Australian Healthy Food Guide – September 2019

Itmeansyoushould...

beespeciallymindful

aboutyourfoodchoices

whenyou’restressed,

plusbeconsciousofthe

factthattheunhealthier

optionswillbemore

tempting.Instead,tryto

findanon-foodwayto

dampenyourcortisol

levels.Thelatestresearch

showsthatspending

20 minutesinaplace

thatmakesyoufeelin

contactwithnaturecan

lowerstresslevels.

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Australians are

currently trying

to lose weight

this year, which discovered a

new molecular pathway in the

brain that triggers more weight

gain in times of stress.

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