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During times of stress, maintaining a healthy diet may become challenging- to say the least. Whether you’re emotional eating or indulging in fast food because of a lack of time for wholesome meal preparations, a stressed-out lifestyle rarely promotes healthy habits.

Nutrition is a key player in the aging process. There are foods that can help retain youthful skin and body and there are others that create an internal environment that is not so youth-friendly. Before we discuss which foods can accelerate aging, let’s first look into the processes that surround cellular aging and how they’re linked to nutrition.

We are not living alone in our bodies. What?! There are actually trillions of microorganisms that inhabit our bodies- found in the gut, mouth, skin, and other body parts- and include bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses. They all co-exist and are collectively known as the microbiome. The largest population of microbes is found in the gut.

The question of whether emotional stress and diabetes are related has been studied since the 17th century. Stress and diabetes share an intricate relationship and understanding it may be key to preventing the onset and progression of diabetes. Let’s take a closer look.