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JACKSON, MS--(Marketwired - March 09, 2017) - The Egg Diet is gaining steam as a way to lose weight fast. Diets that rely heavily on protein do normally provide weight loss benefits due to the fact that consuming added protein does greatly reduce appetite and assists with portion control since protein helps one to feel full quicker and for a longer period of time. High protein diets also contribute to muscle repair and growth which leads to a higher metabolism and higher fat burning (even at rest). However, with protein as the basis of any diet, individuals must be careful as not to overconsume or neglect nutritional balance. Higher protein can also mean elevated cholesterol and in some cases, it can have damaging effects on the kidneys.

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Dr. Art Mollen, Special for The Republic | azcentral.com 5:04 a.m. MT March 7, 2017

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If there is anything more important to some women than perhapsher hair style, it is when she starts losing it.

In fact, thats why there are hundreds of products designed to prevent or stop hair loss and even regrow it.

There is a normal cycle of hair growth that lasts between two to six years.There is also a normal cycle of hair loss that last about three months.

Althoughthere is not one cause of hair loss, it is often a coefficient of your genetics, hormonal changes and aging.

In fact, you may have noticed pregnant women often have fuller hair than normal, which is because of elevated hormone levels.

And if youre following a fad diet, losing a significant amount of weight quickly, you may lose some hair.

Although, a lot of women may think that their thyroid is underactive, when they start to lose hair, this is seldom the cause.

Hypothyroid conditions have many additional symptoms including dry skin, fatigue weight gain and constipation.Besides thyroid conditions, anemia can cause hair loss as well.

A condition called alopecia areata causes patches of baldness and is often linked to your immune system over reacting.This may be caused by anxiety, stress and depression.

And perhaps many women dont realize that birth control pills, which suppress ovulation, may also cause hair to fall out.

Certain medications including birth control pills, steroids, blood pressure medications, acne medications, antifungals and chemotherapy can also contribute to hair loss.

But perhaps the most common cause besides hormonal changes is stress and trauma.

So what can you do to prevent it and what is the magic elixir to grow it?

First of all, if its a medical condition, it must be treated.However, if its a medication, it may be possible to switch to another.

Rogaine is a topical medication to regrow hair and approved for female hair loss.

As far as special laser devices or other machines for hair growth, there are none scientifically supported by the FDA.

At the end of the day, all the shampoos and conditioners cannot replace the benefits of proper diet, exercise and stress management, when it comes to having a fuller head of hair.

Oh one more thing, be sure to pick the right parents.

Dr. Art Mollen is an osteopathic family physician and a health, fitness and preventive medicine expert. Reach him at 480-656-0016 or askdrartmollen@gmail.com.

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The new Channel 4 documentary will reenact the 1789 journey of lieutenant William Bligh and his crew of 18 loyalists

IF youre looking for weight loss tips, Channel 4 documentary Mutiny should come with a dont try this at home warning.

Thats because presenter Ant Middleton and his crew lost up to four stone in as many weeks as they carried out a 3,600-mile voyage in rough seas to reenactthe 1879 journey of lieutenant William Bligh, the captain of the HMS Bounty.

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Along the way they faced storms, famine and the biggest test of their mental strength, which will certainly make for gripping viewing.

Mutiny is Channel 4s new documentary which follows a nine-strong crew accomplishing a 3,600 mile journey in the South Pacific first carried out by lieutenant William Bligh and 18 loyalists in a rickety 23-foot long ship in 1879.

The voyage took the crew 48 days and tested the physical and mental strength of everyone involved.

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Captain of the boat, Ant Middleton, is a survival expert, but even he revealed it pushed him to his limits, telling the Radio Times: Mentally speaking it was the hardest thing I have ever done.

There was a real and ever-present risk out there at sea.

Part two of the show airs at 9pm tonight on Channel 4.

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Ant Middleton is a Special Forces professional who is best known for appearing on SAS Who Dares Wins.

Born in Portsmouth in 1981, Ant grew up in rural France and aged 16,he joined the Royal Engineers before moving to the Royal Marines five years later.

He also spent time in 9 Parachute Squadron Royal before passing the selection tests to join the Special Boat Service in 2008.

This means he has served in the holy trinity of the UKs elite special forces, before leaving the armed forces in 2012.

