I suffer from depression and I eat a lot .. what should I do?
A reader sent us ask I have some desire to eat a lot whenever I passed a psychological crisis or depression, and I want to eat a lot of sweets, which cause an increase, fornication, very quickly, how do I deal in these times to reduce this desire?
Answer this question, Dr. Khaled Youssef nutrition and obesity and thinness Specialist and member of the Egyptian Society for the Study of Obesity member of the American Society of obesity, saying:
Dietary habits are often associated with psychological situation that we are experiencing, there are some people gripped by the case of the desire to eat more of the foods and candy in case of confronting problems, or in cases of depression, as most women will experience it before and during the menstrual cycle as a result of strikes, hormonal, which lead to feelings of anxiety and stress, and it is often given a sense of wanting to eat more candy.
And how to deal with this case must first determine the reason that led her, in the case of the reason for the psychological state are advised to follow some important dietary guidelines, which are:
1-interest in eating foods that give a feeling of happiness, such as salmon
2. careful eating soothing drinks such as chamomile and feverfew
3. Replace sweets with fresh fruit or dry dates, up to a maximum seven dates in the day
4-eating cashews and almonds a maximum of seven pills a day
5. drink 4 glasses of water before eating, because the water reduces stress hormone secretion
6. exercise, especially jogging
7. regulating sleep schedules and careful sleep early
As if this was insatiable dining companion to the menstrual cycle, there are some important tips, which would reduce these symptoms, which are:
1. Drink a glass circuit twice a day, which would bring a sense of balance in hormones
2. Stay away as possible from eating red meat because they increase the nervous tension and hormonal
3. In the case of craving for sweets can eat seven dates up to a maximum or eating a small piece of dark chocolate or Diet, in the middle of the day until they are burned quickly throughout the day.
