Stress Release May Hold the Key to Weight Loss

Our health is at risk from modern city living. Constant exposure to noise, eating high-calorie greasy food and staying up late are all long-term, unhealthy habits. stress Our physical health can be affected by many things. One example of such a consequence is obesity.

Obesity can make it difficult for people to maintain their weight.

Clinician Dr. Xiao Lingzi at Taiwan Good Day Clinic  To lose weight, we need to take care of ourselves. “You must know your own needs. Consume enough nutrition and get sufficient sleep, and find a way to relieve stress. Then you will realize what you need is relaxation, not indulgence.”

Common Misconceptions About Food Intake

Xiao said, “Many patients think they are treating themselves too well when they gain weight and body fat due to food indulgence. Things such as chips and cookies, or sugary boba tea every day, are negative habits, which cause a lot of stress to the body and are risking their health.”

The clinician also mentioned that patients’ second most common mistake is lack of discipline.

“They thought because they skipped breakfast, they could feast at dinner. Some people would stuff themselves at all-you-can-eat buffets, while others would stay up and binge on Netflix for three nights straight.”

Dr. Ying emphasized that people who indulge in their own needs instead of attending to their true needs will sabotage themselves and make it harder for others.

Work Stress can lead to obesity

A 19-year-old Study University of London School of Medicine revealed that work stress is closely related to obesity.

The study examined the results of questionnaires regarding work stress that were administered to 10,308 people aged 35-55 years.

Participants who feel pressure are more likely to become obese than participants who don’t. “excessive stress” You can do it once and twice. “three times or more” It was up by 17 percent and 24 percent respectively, and 73 per cent respectively.

Weight loss Specialist Dr. Xu Jinquan Write Blog post by Taiwan Lin Heisho Clinic: Excessive stress causes anxiety and reduces serotonin.

Break the cycle

To de-stress, patients may unconsciously choose high sugar and high fat foods. This causes a rapid rise of blood sugar. Dopamine-induced pleasure would result.

However, the concentration of blood sugar and dopamine also drops rapidly and affects our constant desire to keep eating, which can lead to obesity, resulting in more stress—a nightmare cycle for those concerned about their weight.

Xu advised that we use a positive and healthy approach for stress relief, in order to stop the cycle of weight gain and stress-related weight gain.

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