Apr 03 2010
Diabetes Diet Tip 6
Diabetes Diet Tip 6 – Learn To Relax
Stress not only causes your brow to wrinkle: it also raises your blood sugar levels. You can easily reduce your stress levels using simple relaxation strategies and mood-calming mental techniques.
When you’re feeling stressed, your body releases certain hormones that rev it up and prepare it to fight or flee.
The same hormones also raise blood sugar. Recent groundbreaking research shows that you can significantly lower your blood sugar levels by bringing stress under control. In fact, stress-reduction techniques can work almost as well as some diabetes medications.
With the right relaxation techniques, you will learn to manage stress, anxiety and hostility by meditating, breathing, relaxing your muscles and practicing mental imagery exercises. You’ll also learn how to prevent your emotions from ruling your appetite as well as how to improve your mood – and your blood sugar levels – by getting better quality sleep.