Is your body under quite a bit of stress when you’re eating? A lot of people are these days and don’t even realize it. Simple things such as reading emails, complaining about your day to someone, watching TV can all create a stress response in your body when you eat. Why does it matter if your body is having a response to stress when you eat?
Your body is controlled by your nervous system; there are two main braches. To simplify it one of the branches of your nervous system is to help you deal with stress (sympathetic nervous system) and one to help you deal with rest/recovery (parasympathetic nervous system). When you eat your parasympathetic system should be working, it helps you to properly digest food by releasing the right hormones, enzymes, etc.
However if you begin to get stressed or you are already stressed before you eat your sympathetic nervous system will be activated. When this side of your nervous system is activated it actually shuts down a lot of the process that causes proper digestion. This can lead to a number of different problems: indigestion, upset stomach, bloating, problems with bowel movements, etc. If you have frequent digestion problems forget the Pepto Bismol and try doing nothing when you eat, or just have pleasant positive relaxed conversations during meal times. Yeah this seems simple, but if you try this for 4 weeks you will notice you have improved digestion.
If you’re struggling with digestion and you are having problems figuring out how to improve in this area please send me an email at info@peak-personaltraining.com to see how we can help.
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