Stress relief
Nutrition for stress relief
Stress comes in many forms. Endless to-do lists, financial worries, family demands, and constant multi-tasking are common American habits that add up to mental stress. Unfortunately, many people also deal with insurmountable grief over the loss of a loved one or pet, the emotional and physical demands of caring for an ailing family member, divorce, and unthinkable tragedies.
Stress can also be physical in the form of injuries, illnesses, inflammation, toxin exposure, and certain foods and eating habits.
Stress will make you sick by exacerbating your current symptoms or creating new ones. Thankfully, nutrition can help relieve mental and physical stress.
The following conditions can be related to stress:
- Fatigue during the day, trouble waking in the morning, or lack of motivation
- Feeling dizzy when you stand up from sitting or lying down
- Hormonal imbalances and reproductive issues
- Muscle loss or brittle bones
- Low thyroid symptoms
- Allergies
- Susceptibility to frequent colds and infections, including respiratory and digestive problems
- Insomnia or difficulty falling asleep
- Memory loss, brain fog and cognitive issues
- Menopausal symptoms
- Weight gain
Chronic stress can affect the rest of your body
Chronic stress can disrupt hormones, impair the metabolism, drive weight gain, cause digestive distress and make you susceptible to getting colds and the flu. Don’t wait to get your stress under control! We can help.A functional and holistic nutrition stress-relief plan incorporates:

Balancing blood sugar
We'll work to balance your blood sugar through diet changes to avoid sugar spikes and subsequent crashes.

Balancing hormones
We'll help your brain and endocrine organs communicate more clearly to balance your hormones.

Movement and exercise
Implementing movement and exercise routines, including getting out into nature, will help boost endorphins and relieve stress.

Dietary changes
We'll help you make the necessary dietary changes to correct nutrient deficiencies caused by excess stress.

Monitoring cortisol
Specialized testing allows us to measure your daily cortisol rhythm.

Mindfulness activities
Incorporating mindfulness activities will help instill a different perception of daily stressors.

Mealtime habits
Integrating mealtime habits will help calm your nervous system and maximize digestion.
Nutrition therapy is not intended as a diagnosis, treatment, prescription, or cure for any disease, or as a substitute for medical care. Jen Marshall and Stacy St Germain are not licensed medical providers. Nutrition plans are not intended as a substitution for traditional medical care, nor should be interpreted as medical advice, but instead is an adjunctive and supportive therapy.