[This is a guest post fromSandra Glavan,Anxiety Coach and FounderofAmosuir, about how to stop weight gain caused by anxiety. She shares some great tips and information for anyone interested in reducing their anxiety and losing weight.] Anxiety makes life very complicated. The things that most ...
"Everyone knows that these are not healthy foods, but we tend to think about them strictly in terms of a little weight gain," said lead author Christopher Lowry, a professor of integrative physiology at CU Boulder. "If you understand that they also impact your brain in a way that can pro...
oralcoholto feel better, yoursleep cyclewill be even more disrupted. Sleep is also a powerful factor influencing weight gain or loss. Lack of sleep may disrupt the functioning of ghrelin and leptin—chemicals that control appetite. We also crave carbs when ...
Researchers have long known that rises in thestress hormone cortisolcan lead to weight gain. Every time you're stressed, your adrenal glands release adrenaline and cortisol, and as a result, glucose (your primary source of energy) is released into your bloodstream. All of this is done to giv...
While making time to exercise regularly has been shown to improve our overall mood and sleep, while reducing symptoms of stress and anxiety –all of which can affect our cognitive function and ability to concentrate. To start experiencing the benefits of exercise, begin with introducing a few ...
need a larger calorie surplus than you expect if you are malnourished. This is common inpeople with anorexia nervosawho often experience weight gain resistance. Your body needs to catch up on all the nutrition it’s been missing, so it may take more calories than is typical to gain weight....
it may seem odd that someone would purposefully want to gain weight. But the fact is that being underweight can be as damaging as being overweight. People need a certain amount of fat in the body in order for their body to work correctly and being underweight can lead to brittle bones, ...
Understand Performance Anxiety The LSAT is like an extreme sport, a stiff competition to gain admission to law school. The test overloads your brain, which normally consumes about 20% of a normal adult's body energy, with three and a half hours of fast-paced deductions requiring total focu...
if yougain weightand look relatively unsuitable, you are required to be in shape bodily, improving a person’s physical appearance. When not feeling good internally, it is evident that a person’s looks do not matter to themselves. One noticeablething is that the person likes something and fe...
A healthy diet leads to balance and a healthier body. A poor diet leads to imbalance in the physical, emotional, and mental facets of your life. Imbalances can lead to chronic illness, weight gain,anxiety, and you guessed it– excessive sweating. Less bad stuff + more good stuff = a hap...