Inside Health & Medicine Eating for Energy: How to Manage Your Mood with Food   Here are some advice on eating for energy and managing your mood with food. The connection between the food you eat and the energy you radiate is common sense. You have felt, I'm sure, the lethargy after a holiday meal and the spring in your step after a wholesome breakfast. Here's a meal-by-meal guide to eating for energy and managing your mood with food. The Trouble with Stress   Stress is part and parcel of life. However, just as distress can cause disease, it seems plausible that there are good stresses that promote wellness. Stress is not always necessarily harmful. Getting a new job can be just stressful as losing it, or more so, but may trigger very different biological responses. Toxic Chemicals, Are Your Children Being Exposed?   You do what you can to keep your little ones safe and healthy in this world we live in. You put your household cleaners out of reach and make sure the front door is securely locked. You tuck them in at night with a story and a kiss, wishing them sweet dreams. Unfortunately, your children are not safe! While they sleep, they are being exposed to toxic chemicals found in that crib or bed you so lovingly tucked them into. Waking Up to Sugar Addiction   Here are some ways to prevent us from sugar addiction. No doubt about it! We are a nation of addicts with sugar and refined carbohydrates ranking right at the top of the list. Sugar is simply found everywhere and while it is a substance that can certainly be abused, it not formally listed along with other drugs. FIGHT STRESS & WIN   Here are some advice on preventing stress and relaxing. There is a very simple formula for preventing stress so you can relax. BREATHING + FOOD + EXERCISE + SLEEP + CONFIDENCE + LAUGHTER = RELAXATION. Proper BREATHING is the first step to preventing stress, because you cannot get angry when you are breathing deeply. Another step to preventing stress is in your refrigerator.