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The nine crew members of Mutiny set off with the same rations as William Bligh, including 16 x 2lb pieces of salt pork which was replaced with biltong due to customs regulations) and 28 gallons of water which had to last them 48 days.

Ant lost over three stone in four weeks while Luke Kane, the boats doctor, lost four stone.

Ant said: I knew how hard it was going to be so I put on an extra ten kilogrammes to my normal 85kg weight before setting off.

I lost all of that and 11kg of my own natural body weight so 21kgs in total. I think that indicates how tough it was.

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In 1879, British navy ship HMS Bounty was sailing from Tahiti to the West Indies but during the 17 month voyage, a huge rift developed between the crew and its tough young captain William Bligh.

In the middle of the South Pacific, a rebellion broke out, and Captain Bligh along with a handful of loyal men were forced into a tiny open boat and left to die.

Miraculously, they managed to survive and navigate 4000 miles to safety, despite being in some of the worlds most remote and unforgiving seas.

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Hollywood told Amy Schumerto lose weight if she wanted to become a successful actress. For a short while, she listened,shedding some pounds for her film Trainwreck.

But as many Amy Schumer stories go, her begrudging acquiescence quickly turned into a giant middle finger. In her stand-up special Amy Schumer: The Leather Special, released Tuesday on Netflix,the comediancandidly addresses the pressures she faced to fit that leading-actress mold.

Im what Hollywood calls, very fat, she said. Somebody, like, explained to me, Just so you know, Amy, no pressure, but if you weigh over 140 lbs, it will hurt peoples eyes.

I just bought it. I was like, Okay, Im new to town, she continued. So I lost weight.

Although Hollywood might have been happy with the results Trainwreck launched her to superstardom Schumer never felt comfortable in her new body type.

I look very stupid skinny. My dumb head stays the same size but then my body, like, shrivels, she said. Nobody likes it. Its not cute on me.

So to remedy the situation, Schumer revenge ate after Trainwreck filming was complete to get back to her original weight.

I feel very good in my own skin, she explained. I feel strong. I feel healthy. I do. I feel sexy.

On that note, it may be time to officially retire revenge body and fully endorse revenge eating as our new mantra. Sorry, Khloe.

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Every dayyoull see another post about jumpstarting your metabolism. Maybe it will tell you to eator avoid certain foods, or maybe just to try a new exercise routine.

But few of these articles are backed by solid science. You cant give your metabolism a sudden jumpstart that turns you into a fat-burning, super lean fitness monster. You can, however, live a less shitty lifestyle that causes you to burn more energy more quickly. There arent quick fixes with immediate resultsthats why they call it changing your lifestyle.

The word metabolism just refers to all of the chemical reactions going on in your body at the same time, including digestion but also turning sugars into energy, building proteins, and doing the rest of the chemistry that keeps you alive. Your body combines all these processes to sustain itself and to maintain homeostasis: a constant state of fuel in, energy and waste out, keeping the proper levels of the chemicals you need in check.

Those googling the word metabolism are likely interested in losing weight or living a healthier lifestyle, and therefore focusing on the chemical reactions involved in digestion and eating. When it comes those parts of metabolism, homeostasis means: If it takes 1500 calories to run your body on a given day and do some exercise, your body wants to keep that 1500 level, Jo Zimmerman, Instructor in Kinesiology at the University of Maryland School of Public Health explained to Gizmodo. Sure, the rate at which your body uses fuel to create energy increases while you eat or exercise, but it returns back to normal once youre back at rest.

In other words, your body doesnt want to change its weight. Its remarkably stable, Zimmerman said.

That means most foods dont cause a meaningful change in your metabolic rate, nor does that rate generally change over time. One exception: Once youre fully grown your body uses less energy, Sarah Kuzmiak-Glancy, assistant professor in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland School of Public Health told Gizmodo. But that decrease in your daily energy requirement doesnt explain the slow weight gain people might associate with getting older. That comes from inactivity.

People say oh, my metabolism slowed down as soon as I hit 30. No, it didnt slow down a whole lot, said Zimmerman. Your activity level slowed down. You werent in college, playings sports after work with your friends, said Zimmerman. We slow down our physical activity. Were not burning as many calories. Thats our creeping weight gain.

