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Hey everyone, this is episode number 36 of the Absolute Mind podcast. And what I'm going to be doing from now on I will be doing more of a

series so every week there will be a topic of discussion so for example this week's topic of

discussion is stress and each day I will be discussing different aspects of stress and how

different things can affect your stress levels today's podcast is taken on the form of food and how this can affect your stress levels.

And I will be talking on a basis of my own personal experiences, as if you've read my

story on the website, www.com Absolute Mind, you will know that I was once rather overweight. I lost quite a lot of weight

and I now am able to see a difference with the foods that I eat. It's going to run in the same kind of

process as it always does. I'll have a quick chat around a specific subject and then at the end there

will be a hypnosis section each

hypnosis will be tailored to the topic of discussion so there'll be a different hypnosis every day this

week to do with stress and this is how the podcast are going to run from now on so each week will be a new

subject and each day will be a discussion around that subject. I'd like to say

before I get started once again if you would like to connect with me on social media please do head over

and add me and talk to me. I'm on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus. Facebook is absolute mind.

Twitter is Paula Sweet UK and the Google Plus is Paula Sweet. You've got any kind of comments,

any kind of feedback or any kind of suggestions I would love to hear them so that I can start

tailoring the podcast to your own needs. So let's get started all around stress to do with food.

Now stress and nutrition have always been linked. It's a fact. Someone who has a healthy

balanced diet is likely to be far less stressed than somebody with a poor diet. Stress is known as a major

health disorder and it affects millions of people within the UK. And today we're going to look at a little

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