08/12/2021
How to keep a processed food diet while living with high anxiety + stress:
Don’t.
The amount of times I see women sacrifice their mental + physical health with processed food garbage is astounding.
I get it though. You were never taught proper nutrition. You don’t have time. Its cheaper (but not really). You’ve tried to change your diet + always fail.
You may not even realize how profound of an impact food has on your mental health.
I didn’t grow up knowing the proper way to eat let alone realize what impact it had on my brain.
Even when I tried to learn, I wasn’t getting information that was up to date, based in current science, or personalized to me - HELLO ONCE SIZE FITS ALL DIETS (vegan, keto, paleo, etc)
In fact, I know it was my vegan diet that influenced the decline of my physical + mental health.
I wish I was exaggerating, but I’m not.
Here’s what I’ve learned.
Ignoring your diet choices, whether the SAD (standard american diet), keto, or vegan, while experiencing high levels of anxiety is going to make overcoming it that much harder.
Sugar + processed foods (including corn, soy, gluten) with food additives, dyes, + processed oils can literally make you feel crazy (you’ll find a lot of this in VEGAN foods)
Caffeine increases your anxiety + anxiety attacks and negatively impacts your sleep
Just because someone says a diet is healthy, doesn’t mean its healthy for you.
Let go of the attachment + identity you hold in eating a certain way
Let go of the attachment + habits to a specific lifestyle
And discover whats right for YOU
Both with food choices AND how that could look for you (ex. meal delivery vs. full home cooking)
So that you give yourself the best chance of overcoming your anxiety holistically
What changes do you want to make?