Metabolism and Diabetes
Dont be cat food.
During Paleolithic times, stress meant you had to run very fast or fight very fiercely so as not to become saber-tooth cat food. You needed a lot of glucose to fuel your muscles. Thus stress triggers hormonal reactions that raise blood glucose levels.
Today, stress might mean catty coworkers at your sedentary job. If you have high blood glucose from diabetes, stress could aggravate it.
Stressed out? Exercise. Go for a walk or run. Loose yourself in a hobby. Take you mind off your worries. Discover your talents. Combine this with the above suggestion and get involved in a sport. Take fish oil supplements.
Heres the science: Exercise is an especially good way to handle stress because it burns off excess blood glucose and improves metabolism while reducing your stress levels.
The omega-3 fatty acids in fish oil moderate the stress response. The omega-3 fatty acid DHA is a major building block of the brain and deficiency of it affects brain function.
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