A form of stress that we seldom think about is eating. As strange as it may sound, eating is work for your body. In addition to carrying out all of its other required functions such as breathing, your body has to process all of the food you eat. It has to take what you chew and convert it into useable energy. The body also has to take that food and create more cells. If you see your body as a chemical factory and food as its raw material, it becomes clear that all of the food you eat must be processed within a limited period.
The more you eat the more raw materials you are giving your factory to process. When you eat past the point of feeling satisfied, you are putting additional stress on your body. Eating is a delightful daily necessity, but eating beyond what you need is an unnecessary stress. Let’s Cook Tonight® teaches a common sense approach to eating. It makes sense to avoid any unnecessary stress. Food is delicious and one of the pleasures of life, but asking your body to process more food than it needs just does not make sense. This is the season for special foods, parties, and family gatherings. Do not deny yourself anything because that will set you up for a binge, but use you head and do not require your factory to process any more raw material than what it can comfortably handle.
Did you ever think that digesting food was a stress for your body?
Cooking is easier than you think and you are worth the time and effort it takes.
Simple cooking idea: Store any leftover wine in a covered glass jar in the refrigerator.
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1 comment:
I never thought of it that way before!
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