09 May
Posted by: admin in: Anxiety, Depression, Healthy Eating, Stress Management
by KC Kelly, Ph.D., LMHC
As I’ve been trying to better my own diet and find foods to eat that help to decrease stress and anxiety, I’ve also been learning about foods to help with depression. So many people just haven’t any idea how diet can affect our moods and brain chemistry. My good friend and colleague, Dr. Nicole Sundene, from Kitchen Table Medicine has helped me tremendously to start to be more conscience of the foods I eat and how they may affect my moods and my internal chemistry. What you see on the outside is not necessarily what is going on in the inside.
I may be as thin as the runway models you see during fashion week in New York City (smiles), but that doesn’t speak for how my mind and body are reacting on the inside. Be kind with what you put into your body and your mind will catch up with your body and be kind to you. Please reference these 2 articles for great eating tips from Kitchen Table Medicine.
For foods that help to stable blood sugar and decrease stress and anxiety, visit:
http://kitchentablemedicine.com/diabetes-diet/
For foods to help with the chemicals that can increase or exacerbate the symptoms of depression, visit:
http://kitchentablemedicine.com/depression/
Thank you, Doc Nicole at Kitchen Table Medicine, for contributing to this article.
Please visit us at http://DOCintheBiz.com for our mental health self help links and the opportunity to email Dr. KC for professional and confidential help with any concerns you may have regarding anxiety or any other issues you may be facing! We are here. You are never alone!
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Dr. Nicole Sundene
09|May|2008 3You are so sweet! Thank you for promoting my site. But also thank you for being such a positive role model to your readers. True health in my opinion is from a mind/body/spirit perspective. When we nurture all three of those things we can really bring the body in to balance. Anxiety and depression really respond well to diet, and people that are struggling with changes should email you for some coaching with what their struggles are so that they can move through the changes more effectively in order to have optimal success long term!
Benny Greenberg
09|May|2008 4How do you ladies feel about raisinettes? I mean those relieve all kinds of stress for me. The idea of a stress-relieving food - in conjunction with some stress relieving physical and mental exercises is just what the body and the Doc’s ordered. Thanks ladies -
Ben
Bette
09|May|2008 5Thank you for introducing me to Dr Sundene site. I am learing lots of new information. Love it!
Dr. KC
10|May|2008 6Dear Dr. Nicole,
It’s my pleasure to work with such an accomplished and knowledgeable doctor such as yourself. I enjoy referencing your articles, as I believe you deliver such amazing information that has not only helped me so far, but I know can help my readers.
Once people understand that mind/body connection, which they can also read about in my article, http://docinthebiz.com/blog/hello-world/, they will understand the importance of taking care of all aspects of their health including their minds and their bodies through counseling (if necessary), exercise and food.
Thank you for your comment and please keep reading!
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Dr. KC
10|May|2008 7Dear Benny,
Raisinettes, huh? LOL! Well, I would be more apt to call them a sugary “comfort” food than a nutritionally packed anxiety/depression reducing food. Junk food is usually used as a negative coping skill for instant gratification to feeling better. I would stick with more healthy foods for decreasing stress. But thank you for the giggle!
Yes, health is maintained through a healthy “diet” of stress relieving techniques, exercise, healthy foods, and happiness.
Thank you for your comment and please keep reading!
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Dr. KC
10|May|2008 8Dear Bette,
It’s my pleasure to introduce Dr. Nicole Sundene from http://www.KitchenTableMedicine.com to my site and to my readers. As I have said before, she is a wealth of knowledge and professionalism, who adds a fun and creative twist to staying healthy!
Thank you for your comment and please keep reading!
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Benny Greenberg
10|May|2008 9Hey raisinettes - it means little raisins - doesn’t it? And raisins are good for you… chocolate - stress relief and antioxidant….
so fruit and stress relief…
I want more raisinettes
Ben
Glen
11|May|2008 10Great post, the effects of foods over our chemical energy and emotional states is a really interesting issue, really enjoyed this post, it has created a cause to research kitchentablemedicine, brilliant, thank you
Stressed Jonas
11|May|2008 11Very interesting article with lots of useful information. Thank you for enlightening me. And very got resource sites that you presented in this article.
Keep up the good work.
Jack Payne
11|May|2008 12It’s well-known that stress can be a trigger for diabetes. Despite the fact that this disease runs heavily in my family, I have thwarted it with gulping 600 mcg. / da. GTF Chromium. Been doing this for about 20 years. What’s your experience with this? Generally effective? No feedback? What, K.C.?
Dr. KC
12|May|2008 13Dear Benny,
I hear you! I’ll give your raisinette as long as you eat them in moderation. LOL!
