The Food-Mood Link: What to eat for a Happier, Calmer You

As a specialist in stress management, Debra Taylor of the London Laser & Hypnotherapy Centre sees many “anxious eaters” who are people with unhealthy relationships with food. Rather than using it for nutrition and energy, often times overweight people use food as a friend when they feel stressed. Although the comfort found in food provides temporary relief from feelings of stress over the long term problems such as binge eating and yoyo dieting cause damage to their metabolism resulting in insulin resistance and pre-diabetes or diabetes.