So, here you are, out of college hoping to jumpstart your metabolism, trying to avoid packing on the pounds because youve reached your final adult height and dont have time to stay active. Everyone I spoke with said there were two ways to appreciably raise your metabolic rate: Either you can eat food, which causes your body to start using energy, or you can exercise. Caffeine and maybe even capsaicin, the molecule that makes peppers taste spicy, can make your body use up energy a little faster for a short amount of time, said Shawn Arent, Director of The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers University. Youre not talking 24 hour regulation, he said. Theres not a huge change in metabolic responsemaybe its dozens, not hundreds of calories more energy used. Capsaicins effects might also come from suppressing the appetite, causing you to eat less, according to a New York Times report.

Ephedrine-based weight loss drugs work similarly to caffeine since ephedrine is a stimulant with a molecular structure a lot like methamphetamine. Ephedrine only offers a handful of pounds per year worth of lost weight from the added effects of a little faster metabolism, said Arent.

And, just because eating speeds up the rate at which your body does stuff doesnt mean eating breakfast, a major claim of many of those metabolism jumpstart links above, will suddenly turn you into a slim and trim health fiend. Theres nothing magical about breakfast, said Zimmerman. She pointed out that insidious homeostasis keeps your metabolism in check throughout the day when you arent eating, insidious in that your body would rather not lose weight. You should still eat breakfast, but not with weight loss as a goal. It just so happens that eating meals gives you the energy you need to survive.

So, there are no metabolism jumpstarts. Everyone I spoke to explained that if your goal is losing weight, its a slow process requiring lifestyle and habit changeseating less, eating healthier and exercising more. Assuming youre currently at a state of energy-in-equals-energy-out, Glancy recommended for one pound per week of weight loss, you would have to cut your diet down by 500 calories every day. I always promote 250 calories of caloric restriction, not eating dessert, and 250 calories of additional activity. High protein diets seem to positively affect body composition according a few studies by Jose Antonio, assistant professor in exercise and sports science at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, though the companies donating protein powder to those studies are also sponsors to the journals conferenceso we take the results with a grain of salt. Finally, complete restriction diets dont work for anyone. You must eat.

Cutting some food out of your diet without adding some form of exercise also isnt optimal. While adding muscle wont significantly raise the metabolism, said Arent, If youre losing weight and lose muscle it has a negative impact on the metabolism, he said. That means strength training like weightlifting is important for maintaining a lower weight. Losing muscle weight can make it more likely to regain fat later.

Glancy added one caveat, citing a study I reported on previously. We dont completely know how the gut microbiome, all of the bacteria that live inside of our digestive tract, fits in with all of this, she said. Its possible that our long term eating habits might change the diversity of the bacteria living in our gut, and we might be able to change the way those bacteria aid in our digestion. It seems like that might be a possibility, she said, but were not there yet in our understanding of how microbiome composition relates to function. Plus, the diet thats best for those bacteria is probably one with more vegetables and fewer refined sugars, the one doctors and nutritionists would recommend anyway.

In short, people make money from selling supplements, they make money from convincing you youre fat, and they make money telling you that there are ways to not be fat by buying their product or listening to their advice. But if youre living unhealthily, there arent jumpstarts or quick fixes to a healthy lifestyle. You have to actually change your habits.

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I'm a Celebrity... Get me out of here! Tziporah Malkah eats dinner from under a bed sheet amid contestant clashes, saying "I don't like to look at toxic people when I eat." Courtesy: Channel 10

Casey Donovan has dropped a massive 17kgs since entering the Im a Celeb camp. Picture: Nigel Wright

MOST of us are well aware that weight loss is hard.

You can slave away at the gym and eat barely anything and lose a kilo at most.

So why was it that on Sunday nights episode of Im a Celebrity.....Get Me Out Of Here, Casey Donovan was able to lose a massive 17kg, Dane Swan dropped 14kg, and Steve Price shed more than 10kg while Ash Pollard and Tegan Martin only managed just a tiny few kilos off on the scale over the same time frame?

Here are some of the reasons for the weight loss outcome:

The more you have, the easier it is to lose

The body works like a machine when it comes to burning energy. This means the more body fat you have, the more likely it will be burnt as there is plenty of extra.

On the other hand, when you have relatively small amounts of extra body fat, the machine will work a lot more efficiently to preserve energy.

It is for this reason that larger people can lose seemingly massive amounts of weight compared to a few kilos for those who only have a little extra to spare even though they are following the same diet and activity regime.

