Is food really a fix?

Hope everyone has had happy and stress-free holidays! I know I've been having a good break so far-it's definatly going to be hard going back to school! But anyway, this week I wanted to talk about how eating healthly can reduce stress. Now I know how hard it can be to eat healthy; after a long, draining day you just want something thats quick, easy and yummy, not something nessicarily healthly. But, when you eat these junk foods, your body is deprived essential vitamins and doesnt recieve balanced amounts of protiens, fats ans carbohydrates. Thus, the body isn't able to regulate everything as effienctly because it hasn't been fueled properly, which causes you to feel sluggish and tired. Combine that feeling with mounting stress,  and combating your problems becomes ten times more difficult. So recently, I did a little experiment and for a week straight I only ate healthy, well balanced meals. Within a few days that sluggish feeling went away and by the end of the week I had much more energy. I felt better able to accomplish tasks and fight stress, which in turn help me feel less stressed! Not only did I feel better, but by the end end of the week I had lost a pound! And that always makes anyone feel a little bit better ;)