Doctors and scientists now know that what you put into your body as food or drink can affect your emotions and can contribute to or alleviate anxiety, depending on what you eat.

The nutrients and non-nutrients in certain foods affect the brain and a bad diet can contribute to having an anxious personality or spells of panic.

Foods to Avoid

The American diet is not conducive to a healthy brain and anxiety can come about as a result.

Here are some foods you need to avoid if you want to stay calm and healthy: Continue reading →

There are many treatments available for anxiety; some of them require pills or talk therapy, while others use herbal remedies and special exercises like yoga, Tai chi, and Qi dong to relieve anxious systems. The latter choices have been around for centuries and are based on ancient traditional Chinese medical practices.

Conventional Medicine

Anxiety symptoms can drive you to seek the advice of a conventional medical doctor, who will examine you and will try to determine if you have a physical cause for your anxiety, such as heart disease or thyroid disease. If the anxiety seems unrelated to physical events, the doctor is left with several choices.

Most conventional doctors turn to anti-anxiety medication, such as Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, or Ativan. These benzodiazepines are supposed to be used only for a short duration as they are very addictive and people tend to relapse into anxiety when the medication is stopped. They have to go back on the medicine, sometimes for the rest of their lives. Continue reading →