26 October, 2017
Stress Reliever Smoothie with Aloe Vera
Nutritious Food is Main Key to Fight Stress
We live in a hectic working society where requirements are immense. Most people demand fast turnaround for you to meet their requests. And you work your socks off to match tight target date. As such, stress starts to accumulate inside you. Work stress is the top culprit among all kinds of stress.
That is why it is important we understand effective ways to destress well. One amazing way to destress is to put healthy food that your exhausted body is yearning for.
And when it pertains to food that destress, there is no better preference than the nutritious smoothie. With these vitamin-packed stress-busting smoothies you should sense your cortisol level decreasing.
What is cortisol?
Cortisol appears in your body when in circumstances of risk. When cortisol levels are high, excess blood sugar is discharged into the body. This causes more fat storage and weight increase, especially around the stomach!
Why are smoothies so good in combating stress?
As smoothies are wholesome and delicious, your body loves them when you drink smoothies. The foam contains fibres and nutrients that are not in solid form. This means your digestion system will not need more time to break it down. Since you need lesser energy to digest it, your total calorie consumption is lesser too. In such a way, this minimizes the internal stress your body is experiencing when digesting solid food.
How about a cup of coffee?
There are some evidence claiming coffee is beneficial to anti-stress. But it does not have the same amount of nutrients smoothies can offer you. So while you can, do grab some tasty smoothies. Next you will see what a difference that gives to your day.
Hence, it is a fact that smoothies are definitely the secret to the mind. Today let’s have a juice recipe that helps you to reduce the built-up stress in your exhausted body. As the calorie is low, this smoothie is also amazing for those who want to lose weight.
Here are the ingredients and preparation:
- 2 1/2 cups of strawberries
- 1 pitted peach
- 2 tablespoons of Herbalife F1 Vanilla
- 1-2 cupfuls of Aloe Concentrate
- 250ml of ice water
- Add 1 scoop of Herbalife Active Fiber
- Place ingredients in blender and blend until smooth
Sit back and destress.
Let’s make some aloe juice!