Food and Negative Emotions

Food can be comforting sometimes when we're feeling down. Unfortunately its effects are extremely short-lived and may even leave an aftermath of guilt and pain over the eating. So instead of turning to food in stressful or emotionally trying situations, try deep breathing, meditation, talking to a friend or going for a brisk walk. Once you master these techniques and use them to help you instead of eating, you will find that you start using them automatically.