26 October, 2017
Stress Reliever Smoothie with Aloe Vera
Nutritious Food is Best Way to Fight Stress
We live in a busy working community where demands are high. Individuals demand speedy turnaround for you to answer their requests. And you work your socks off to match tight deadline. As such, stress starts to accumulate within you. Work tension is the biggest reason amongst all forms of stress.
That is why it is important we learn how to destress well. One awesome way to destress is to put healthy food that your exhausted body is longing 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 will feel your cortisol level declining.
What is cortisol?
Cortisol exists in your body when in circumstances of danger. When cortisol levels are high, excess blood sugar is unleashed into the body. This leads to more fat storage and weight increase, especially around the stomach!
Why are smoothies so good in fighting stress?
As smoothies are wholesome and delicious, your body loves them when you drink smoothies. The foam contains fibers 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 much less energy to digest it, your total calorie consumption is lower too. In such a way, this minimizes the innate tension your body is undergoing when digesting solid food.
How about a cup of coffee?
There are several evidence saying coffee is helpful to anti-stress. But it does not have the same level of nutrients smoothies can give you. So while you can, do grab some delightful smoothies. Next you will see what a big difference that gives to your day.
Hence, it is a fact that smoothies are certainly the secret to the mind. Today let’s have a juice recipe that helps you to decrease the built-up stress in your fatigued body. As the calorie is low, this smoothie is also fantastic for those who intend to reduce 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!