Anxiety - Nutrition and Diet Therapy

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Anxiety

Nutrition and Diet Therapy

 

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

goat's 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 and

wheatApricotsAsparagusAvocadosBananasBroccoliBlackstrap molassesBrewer's

yeastBrown riceDried fruitsFigsFish (such as salmon)GarlicGreen leafy

vegetablesKashaLegumesPulseRaw nuts and seedsSeaweedsSlightly salty foodsSoy

productsWhole grainsYogurt

Foods to Avoid

CoffeeChocolate

Alcohol

SugarHighly acidic foods, such as tomatoes and eggplant which are injurious to

spleen

 

 

 

 

 

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