If you suffer from anxiety or have times in your life when anxiety takes a hold on you, just know that more people than you realise are fighting your same battle. It can be one of the most loneliest things to have because those with it often suffer in silence but can appear so completely normal to others.
I want to share with you five tips that I know to be proven to help combat the feelings of anxiety. Far too many people are fighting this battle but don’t realise they can do anything to improve it. Remove gluten from your diet I cannot stress this enough. Anxiety is strongly linked to gut health and gluten is one of the biggest destroyers of your gut lining and for many people it causes huge digestive stress which leads directly to feelings of anxiety. Learn to meditate A big part of anxiety is the emotional and mental turmoil and constant chatter in your mind. It becomes overwhelming, especially when those thoughts are negative, and it sends your entire body into overdrive. Mediation is about stilling the mind and stopping that turmoil. Improve your gut health With the strong link to gut health and anxiety being now known, it is vital that your gut starts being looked after. Gluten, sugar and refined carbohydrates are your guts least wanted foods, and probiotics and fermented foods are your guts most wanted. Try having kombucha or kefir daily (start small and gradually build it up), along with fermented foods such as sauerkraut and pickles (in a salt brine not vinegar). Aim to have at least one, preferably two options each day. Magnesium This is a mineral that a huge number of people are severely deficient in. It is suspected to contribute to a lot of health issues, and none more than anxiety. Stress and magnesium are intrinsically linked – stress stops us being able to absorb nutrients properly, but magnesium is critical for stress management too. Because anxiety is a stress on your body, often people with anxiety are chronically deficient in magnesium. Add in as many of these foods every single day as you can:
Vitamin D There is new evidence out now showing a strong link between Vitamin D and the management of depression and anxiety. Fresh air and a healthy amount of sunshine makes a huge difference in managing anxiety. We need sunshine to be able to absorb Vitamin D properly, and with the amount of sun safe promoting out now, some people are actually not getting enough. There is a fine line between too much and not enough, but a healthy amount of sun exposure regularly is recommended, as well as having the following foods which contain Vitamin D (you need to combine these foods with sunshine however to ensure you get their benefits):
If your anxiety levels are still significant and are having a detrimental affect on your health and life, then please consult a professional for further advice and help, however for many people I know who suffer with anxiety, these five points have made a huge difference. Other points to consider are also to ensure you are getting enough exercise to boost your ‘feel-good’ hormones, learn to love yourself so you aren’t fighting a constant battle of not being good enough, ensure you get at least 7 hours of restful sleep each night, and create a peaceful living environment with no clutter and disorganisation.
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