Due to anxiety, job cuts, salary cuts, health concerns, and an increasingly volatile environment, stress levels amongst Indians are high. Nutrition & Wellness Consultant, Sheela Krishnaswamy shared three simple tips which when followed regularly can help alleviate stress. These are: (1) Focus on maintaining a healthy and nutritious diet, always, (2) De-stress with exercise and (3) Break from screen-time.
“People tend to eat less healthy food during stressful times. This could be changed by reaching out to more nutritious options like fruits or sprouts or almonds or muesli or an omelet or a piece of bitter chocolate to satisfy a snack craving when stressed. By simply revising one’s dietary strategy to include almonds, a person can increase cardiovascular resilience to mental stress. Merely by replacing unwholesome snacks with almonds, people who are suffering from CVD or are at risk can make a healthy difference in their lives. So, grab a handful of almonds or a fresh fruit or a bowl of salad or any other nutritious snack instead of reaching out for wafers, namkeens or biscuits”, said Sheela Krishnaswami. According to her, exercise is known to be a stress buster. The physical benefits of regular exercise are also several. Exercising regularly increases one’s overall health and sense of well-being. Spending a large amount of time in front of the various screens (smartphones, laptops, tablets, television, etc.) has an impact on the stress level. To counter this, one should work towards actively reducing the screen time.
