Nowadays our society is in the middle of a health trend. There's information about being healthier no matter where you are. Eating healthy foods is one of the best ways to improve your health. So often when people hear those two words they think of boring, tasteless foods that can only be purchased as a natural food co-op. But healthy foods are things that you already eat every day, some times just prepared differently.

We all know what it's like to feel anxious and have overwhelming stress. Most of us experience anxiety when we're faced with stressful situations or traumatic events. Our heart pounds before a big presentation or a tough exam. We get butterflies in our stomach during a blind date. We worry and fret over family problems or feel motion at the prospect of asking the boss for a raise. Anxiety is part of our natural "fight-or-flight" response. It's our body's way of warning us of possible danger ahead.

First and foremost most people worry about their weight even though we have hundreds of things to worry about each day. I always thought it was just those who thought they had to lose weight that obsess, but I know a lot of people who our an ideal weight who worry that they might put on weight. And yes, this is a worry for them every single day, and they seem to talk about it more than those who have to lose. For anyone who wants to lose weight, there may be nothing more annoying than hearing a thin person talking about how worried they are about gaining.

Stress is the condition that results when person-environment transactions lead the individual to perceive a discrepancy, whether real or not, between the demands of a situation and the resources of the person's biological, psychological or social systems. It is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment; it has physical and emotional effects on us and can create positive or negative feelings.