The De-Stress Effect: Rebalance Your Body's Systems for Vibrant Health and Happiness

by Charlotte Watts, Anna Magee

Overview

Slim and calm.  Those short words are two of the most sought-after results many people - especially women – hope for from a new health regime. Yet in reality what they often get is irritability and weight that refuses to stay off.
The De-Stress Effect turns the powerful – now well-proven – connection between stress and excess weight to your advantage, showing you how you can eat, relax and gently exercise your way to a better body for life.  Presenting the latest research on the huge impact that an over-production of cortisol has on our bodies and how we can heal this cycle, it will:
•  help you release excess weight and free yourself from the physical and mental effects of stress without starving, counting calories or overexercising
•  bring you the new science of smart, not hard, fitness that calms, energizes and sculpts the body
•  introduce you to revolutionary and satisfying high-nutrition, low-stress eating that is simple and fits in with your life, your family and your diary!
With a six-week food plan, mindfulness practices, yoga sequences and exercise routines, this book will soothe you back to a happier, healthier you, whatever your life’s demands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781804858
Publisher:	Hay House UK
Publication date:	03/02/2015
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Charlotte Watts is a high-profile practising nutritional therapist and yoga teacher. Charlotte teaches workshops and lectures on these subjects, and regularly appears on TV. She is the author of several books and writes for numerous magazines. www.charlottewattshealth.com

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Part I Are You Stuck in the Stress Loop?

Chapter 1 Is Stress Ruling Your Life, Health and Happiness? 3

Chapter 2 De-Stress for Improved Quality of Life 17

Chapter 3 Enjoy Each Moment 25

Chapter 4 How Stress Creates Loops 35

Chapter 5 Which Stress Suit Are You Wearing? 51

Part II De-Stress Eating Every Day

Chapter 6 De-Stress Eating Principles 73

Chapter 7 Understanding Cravings 87

Chapter 8 De-Stress Eating Basics 97

Chapter 9 Six Weeks to De-Stress Eating 105

Chapter 10 The Building Blocks of Healthy Eating 119

Chapter 11 A Morning Revolution 131

Chapter 12 Recharging Daytime 143

Chapter 13 Mindful Evenings 153

Chapter 14 Stress-Free Drinks and Snacks 163

Part III Living the De-Stress Effect

Chapter 15 The Mindfulness Practices 181

Chapter 16 Yoga as Awareness 199

Chapter 17 The De-Stress Yoga Sequences 213

Chapter 18 The New Mind-Body Movement 235

Epilogue 251

References 255

Bibliography 273

Acknowledgements 275

Index 278

About the Author 291