, 50 g sunflower seeds.
Vitamin B6 Important for a healthy metabolism and for the formation of the hormones responsible for sleep and mood. Daily requirement: 1.2 - 1.5 mg. Contained in: 200 grams of salmon, 300 grams of pork, 200 grams of flaxseed.
Vitamin B12 Nerve pain, difficulty concentrating, numbness in hands and feet, heart failure: behind all these symptoms may be a lack of vitamin B12 stuck. Daily requirement: 3 micrograms. Contained in: 50 g trout, 100 g beef, 150 g pork.
Folic Acid Belonging to the most important B vitamins, it has a decisive effect on blood formation and cell division. Many people have too little folate in the blood, which can be felt by fatigue and lack of concentration. Daily requirement: 300 micrograms. Contained in: 300 grams of asparagus, 100 grams of chickpeas, 150 grams of Brussels sprouts.
Vitamin D It protects against the age-feared bone loss (osteoporosis) and possibly influences the development of hypertension, rheumatism, depression and diabetes. Daily requirement: 20 micrograms. Contained in: 100 g herring, 3 eggs, 150 g salmon.
Vitamin E It is a powerful anti-inflammatory and an antioxidant: that is, it protects the cells from aging and other harmful environmental influences. Daily requirement: 12 mg. Contained in: 2 tbsp wheat germ oil, 80 g hazelnuts, 350 g fennel greens.
Magnesium One of the most important nutrients at all: Magnesium is involved in more than 300 processes in the body, it regulates, for example, the interaction of muscles and nerves, the release of hormones and cell metabolism. Daily requirement: 300 mg. Contained in: 600 g of spinach, 200 g of almonds or 1 kg of bananas.
Good to know
The Power of Herbs Nature also offers nourishment: lemon balm, passion flower, valerian and hops are available as tea and medicine in the pharmacy. Less well-known is the rose root: This rather inconspicuous plant is a survivor who thrives in the cold Arctic as well as in stony high mountains. Researchers have now discovered that rose root extract makes it more resistant to stress of all kinds.