I’m still going to stick with my suggestion of the better foods for stress reduction, however.
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Dr. KC
12|May|2008 14Dear Glen,
I’m glad you enjoyed the article and yes, what we eat does play a huge part in how we feel, not only physically, but emotionally as well.
Please do visit KitchenTableMedicine.com and see what wonderful information that site has to offer!
Thanks for your comment and please keep reading and posting!
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Dr. KC
12|May|2008 15Dear Stressed Jonas,
I’m thrilled that you were able to gain good information from my article. The sites I link to are always my favorites, so please check them out too!
Thanks so much for your comment and please keep reading and posting!
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Dr. KC
12|May|2008 16Dear Jack,
I have referenced a great article on diabetes from KitchenTableMedicine.com that can speak to the medical aspects of diet and diabetes. My reasoning behind referencing that particular article was that a diet like the one a diabetic would adhere to, has also been proven to help those suffering with anxiety and stress issues.
So, it would make sense to me, given the information you have provided about the idea of stress possibly leading to diabetes, that any person at all could benefit from this kind of healthy eating as discussed in the article.
Thank you so much for your comment and please keep reading and posting!
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Pancho Marana
17|May|2008 17I will definitely keep coming to this site. I am on anti depressants.
Dr. KC
18|May|2008 18Dear Pancho,
I’m so glad you found me, and I hope the information you read here is helpful to you.
If you are not receiving any outside counseling and you feel comfortable doing so, I encourage you to write in to me if you’re feeling down or want someone to talk to one on one about what you’re experiencing. Please know that you’re not alone and everything we might discuss out of this forum will be held in the strictest of confidence.
Write to me at: http://www.DOCintheBiz.com/subcribe.html
Be gentle with yourself, please keep reading and posting when you like.
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Pete
23|May|2008 19I enjoyed your article on eating habits used to encourage emotional and physical well being.
I totally agree with your article re stress and diabtes related diets.
We are what we eat does not always reflect the biggest cause in my opinion of most health problems……STRESS…your article certainly does help and i enjoyed my visit.
I certainly hope more people take advantage of your rare gift.
Dr. KC
23|May|2008 20Dear Pete,
I’m glad you enjoyed my article and I appreciate the comment! Stress certainly has an amazing power over our emotional and physical health and wellness and perhaps foods have a way of decreasing stress and anxiety for better quality of life.
Please come back, read, and post anytime!
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Ed
01|Jun|2008 21Great blog! There’s plenty of useful information and motivation. I’ll definitely be back. Check out my blog at Http://www.realfoodforlife.blogspot.com . I’ve been juicing for years starting with a “Vitamix” in the 70’s to a “Juiceman in the 90’s and love juicing’s benefits. Recently I found a ready to mix “Instafresh” powder that has 30 fruits and berries, 30 super greens and vegetables, 11 nuts, seeds and sprouts all in an easy to mix, delicious, organic concentrate that has 83 Active Enzymes and Minerals and 22 Resilient Living Probiotics. It’s absolutely the best raw whole food supplement on the market today. Great for people on the go! And all for just $1 per serving! Now that’s juicing for the new millennium! Just read the label and get a sample like I did at Http://www.urilife.com/realfoodforlife/products.html I think you’ll love it! Both mental and physical health are dependent on a nutritious diet will lots of fresh organic produce, lean protein and good lipids! Keep up the great work you’re doing here!
Grace and Peace,
Ed
Http://www.urilife.com/realfoodforlife/opportunity.html
Doc KC
02|Jun|2008 22Dear Ed,
Thank you so much for your comment. I’m glad you enjoyed the article. I’m sure that your links will be helpful to my readers here as well!
Please keep reading and posting.
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
Alex
30|Nov|2008 23I`ve also suffered from anxiety attacks for more than for years. It was horrible. I finally managed to overcome it. What you need is to first accept it even before starting to treat it. Accepting and facing it is one of the most important key factors to your healing.
Exercies and body relaxation methods will help. However medication is not the cure. It`s a short time relief and nothing more.
Doc KC
01|Dec|2008 24Dear Alex,
I’m so thrilled to hear that you have “overcome” your anxiety attacks! That is so wonderful to read! Yes, when people deny there is an issue, it makes it almost impossible to treat. When they learn to accept what is affecting them, they can then start to get the help they need.
I can agree that medication is usually not a “cure”, but it is often a very necessary part of treatment, not for those with “anxiety”, but for those with an “anxiety disorder” which is very different as it involves a true and real chemical imbalance that many times, must be balanced with medication…but ALSO with positive coping skills.
Thank you so much for your comment. I hope that you will continue to read and share your thoughts.
All my best,
Dr. KC
http://www.DOCintheBiz.com
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