Casey Donovan walked into the Im a Celeb camp weighing 149kg. She has since lost 17kgs. Picture: Nigel WrightSource:Channel 10

The more you have, the more fluid you have

The actual process of burning body fat is a demanding metabolic process, which means the body has to work pretty hard to do it. This is part of the reason that losing body fat is tough for anyone.

For people who carry a lot of extra body fat, and for whose cells are packed full of extra carbohydrate in the form of glycogen, the body will also be storing a significant amount of extra fluid.

Steve Price has dropped an impressive 10 kilos on Im a Celeb. Picture: Nigel Wright/Ten.Source:Supplied

Once carb and/or calorie intake is heavily reduced, such as on Im a Celebrity, where they consume an 800 calorie diet, the body will rapidly deplete its stores of carbohydrate and fluid, resulting in rapid weight loss. This will especially be the case for those who started with plenty of extra weight on board.

This is another reason that individuals on televisions shows such as The Biggest Loser can lose 6-8 kilos or even more in a single week much of it is actually fluid, not fat.

Severe calorie restriction leads to reduced metabolic rate

When it comes to cutting back on calories, it is impossible to keep cutting back and losing weight.

As the body requires a certain number of calories just to function, when the total calorie intake is significantly reduced, the metabolic rate will also reduce to work more efficiently at keeping the body working for fewer calories.

I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Here! contestants for 2017. Picture: Supplied/Nigel Wright for TenSource:Supplied

This is another reason why people may lose relatively larger amounts of weight initially but weight loss will reduce over time as metabolic rate reduces. This is also the reason why we do not necessarily lose the same amount of weight each week.

Men lose weight more easily than women

Generally speaking, men, even older non-athletic men, have significantly more muscle mass, the tissue that actually burns calories.

As such, men will always lose weight more quickly than women, when calories are reduced and /or activity levels increased, even though women may have more to lose.

Casey Donovans restricted diet while on the reality television show has lead her to shed 17kgs. Picture: Nigel WrightSource:Channel 10

The biological need for women to keep body fat with levels suitable for reproduction will also see women preserve much more body fat than men. This is why an older, 60 year old male can lose much more weight than a younger female.

Steve Price has dropped 10kg in the jungle. Picture: Supplied/Nigel Wright for Ten.Source:Supplied

Casey Donovan has dropped a whopping 17kg on Im a Celeb. Picture: Supplied/Nigel Wright for TenSource:Supplied

Muscle will be wasted

When calories are restricted, especially carbohydrates, both muscle and fat mass will be burnt down to be used as energy.

For a more muscular female, this explains why she is able to lose a lot more weight than a less muscular smaller female who only has extra body fat to lose.

Dane Swan, left, lost 14kg. Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Tegan Martin only dropped a few kilos each. Picture: Nigel WrightSource:Channel 10

Different people = different body types

When it comes to metabolism and weight loss, there is not a one size fits all model. Sure initially fatter people will lose more weight on a severe calorie restriction than less fat people, but over time the degree of leanness we can achieve is largely down to our bone mass, body fat set point and the way fat and muscle are distributed around the body.

Fit former AFL player Dane Swan dropped 14kgs. Picture: Nigel WrightSource:Channel 10

This can be seen from the range of body types and weight loss discrepancies in the contestants currently appearing on Im a Celebrity.

Basically, the small, lean people get a little leaner, while the larger muscly people maintain their larger frames with relatively small weight losses and the larger people and men lose the most weight.

That is genetics and biology, which we can manipulate but never actually change.

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When you're trying to lose weight, get into shape or manage a condition like type 2 diabetes, it can be confusing to choose from the 20 different diets that all promise superb health and massive weight loss.

One diet that has gained popularity of late is the ketogenic diet, also known as the 'keto diet', a strict low carb, high fat way of eating.

To find out more about the keto diet, The Huffington Post Australia spoke to two health experts.

"The keto diet is basically a very low-carb diet to encourage the body to use fat as fuel instead of glucose," nutritionist Fiona Tuck told HuffPost Australia. "The lower the carbohydrate intake, the quicker the body enters a fat burning state."

The diet promotes eating fewer than 50 grams of carbohydrates a day to encourage the body into a state of ketosis, where the body is almost completely fuelled by fat (rather than glucose in the form of carbohydrates).

"When we dramatically limit carbohydrate intake, the body needs to look for an alternate fuel source, calling on the body to convert its supply of fat to glucose, a process called ketosis," Tuck said.

