An excellent home remedy to combat stress (exhaustion) is to invest in the consumption of foods rich in B vitamins, such as red meat, milk and wheat germ, and also take orange juice with passion fruit daily because these foods improve the functioning of the body, helping to maintain calm and serenity in times of conflict.
Orange juice with passion fruit besides decreasing the amount of cortisol in the bloodstream, improves the good mood because it helps in the conversion of the neurotransmitter dopamine into norepinephrine.
Food to combat stress
The stress-fighting diet should contain foods rich in B-complex vitamins because they enhance the immune system and increase the body's energy by combating stress and generalized tiredness, while decreasing the irritability that is usually the main symptom involved.
Some examples of foods rich in B vitamins are:
- Of animal origin : Red meat; liver; milk; cheese and eggs.
- Of vegetable origin : Wheat germ; brewer's yeast, banana and dark leafy vegetables.
See more examples in: Foods rich in vitamin B.
A homemade way of increasing the intake of B vitamins may be to take 2 tablespoons of wheat germ or 1 teaspoon of brewer's yeast mixed in the vitamin of fruits, for example.
In situations of suspected vitamin deficiency a nutritionist should be consulted to assess and identify possible dietary errors, adjust diet and prescribe dietary supplements, which may include the B-complex vitamin supplement.
Orange juice with passion fruit against stress
Another excellent home remedy against stress is orange juice with passion fruit. Orange is rich in vitamin C that lowers the amount of stress hormone cortisol in the bloodstream while passion fruit has natural soothing properties.
Ingredients
- 2 to 4 oranges
- 2 passion fruit pulp
Method of preparation
Pass the oranges through the fruit juicer and beat your juice with the passion fruit pulp and get sick to taste. Take this juice soon enough so that your vitamin C is not lost.
Take 2 cups of this orange juice per day for 1 month and then evaluate the results. The best times to take this orange juice are early in the morning, during breakfast and mid-afternoon, after lunch.
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Aromatherapy to Fight Stress
In addition to this home treatment against stress, it is also advisable to use aromatherapy. The most suitable aromas to overcome stress are sandalwood and lavender, which have calming properties. You can add 2 drops of the chosen essential oil in a container with boiling water or put in a diffuser and leave in the room to sleep, for example.
Another way to enjoy the essences of oils is to bathe with a herbal soap, which can be made at home with:
Ingredients
- 25 drops of sandalwood essential oil
- 10 drops of lavender essential oil
- 5 drops of sage essential oil
- 125 ml of liquid glycerin soap
Mode of preparation
Prepare this natural soap by simply mixing all the essential oils with the liquid glycerin soap and shaking well. When bathing massage the whole body gently with the homemade soap and remove it with lukewarm water.
Lavender and sandalwood are medicinal plants that have soothing and relaxing properties, being effective not only against stress but against all kinds of nervous tension such as anxiety and phobias.
See too:
- Learn to recognize the symptoms of nervous breakdown
- Symptoms of physical and emotional stress
