Nutrition plays an important role among natural remedies for anxiety illness. The key in nutrition for anxiety is moderation. There are very few contraindicated foods, instead of that, it should be considered very carefully the amount and how they are ingested.
To acquire psycho-affective balance follow the next advices:
- More vitamins especially B complex, as natural remedies for anxiety, are very efficient. They are very important for the nervous system, among others, helping to normalize the secretion of neurotransmitters. This complex of vitamins we find in abundance in wheat bran, yeast (found in capsule form), in sea buckthorn fruits.
- More minerals – calcium and magnesium intake increased does not remove anxiety, in turn, considerable improvement of inner state were noted at many people treated with these minerals. The recommended intake of calcium and magnesium from natural sources, such as mineral water, peel of grains, germs of grains, organic dairy.
- Avoid alcohol, which triggers – besides the famous addictive -, especially drunk repeatedly (even in moderate doses), restlessness, anxiety, and the only solution to calm down are further doses of alcohol. Logically, a true vicious circle is created. Caffeine in coffee and certain soft drinks, is also responsible for amplifying the fear, restlessness, anxiety, as well as nicotine in cigarettes. All these unnatural substances confer, upon administration, a state of good and safety, but they are not remedies because, after the effect goes, often times, other states of anxiety appear, which require increasing doses of these substances in order to be mitigated. This leads to a spiral of vice, which will eventually create a more pronounced state of dependency and psychological harm. Blacklisted products that trigger anxiety and its complications are aspartame, cyclamate, theine (of black tea), certain synthetic additives (especially for taste and smell) and even white sugar.
- Prefer fresh fruits and vegetables – they detoxify the body, regulate appetite and body weight and, above all, over time, make you feel good inside. Introduce fruits and vegetables in your diet in a ratio of 30-60%.
- Eat at the proper time – for people suffering from anxiety, it is very important to eat natural, regularly and at appropriate times. Nutrition researchers found that breakfast consumption earlier than 10 am and dinner at no later than 7 pm imprint the body, especially the nervous system, a healthier pace of life and psychological state of calm and stability. While a missed meal, eating food at late hours, alternating hunger with supersaturation worsens anxiety and emotional disorders in general.
- Eat enough – voluntary starvation and diets are a very bad idea for anxious people. In many cases, the relapse or debut of fear, panic attacks and sleep disorders occurred amid drastic diets or strong oscillations of weight. If you want to lose weight, best way is to eat regularly, not pecking between meals, reduce your intake of solid food gradually, and most importantly, change your lifestyle. On the next posts from natural remedies for anxiety serie, you will find out how to improve your life too.