"Ketosis produces ketone bodies which are produced from the breakdown of fats in the liver. When the body calls on fat stores to supply energy, we lose weight.

"Some keto diets promote as little as 15-20 grams of carbohydrates a day. Carbohydrates are contained in a variety of foods such as bread, rice, pasta, whole grains, fruits and starchy vegetables."

According to nutritionist Anthony Power, by drastically reducing cabrohydrates in the diet, increasing fat and pushing the body into ketosis, the body uses a more stable source of fuel.

"The ketogenic diet is producing an alternative fuel for the body, not fuelling primarily on glucose from carbohydrates. It's fuelling on the breakdown of fat. We don't need outside glucose," Power said.

"A few thousand years ago, the body needed to be able to breakdown our own fat, or fat in animal products, to fuel our brain and body. And it did that by ketones."

Fat also has a much smaller impact on blood sugar levels, Power added, especially compared to carbohydrates and protein.

While giving up carbs sounds like an impossible feat, there are two significant pros for the ketogenic diet.

"The positives -- it's a quick and reliable way to lose weight quickly," Tuck said. "So it's better suited to someone that needs to lose weight quickly in a short period of time. For example, a morbidly obese person in need of medical intervention."

Because fat does not impact insulin the way carbohydrates too, Power said the ketogenic diet is ideal for people who are diabetic or insulin resistant. Research is proving this to be effective, too.

"The World Health Organisation currently estimates that 400 million people worldwide have diabetes -- nearly half a billion people," Power said. "Why? Because eating carbohydrates (which converts to glucose) then increases our blood sugar, increases our insulin, leads to weight gain and eventually heart disease and diabetes.

"The majority of patients I use the ketogenic diet for are diabetics, those with heart disease and gastrointestinal tract issues (reflux, constipation, bloating), and they've had great results when they reduce their carbohydrates."

According to Tuck, following a ketogenic diet can be potentially damaging to health, particularly in terms of nutritional deficiencies.

"If followed under medical supervision for a short period of time, it can be very successful. However, long term is not recommended due to potential side effects," Tuck said.

"Side effects of a long term ketogenic diet can include muscle loss, dizziness, loss of mental clarity and focus, kidney damage and acidosis.

"Cutting out food groups for a long period of time may also put the body at risk of nutritional deficiencies. Limiting carbohydrate intake means a higher fat and protein intake, leading to possible over-consumption of saturated fats and proteins."

Due to the strict nature of the diet, following a ketogenic diet can also be isolating and unsustainable.

"Cutting out carbohydrates to the degree that is required for the body to go into ketosis makes the diet very limited and potentially antisocial to follow," Tuck said.

Before starting any diet, it's important to see a GP, particularly those with health conditions, who are elderly, pregnant, on medication and who have a high intensity job and rely on mental alertness or physical exertion.

"Whatever diet you start, do it for a reason and have an endpoint," Power explained.

And if you don't need to diet, don't.

"If you're getting along fine in terms of the food you're eating, your body is not inflamed, you're not diabetic, you're not overweight, then terrific. But for those 400 million patients in the world today, putting them on a carbohydrate restricted diet works."

The main principles of the keto diet is a reduction of carbs to 50 grams or fewer, and an increase in fats.

"The ideal fat is grass-fed meat and butter, olive oil, avocado, oily fish, nuts and seeds -- not having mountains of highly processed vegetable oils or margarine that have been highly treated," Power said.

A person can check whether they're actually in a state of ketosis through urine testing strips as well as through blood and breath tests.

Power does warn people against starting the ketogenic diet without supervision or properly researching (researching online for 10 minutes doesn't count).

"That's the problem. Patients can feel pretty bad -- achy, irritable, poor sleep, cramping," Power told HuffPost Australia. "But they haven't increased their sodium, potassium or magnesium.

"When you go on a ketogenic diet, your body does change, including levels of electrolytes, potassium, sodium and magnesium. You're changing in a positive way but for many patients, for the first few weeks (especially those who are diabetic or have blood sugar issues) you have to really monitor it."

Even still, the ketogenic diet may not work for you.

"Everyone responds differently. You may lose 30 kilos, your best friend may lose three kilos and feel horrible. It's such an individual thing," Power said.

"It's not 'no carbohydrates' forever. It's just finding what amount is good for you and finding that sweet spot."

