1. Drink a glass of milk - it contains tryptophan, which as it is metabolized is converted to mood-boosting serotonin. Plus, its calcium, magnesium and potassium content may help keep blood pressure down.
2. Drink hot cocoa - warm drinks raise your body temperature—a feeling we associate with comfort, so it triggers a similar response in our brains.
3. Order black tea instead of coffee - a study by University College London shows that drinking black tea four times a day for six weeks lowered the stress hormone cortisol after a stressful event.
4. Drink green tea—packed with theanine, which increases the brain’s output of relaxation-inducing alpha waves and reduces the output of tension-making beta waves.
5. Drink a glass of cold water, then go for a walk outside - the water gets your blood moving and the air invigorates by stimulating the endorphins that de-stress you.
http://shine.yahoo.com/event/staywellforfall/5-drinks-that-help-you-calm-down-2396780/by Reader's Digest Magazine, on Mon Oct 4, 2010
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