Stress: The Biological Reality – Not Just Mental Health

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Alexandre Olmos, doctor in integrative healthlaunches a warning that increasingly has scientific support: “Stress is not only mental, It is also biological“. A statement that focuses on how the body suffers impact of the current pace of life far beyond the emotional and that, in addition, opens the door to everyday solutions related to food.

As explained Olmosmore than 75% of people today live with high stress levelsa situation fueled by work, constant pressure, overinformation and lack of rest. “Everything accumulates,” says the specialist, who remembers that this sustained state ends affecting the body a hormonal level, digestive and even cellular.

One of the key points of his analysis is the role of nutrition. The doctor relies on a study published in 2023 in the British Journal of Nutritionin which 155 people with symptoms of stress and fatigue. For two weeks, the participants consumed two kiwis a day. From the fourth day onwards, improvements in mood and, at the end of the study, the majority had less anxiety, more energy and one better sleep quality.

The reason, explains Olmos, is in the composition of this fruit. He kiwi is especially rich in vitamin C, an essential nutrient for reducing cortisol, known as stress hormone. Furthermore, it provides antioxidants and fiberelements that help balance the intestinal microbiotaa system increasingly related to the correct functioning of the nervous system.

The specialist assures that this relationship between stress, food and rest has verified it in consultation. “More than 500 patients I have treated suffered from insomnia, fatigue, anxiety or chronic stress,” he points out. In many cases, small nutritional changes have made a noticeable difference in your daily well-being.

As a result of this clinical experience, Olmos has developed a specific protocol focused on stress and restbased on personalized nutrition y epigenetic studies. Its objective is to detect which nutrients are missing, which foods generate inflammation and how to activate body systems that are blocked today, always from a individualized approach.

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The doctor’s final message is clear and accessible: Stress cannot be combated with willpower alone mental rest. Taking care of what you eat can be a powerful tool to regain balancestarting with gestures as simple as add a specific fruit to the daily routine.