Reduce Stress and Increase Productivity by Adding this Magical Ingredient in Your Diet

Busy lifestyles, stressful working environments, reduced productivity, lower sleep quality and increased panic attacks are the new norm of modern living. We’re worsening our health and working like machines just to stay ahead in the race, but this race is taking a health toll by increasing stress levels and reducing productivity beyond noticeable levels.

Fortunately, nature has produced everything required to maintain proper body functions at normal levels to keep us healthy. For example, fruits and vegetables are available in nature’s basket and can work miracles on our bodies to reduce stress hormone and make us instantly feel relaxed. Reduction of stress levels benefits our bodies in two ways: first, by relieving the stress, and second, by increasing productivity.

Stress relieving foods are rich in potassium, magnesium, folate, tryptophan, good bacteria (lactobacillus), Omega-3 fatty acids, anthocyanin antioxidants, anandamide, etc. Fortunately, most of these nutrients are available in natural fruits and vegetables.

Nowadays, one of the most effective and healthiest ways to reap fruit and vegetable benefits is by consuming them in the form of cold-pressed juice. Cold-pressed juice is like a revolution in the juicing industry that has completely altered our outlook on juicing — from a colored flavored fruit drink we’ve arrived at the healthiest way of consuming the goodness of a whole fruit.

In other words, the magic ingredient we were talking about earlier to relieve stress and increase productivity is cold-pressed juice. This juice is a blend of multiple stress-relieving fruits and vegetables that fulfill the overall nutritional requirement that cannot be otherwise consumed in their raw state.

Another benefit of consuming cold-pressed juice is that they free up the digestive system and let it take a break from grinding and digesting solid food items. It puts the digestive system in rest mode and allows it to do some other work to detoxify the body.

Before discussing recipes for distressing, let’s first discuss cold-pressed juicing methods to understand the difference between cold-pressed and centrifugal juicing:

● Instead of blading and churning fruits as is done in a conventional centrifugal juice process, fruits are gently pressed and squeezed in the cold-pressed juicing technique to make sure that nutrients are not damaged. This technique is the most effective way of taking out every drop of nutrition in a fruit or vegetable.

Cold-Pressed De-Stressing Juices

Juices Rich in Vitamin C

Fresh fruit juice that is rich in Vitamin C, such as orange juice, strawberry juice or Grapefruit juice, is a good source of fighting stress and anxiety:

Blend of Green Apple and Spinach
● 2 green apples
● A bunch of spinach
● Half a cucumber
● 1 stick of celery
● A teaspoon of lemon juice
● ½ inch of ginger
This blend of healthy and nutritious fruits and vegetables contain nutrients that help fight the formation of DHEA and Cortisol, two stress hormones.

Carrot and Spinach
1st Recipe
● A bundle of spinach
● 3 or 4 stalks of celery and broccoli
● 2 small or 1 large carrot
The Spinach juice is rich in tryptophan and magnesium, which help boost your mood and relax your nerves, providing better sleep.

2nd Recipe
● A handful of spinach
● 2 carrots
● ½ sweet potato
● 1 red bell pepper
● A small piece of ginger
● 3 sprigs of parsley
● 2 kale leaves
This blend of healthy ingredients works to de-stress nerves instantly. It helps thin blood, improves blood flow, and helps regulate your mood.

Carrot and Beetroot Juice
● 1 Beetroot
● 3 Carrots
● 8 Celery Stalks
● 1 broccoli stalk
● 2 garlic cloves
The juice has strong antioxidants and antimicrobial properties that help the immune system work well.

Avocado Juice
Avocado is loaded with nutrients and provides great health benefits. It has potassium, vitamin E, vitamin B, folate and more. Avocados are also greatly helpful in speeding up weight loss and feeling more relaxed and refreshed.

Lemongrass Goodness
Lemongrass is highly beneficial for relieving stress-related conditions. It also has some added benefits of speeding up detoxification and alleviating muscle pain. Lemongrass is highly beneficial in addressing other multiple health issues as well.
● 3 lemongrass stalks
● 3 peeled carrots
● 1 unpeeled green apple
● A piece of unpeeled ginger root
● A pinch of sea salt
Blend all the ingredients together to get a fresh and healthy punch of fruit-filled goodness to relieve stress and anxiety.

These are some juice recipes that have proven to be useful for relieving stress, maintaining brain functions and calming nerves. Their benefits can also be understood from the fact that they are completely natural and can be consumed without worrying about any drawbacks or side-effects.