---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tez Maristela <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 9:27 PM Subject: 5 Drinks That Help You Calm Down To: Tez Maristela <[email protected]>
Stressful day? Don't reach for a candy bar. Try one of these soothing liquids instead.** *1. **Drink a glass of milk.* It contains tryptophan, which as it is metabolized is converted to mood-boosting serotonin. Plus, its calcium, magnesium and potassium content may help keep blood pressure down. *2. **Drink hot cocoa.* Warm drinks raise your body temperature—a feeling we associate with comfort, so it triggers a similar response in our brains. * * *3. **Order black tea instead of coffee.* A study by University College London shows that drinking black tea four times a day for six weeks lowered the stress hormone cortisol after a stressful event. * * *4. **Drink green tea*—packed with theanine, which increases the brain’s output of relaxation-inducing alpha waves and reduces the output of tension-making beta waves. * * *5. **Drink a glass of cold water*, then go for a walk outside. The water gets your blood moving and the air invigorates by stimulating the endorphins that de-stress you. Stress is inner biofeedback, signaling you that frequencies are fighting within your system. The purpose of stress isn't to hurt you, but to let you know it's time to go back to the heart and start loving. -- *Sara Paddison* -- PJ C. Reyes -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gimik" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gimik?hl=en.
