Hobbies that calm you down: Cooking

Let me ask you a question, do you like eating food? Now let me give you a hint, the answer is yes. Everyone likes to eat food, not that we have much of a choice, we have to eat to survive; and of course everyone’s favourite type of food is good food (shocking isn’t it?). …

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Chewing gum can reduce stress (Did that girl in Willy Wonka actually have a point?)

Tell me what your favourite flavour of gum is? I have three myself, mint, strawberry and watermelon. Now tell me how many of you have gotten dirty looks from co-workers, parents, friends, teachers or your boss for chewing a wad of gum because they get annoyed seeing your jaw move up and down and tell …

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A pistachio can help you calm down?

How many of you believe that a nut, a pistachio to be precise, could actually help you manage stress and calm down anxiety? I didn’t believe it but the internet sure does. By PersianDutchNetwork (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons So let’s explain why pistachios are good against stress and anxiety. When you …

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Foods that reduce stress: Chocolate

People love chocolate; I love chocolate, you love chocolate, we all love chocolate. Chocolate is by far my favorite type of dessert, be it in ice cream, in a bar or biscuit form, I love it. So it should come as no surprise that when I found out that chocolate can help reduce stress that, …

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