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    5 Drinks That Help You Calm Down

    Stressful day? Don't reach for a candy bar. Try one of these soothing liquids instead.

    © Michael Blann/Digital Vision/Thinkstock© Michael Blann/Digital Vision/Thinkstock1. Drink a glass of milk.
    It contains tryptophan, which as it is metabolized is converted to mood-boosting serotonin. Plus, its calcium, magnesium and potassium content may help keep blood pressure down.

    2. Drink hot cocoa. Warm drinks raise your body temperature-a feeling we associate with comfort, so it triggers a similar response in our brains.

    3. Order black tea instead of coffee. A study by University College London shows that drinking black tea four times a day for six weeks lowered the stress hormone cortisol after a stressful event.

    4. Drink green tea-packed with theanine, which increases the brain's output of relaxation-inducing alpha waves and reduces the output of tension-making beta waves.

    5. Drink a glass of cold water, then go for a walk outside. The water gets your blood moving and the air invigorates by stimulating the endorphins that de-stress you.

    See 6 healthy foods that help you calm down.

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    198 comments

    • Toppoint  •  1 year 6 months ago
      lol mostly contain caffeine :O
    • mite l  •  1 year 7 months ago
      Umm, I kinda knew this...
    • lefty  •  1 year 7 months ago
      drink lots of alcohol
    • Mr. Dennehy  •  1 year 7 months ago
      Beer has worked best for me for over 40 years.
    • Paradux  •  1 year 7 months ago
      Yes. Booze commenters!! Alcohol is the best calming drink..
    • Earl  •  1 year 7 months ago
      Sponsored by the dairy industry....MILK SUCKS
    • knowitall7  •  1 year 7 months ago
      GEEVE ME A CUBA-LIBRE, POR FAVOR! OLE'
    • eebbca  •  1 year 7 months ago
      Brought to you by the Dairy Association.
    • Adela  •  1 year 7 months ago
      Oh get over it Jacinda. People have been drinking cows milk and goats milk for years. You clearly have never been around livestock. Cows need to be milked, it causes them quite a lot of pain if they aren't milked regularly. Educate yourself before you go spouting off.
    • MikeF  •  1 year 7 months ago
      yes to all the wine comments! wine always calms me down.
    • Sammy  •  1 year 7 months ago
      I can never go wrong with a hot cup of decaffeinated mocha after a long day's work.
    • rick  •  1 year 7 months ago
      You forgot beer alcohol and the beverage drank
    • Sir  •  1 year 7 months ago
      Drink a glass of cold water, then go for a walk outside-Not in this South Carolina Heat
    • Jacinda  •  1 year 7 months ago
      of course tryptophan in cows milk would calm you, its meant for a baby cow! Human milk has tryptophan too! Helllllllllllo! You wouldn't see a baby calf latching on to my breast to drink my milk, why are you drinking theirs. It's against nature people, get with the program!
    • Child Eater  •  1 year 7 months ago
      I definitly agree with the water and walk, I did that before without even realizing it. :]
    • hunter-seeker  •  1 year 7 months ago
      make it 10 drinks that help you calm down!
    • John F  •  1 year 7 months ago
      Lets keep telling the public that milk is healthy.
    • kukyboy  •  1 year 7 months ago
      yeah beer is really a de-stressor, it makes me sleep real sound after a bottle of ten.
    • Apo  •  1 year 7 months ago
      an 8 glasses in the morning or water theraphy thirty minutes before breakfast is good in to our body
    • Steve Polychonopolis  •  1 year 7 months ago
      What about zebra grass sprout tea?

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