{"id":600718,"date":"2026-08-22T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/600718\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:00:45","slug":"10-best-foods-to-fight-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/600718\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Foods to Fight Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Figueroa mentioned, fiber-rich foods are gut-friendly and can play a role in lowering stress. According to one review<\/a>, a high-fiber diet may be linked with reduced anxiety, depression, and stress. A 2021 study<\/a> of over 3,300 adults found an association between greater fiber intake and reduced psychological distress. In addition, there was a lower chance of depression for women with higher fiber intake.<\/p>\n

To add more fiber to your diet, Figueroa recommends eating beans, green peas, berries<\/a>, almonds, pistachios, flaxseed<\/a>, sesame seeds, and lots of greens, like kale and broccoli. Whole grains are also fiber champs. Often whole grain\u2013based foods will have a symbol or wording on the package saying so, but look for \u201cwhole grain\u201d or \u201cwhole wheat\u201d listed in the first ingredient to be sure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hear it all the time: \u2018eat foods that are rich in fiber,\u2019 and it\u2019s because they balance your blood sugar and prevent spikes in your insulin levels,\u201d Figueroa says.<\/p>\n

A blood sugar crash can induce fatigue, anxiety, shaking, irritability, and trouble concentrating, according to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>. There\u2019s a hormonal response when blood sugar gets low \u2014 a rapid release of epinephrine and glucagon, followed by a slower release of cortisol and growth hormone,\u00a0according to the University of California, San Francisco<\/a> \u2014 so keep the pantry full of fiber-rich foods and avoid blood sugar spikes and plummets brought on by empty carbs, such as chips and candy.<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Diana Rodriguez<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Figueroa mentioned, fiber-rich foods are gut-friendly and can play a role in lowering stress. According to one…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600719,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[103,61,60,410,411],"class_list":["post-600718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}