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Eating well to beat stress

Increase your resistance to stress with a healthy, balanced diet.

Increase your resistance to stress with a healthy, balanced diet. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER Drinking six to eight glasses of water a day is essential. Water facilitates all the chemical reactions in your body. It helps carbohydrates, proteins and fats release energy, as well as speeding up the movement of nutrients. EAT A VARIETY OF FOODS Vegetables and fruit contain naturally occurring substances known as phyto-chemicals, believed to interfere with the processes that cause cancer and heart disease. People who eat a wide variety of food are healthier, live longer and have a reduced risk of developing illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. EAT MOST OF THESE FOODS

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