Nutritional Deficiencies That Cause Stress

So when people think about stress, they usually think of some upset with their spouse or a problemat work or a loss of a loved one, things like that. But there are also nutritional deficienciesthat can keep you in stress mode. But what I’m going to talk about mainly is when I talk aboutstress, we’re talking about anxiety, which is more worry. Depression is more, I don’t care,I’m apathetic or you have the blues you weepy you feel like crying all the time so you have

the macronutrients which are the vitamins minerals trace minerals amino acids and fatty acids thenwe have the micronutrients okay for each category now out of all the macronutrients these are themost common micronutrients that will keep your body in a stress state and so let’s just kind ofgo through them. Vitamin B1, this is probably the most important one. And if you were to take itwhen you’re stressed or you have this feeling of nervous anxiety, within three to four minutes of

taking B1, you’re going to feel very calm. And if you haven’t tried it before, you should definitelytry it. I recommend nutritional yeast because that has the natural form of vitamin B1. Whenyou’re deficient in B1, the body cannot relax. It develops this nervous tension, restless legsyndrome, irritability, things like that. So B1 is probably my favorite one because it creates sucha dramatic effect. I remember one time in practice, I had this husband and wife that came in and they

were fighting in the waiting room. So I put one in one room, I put the other in another room,and I said, go to your rooms. And then I gave them some nutritional yeast. And within a few minutes,they were chilled out. They were happy. So I was able to put them together and they didn’t killeach other. So B1 is very, very important in countering high levels of cortisol.Now, the next most important one, as far as vitamins are concerned, it’s a deficiency of D3.

And normally a deficiency of D3 will cause depression, but it can also cause anxietyand stress. Why? Because vitamin D is not really a vitamin. It’s a hormone-like compound. Sobasically, you’re helping regulate cortisol when you take vitamin D3. The combination of both ofthese works really, really well. Now, as far as your minerals go, magnesium is at the top of thelist. So if you’re deficient in magnesium, it’s going to keep the central nervous system in a

state of stress. And so when you take magnesium, you’re going to feel calmer. So a lot of peopletake it before they go to bed. A lot of people take Epsom salts in their bath, and that’s magnesium,and they actually can really chill out and feel very well. A lot of the magnesium you get in yourdiet is in the leafy greens. So when you consume enough leafy greens, which also, by the way,has potassium, it’ll create a calming effect on the nervous system. Okay, then trace minerals.

out of all the trace minerals. Zinc is the number one trace mineral that will help counter stress.It works on a lot of different parts of the body, including the central nervous system.Shellfish, zinc. All right, now we get to amino acids. L-theanine and L-tyrosine are my twofavorite amino acids that can help balance the flight or fight mechanism. You have the autonomicnervous system composed of the parasympathetic and the sympathetic. These two amino acids can

actually bring up the parasympathetics and take you out of that flight or fight sympatheticdominant mode. So they’re really good to calm the nervous system. And then we get to fatty acids.Out of all the fatty acids, DHA, which is an omega-3, is the best one for stress. If you’redeficient in DHA, which is in fish oil and actually fish and shellfish, it can have an effect on yourcentral nervous system. Okay, so what causes these nutritional deficiencies? Consuming a lot

of refined carbs and sugars, experiencing stress in general, high cortisol can deplete you ofcertain nutrients. If you have insulin resistance, because you have consumed a lot of refined carbs,you won’t be able to absorb these as well. So you’re going to have to take more until you fixthis by doing keto and intermittent fasting. And also lack of sun, like in the winter,you’re going to be deficient in vitamin D, and that can increase your stress and even increase

your risk of getting depression. One last point about stress. If you’re not on the ketogenic planand you’re not doing intermittent fasting, you should do that because ketones can actually putyou in a state of calmness. I put a link down below to learn how to do it. Thanks for watching.So if you’re enjoying this content, I have a favor to ask you. If you wouldn’t mind writingan unbiased review. I put a link down below for more information on how to do that. And thank you

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