Nutrition for your job search

Chris Wodke

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A job search can be stressful. Minimize that stress by eating the right foods. Follow these good nutrition guidelines to keep your stress to a minimum.

Foods that Aggravate Stress                 Stress Relief Foods       Good Snacks      

deep fried foods                                   Citrus fruits                               orange juice

any greasy food                                    foods rich in vitamin C  nuts

burgers                                                 lean protein                               frozen fruit bar

caffeine                                     potassium, calcium                    popcorn

sugar                                                    low fat dairy products  

candy bar,chips                                    vegetables and fruits

Orange/Citrus

The vitamin C in citrus fruits helps to stop the secretion of stress hormones.

Caffeine

Eliminate caffeine from you diet as much as possible. This can help reduce stress. Too much caffeine can give you the feeling of being on edge.  It may not be the cause of your stress, but may make you feel stressed.

Salt

Lowering the salt or sodium in your diet will lower your blood pressure. Read labels and look for products low in salt.Take 3 grams of salt out of your diet each day and you will reduce your risk of stroke 13% and heart disease 10%.  There are seven foods you can reduce to find the 3 grams.

·        ½ teaspoon salt

·        2 salted pretzels

·        3 slices of ham

·        7 cubes of cheese

·        2 packets of soy sauce

·        3 pickle spears

·        14 green olives.

Grape Juice

Red grape juice can lower blood pressure. Anthocyanis, a compound found in red grape skins helps to dialate blood vessels keeping them pliable.

Celery

Has been found to lower blood pressure in recent experiments.

Without a good breakfast your whole body suffers.

Mornings Suffer

Your body needs fuel to run. Skip breakfast and you may run out of energy mid-morning. You won’t be mentally sharp. 

Some people use caffeine to get by.

This is an artificial energy and adds another stress to your body. 

Caffeine also takes water out of your system. This also stresses your body.

Afternoons Suffer

If we skip breakfast it can be 18 hours from the time we eat dinner until lunch.

A person skipping breakfast typically eats 500-1000 calories at lunch. These then tend to be high fat calories.

The the body gets sleepy trying to digest all the food.

Bodies Suffer

Our bodies still need nutrition even if we skip breakfast.  The nutrients come from body stores.

 They are taken from muscle fibers, bones and soft tissue.  The result is a weakened body.

Pay careful attention to your diet during your job search. Take care of yourself so you can devote as much energy as possible to your job search.


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