Is this Stress Vitamin in Your Diet?

Stress is a common aspect of life and if not managed, can have negative consequences for our health. These consequences include direct impacts on mental health and the onset and progression of physical illness. In 2008, studies showed that 21.2% of Canadian males (approximately 2.8 million) and 23.4% of Canadian females (3.2 million) aged 15 or older, reported that most days were quite a bit or extremely stressful. With the advances of technology and the increasing demands of everyday life, it is reasonable to assume that these numbers have only increased. With all that we are dealing with, it is more important than ever to provide our body with the nutrition needed to cope with stress. Thankfully, the “stress vitamin” can help us.