Tag: nutrition

When we feel stressed, many of us crave something sweet. This is a biological response to situations where we feel threatened, either physically or emotionally. When we feel threatened, the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis is activated, causing the release of cortisol (the main stress hormone) and adrenaline and noradrenaline (fight-or-flight hormones). These hormones mobilize energy, raise blood…