7种实用食品缓解压力显奇效

 　　Eating when stressed can be a bad habit when the food of choice is a candy bar or bag of chips. Try these healthy foods that are actually proven to lower stress levels.

　　当有压力的时候如果选择吃糖果或者薯条对健康是有坏处的。试试这些健康的食物，它们已经被证明可以有效的减压。

　　1. Snack on a handful of nuts. They’re packed with magnesium¹, which seems to help keep cortisol levels low. Nuts are high in calories, so if you’re watching your weight, make sure not to eat more than a dozen a day.

　　吃一小把坚果。他们含有丰富的镁元素，可以降低皮质醇水平。坚果卡路里含量很高，因此如果你怕长胖的话，每天食用不要超过12颗。

　　2. Eat broccolit . Broccoli² has folic acid, which aids stress reduction.

　　吃西兰花。西兰花含有维生素B，可以用来降低压力。

　　3. Indulge in some dark chocolate.

　　吃一些黑巧克力。

　　4.Drink a glass of milk. It contains tryptophan, which as it is metabolized is converted to mood-boosting serotonin.

　　喝一杯牛奶。牛奶里含有色氨酸，经过新陈代谢后可以转换成提高情绪的血清素。

　　5.Order black tea instead of coffee. A study by University College London shows that drinking black tea four times a day for six weeks lowered the stress hormone³ cortisol after a stressful event.

　　叫杯红茶喝来代替咖啡。伦敦大学的一项研究表明在一次紧张压力事件发生后，如果持续六周，每天喝四次红茶可以就降低紧张荷尔蒙激素皮质醇的水平。

　　6.Drink green tea

　　常饮绿茶。

　　7.Drink a glass of cold water, then go for a walk outside. The water gets your blood moving and the air invigorates。

　　喝一杯冰水。然后去外面散散步。水可以让你的血液流通顺畅，而空气可以让你更加精力充沛。

1 magnesium   

n.镁

参考例句：

• Magnesium is the nutrient element in plant growth.镁是植物生长的营养要素。
• The water contains high amounts of magnesium.这水含有大量的镁。

2 broccoli   

n.绿菜花，花椰菜

参考例句：

• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.这些花椰菜都是她用种子培育出来的。
• They think broccoli is only green and cauliflower is only white.他们认为西兰花只有绿色的，而菜花都是白色的。

3 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。