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We can all be guilty of mindlessly munching our way through huge portions or junk food snacks.

But a five-minute trick, using nothing else but a sultana, could help you re-establish a healthy relationship with food.

The practice of mindful eating teaches people to eat better and binge less, so you can revamp habits without having to diet.

Charlotte Thaarup, Australian clinical mindfulness consultant and director of The Mindfulness Clinic, has revealed that a sultana exercise can do wonders for your waistline.

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Heres what you have to do:

1. Firstly pick up a sultana and spend five minutes using your five senses with it

2. Look at it, noticing the texture and colour

3. Feel it in your hand

4. Smell it

5. Taste it, rolling it around your tongue and noticing how it feels between your teeth

Mindful eating is based on Buddhist principles of meditation and control to help you notice your thoughts, feelings and sensations during mealtimes while appreciating your food instead of unconsciously shovelling it in your mouth.

Writing on her website, Charlotte said: Whether you want to lose weight, call a truce in the war with your dear body, change your relationship with food, or reduce your daily stress by making healthier choices.

We cant pay full attention to the experience of the food in our mouth if at the same time we are stacking our fork or spoon.

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Here are some of Charlottes other top tips for mindful eating:

Put your cutlery down in between mouthfuls

Notice your thought processes as you eat

Make meals memorable by laying the table nicely

Eat slowly

Sit at a table rather than in front of the TV

Keep a food diary

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Stress can either cause a person to overeat or shut down their appetite. About one-fourth of Americans rate their stress level as eight or more on a 10-point scale, according to an American Psychological Association survey.

Overeating and undereating are both reactions to stress, anxiety and pressure, Director of the Student Health and Counseling Center, Kathleen Camelo said.

Overeating is one of the stress-related behaviors. People may find themselves eating more because it makes them feel better, and they turn to food for comfort and stress relief, according to Camelo. On the other hand, she said some people are too anxious that they start to lose their appetite and starve themselves.

Both overeating or undereating can have a negative effect on a persons body, according to Camelo. Research shows that people often seek high-calorie, high-fat foods during periods of stress, and when people are stressed, their bodies store more fat than when they are relaxed. As a result, their blood pressure and sugar level might be affected Camelo said.

It can cause diabetes as well, Camelo said. You gain weight quickly, especially if you are on the verge of being overweight.

Undereating works the same way, according to her. People can lose weight quickly, and their metabolism can decrease. She said people can feel even more tired and feeble because of this.

I am definitely the self-soothe-with-more-food-than-normal type when it comes to stress, senior public relation major KahMun Lee said. Eating distracts me from the stress, and sugary treats cheers me up.

She revealed that she always feels hungry whenever she is stressed out.

I tend to snack a lot on junk food, Lee said. Sometimes, I either watch a very sad movie or a comedic movie.

When the urge to eat hits, it is all she can think about.

But you also feel guilty for overeating afterwards, Lee said. Those emotional habits can sabotage your diet.

She believes people should practice mindful eating in order to regain control over themselves.

I think overeating and undereating are not only bad for your health but they are also bad for your anxiety, Lee said. You become overweight if you eat too much, and you may not be giving your body enough nutrients if you stop eating.

Beside eating, she finds listening to music an effective way to release her stress.

Music can help me elevate the stress and negative emotions, preferably upbeat pop songs, Lee said.

She also recommended exercising would be a good way for everybody to deal with stress. When you exercise, your body releases endorphins in your brain, which act as natural painkillers.

Researchers at Stanford University show that music is an easy stress reduction tool. They also noted that listening to music seems to be able to change brain functioning to the same extent as medication.

Other than that, you should avoid caffeine, alcohol and nicotine, Lee said. Get more sleep, talk to someone, keep a stress diary and do things you love.

In contrast, freshman journalism major Jacob Elsbree often loses his appetite when it comes to stress.

Its not like self-harming, he said. Normally, I am stressed because I have too much work to do, and I feel like I should have my work done first.

However, not eating or eating too much can sometimes cause more problems, according to Elsbree. He believes the best way to deal with stress is by taking yourself out of the situation of being overwhelmed or taking a break before getting back to work.

There are many options for students to seek help on campus when it comes to stress.

You can either make an appointment with a counselor, or seek help from a nutritionist, Camelo said. Professional help is available on campus, and you dont need to go anywhere.

Email Hilly Nguyen at cp@cardinalpointsonline.com

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