Anxiety - Nutrition and Diet Therapy

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Nutrition and Diet Therapy

 

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Refined, white flour and sugar products, and processed foods starve

the body of B vitamins. This weakens the body and promotes feelings

of anxiety. Sweet foods are especially harmful, since their digestion

causes a dramatic drop in blood sugar which can be experienced as

apprehensive jitteriness.

 

Take a healthy, whole foods diet containing fresh vegetables and

fruits, nuts and whole grains. It is the best insurance against

attacks of anxiety. Fruits and vegetables are best eaten raw, such as

in a salad. (Many vitamins and the enzymes are destroyed by cooking.)

 

Make sure your diet contains foods rich in the B vitamins, such as

whole grains, nuts, green, leafy vegetables, nutritional yeast, eggs

and fish for healthy nerves.

 

Oats are important for the nervous system. Hazelnuts are a valuable

healing food for the nerves, most effective when freshly ground.

Honey dissolved in warm milk also has a calming effect on the nerves.

 

Avoid alcohol, caffeine, and sugar. They worsen anxiety.

 

Keep a diary of foods you eat and your anxiety attacks. Food

allergies and sensitivities may trigger panic or anxiety attacks.

 

Eat small, frequent meals rather than the three big meals we

generally eat.

 

Foods to Eat

 

Whole grains, especially brown rice, barley, millet, corn, and wheat

Apricots

Asparagus

Avocados

Bananas

Broccoli

Blackstrap molasses

Brewer's yeast

Brown rice

Dried fruits

Figs

Fish (such as salmon)

Garlic

Green leafy vegetables

Kasha

Legumes

Pulse

Raw nuts and seeds

Seaweeds

Slightly salty foods

Soy products

Whole grains

Yogurt

 

Foods to Avoid

 

Coffee

Chocolate

Alcohol

Strong spices

Sugar

Highly acidic foods, such as tomatoes, eggplant, and peppers, which

are injurious to spleen