Stress: The Very, Very Important Foods To Avoid

Men, you need stress. You know that. A little stress is healthy for you; it drives you to act! But there's a huge, huge problem when you're stressed too often or your stress is too high. It's going to trigger lots of health issues, both physically and mentally. Men, you know you have the power to manage your stress! You have to keep it under control.

Healthy stress management has many parts. Meditation and exercise are great, so great, natural stress management techniques. Mindfulness for stress is another one, men! Obviously, you've also got cognitive behavioral therapy for stress too. And yes, men, eating healthy matters! They're all talking about it. Everyone. Of course, that means you've got to avoid certain foods when you're stressed!

Ice Cream

Ice cream's great, right? The best! Men, you'll often eat this for comfort. Yes, many, many of you do! It's very soothing, everyone knows that! But it's not all sunshine. Men, ice cream triggers huge, huge physical and mental health issues! You already know why: ice cream is full, so full, of sugar. This is going to make your blood sugar spike so, so high and then crash soon after. This is very, very bad, even if you don't have diabetes!

Men, you know to expect crashes in your energy, including fatigue and lethargy, when your blood sugar drops. When you eat ice cream and then your blood sugar crashes, there's another effect. Men, your brain's going to release the stress hormone. Yes, cortisol! This is going to wreck your sleep and immune responses. You'll crave unhealthy food and likely fall into a cycle of higher stress too! So men, don't reach for ice cream when you're stressed.