Eating for Anxiety
People with who deal with it know how frustrating it can be to feel high stress levels as well as dealing with panic attacks.
Diet may help in reducing the symptoms by eating the right foods and avoiding ones that may increase symptoms.
Three things to avoid most include caffeine, refined sugar, and alcohol.
While you may not want to give these up completely, cutting back on them may help with mood.
Caffeine for example can cause that jittery feeling as well as interrupting sleep.
Alcohol may feel good in the beginning but the after effects can cause anxiety-like symptoms.
The food that helps include plenty of water, foods rich in antioxidants, vegetables, fruit, nuts, and seeds.
Avoid processed food as much as possible as these can be high in refined sugar and sodium.
It can be difficult to eat enough of the right foods on a regular basis so considering a nutritional supplement may help.
A good multivitamin may be enough to supplement nutritional needs.
Besides eating for anxiety, other natural options include breathing properly.
Deep belly breathing is a great way to calm yourself.
Whenever I feel high levels of anxiety, I do deep belly breathing and it helps to keep my symptoms under control.
This helps a lot, especially when you are worried about panic attacks.
Since I find it difficult to eat well every day, I supplement with an ultra-premium nutritional shake.