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Comfort foods for the stomach

Image: You just broke. Eyes red from crying, hear "One is the Loneliest Number" in endless repetition, no matter what the season, every time you step out of the rain. Dazed, he stumbles through his kitchen, and is drawn inexorably the freezer, the third drawer down for ice cream. Of course the freezer a little burned chip mint chocolate tastes good, it always does, but with every bite cream, you find yourself thinking, for the moment at least, that everything will be fine.

This all too familiar scenario is linked to a human tradition: comfort food. The fact that certain foods seem to gravitate to in times of pain is nothing new, of course (in fact, the term "food" was Webster official recognition in 1972 and we wrote an article about them once before), but recent research sheds light on the relationship between grief and chocolate cookie room.

Why do we want certain foods when we are sad? Common sense dictates that everything that comforted you as a child makes a Soothing fast, save when you are an adult. If the mother gave her pickles to help teething, it is likely that you associate with comfort when you're in pickles pain. Certainly there is truth to that, but all indications are that the phenomenon of comfort food to be anything more than psychological.

According to a theory proposed by the University of California, used high-fat, high in sugar to balance the hormones in times of chronic stress. When the body is subjected stress, the adrenal glands release certain hormones called glucocorticoids. In immediate danger, situations (for example, a car accident or extreme physical pain) the amount of glucocorticoids can block finally released our stress response systems. However, during periods of chronic stress, hormones are released into the lower level, instead of shutting us down, that drive us to seek pleasurable foods and accumulate abdominal fat. In doing so, we will send an "OK" signal to the brain, which stops the release of hormones any more.

Numerous trials with rats support the theory, chronic stressed rats drank increasing amounts of sugar water until their responses to stress subsided. It is not much of a stretch to imagine that works similarly to you or me. The researchers concluded that abdominal fat metabolism sent somehow unclear, possibly to regulate.

In another study by Zmarzty Sue and others in the Northern General Hospital Trust / Center for Human Nutrition in the UK, participants ate breakfast high in fat or carbohydrates, and then immersed their hands in ice water, which enjoyed more fat pancakes were much more tolerant of pain. The conclusion: fatty foods can reduce the amount of pain a person feels. Exactly how this works remains a mystery, but theories factor in everything from special hormones released by the rich intake fat in the palatability of foods high in sugar.

The point is clear that our physical bodies respond to comfort food, that is, his desire Cheese Mac n 'after a funeral is not just in your head. People do a lot of unhealthy things trying to deal with the pain and loss of self-harm drug, in the grand scheme of things, eat a little extra fat can not be that bad, especially when your body is telling you. So when the need arises, do not feel sad rain or repair friends with a bottle. Instead, the head of his freezer, making ice cream, and enjoy for a while!

Better yet, try one of the following comforting recipes:

Morning Coffee Cake
Although it may not be part of your balanced breakfast, this coffee cake is sweet and sticky - good for the dessert first thing in the morning.

Easy Crab Bisque
An easy and delicious recipe bisque. Try for an indulgent lunch!

Lasagna
Serve this family or friends and his reputation as a gourmet is sealed.

Abundant Mac and cheese with bacon strata
This dish combines elegance of a layer with everyday appeal cheese mac 'n

Chewy Fudge Brownie Grandma
Grandma's cure for a sick child! This recipe is at least 50 years of age.

Shortbread Bars
These are not ordinary shortbread cookies - with layers of melted sugar and chocolate are to die for.

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