Finding perfect balance is really what wellness is all about. So, if you recognize feelings of anxiety in your life, simply make an appointment with your Wellness Clinician.
COVID has produced more Anxiety and Depression than anyone ever predicted. Some people tend to run a little hot anyway, but if you add the stress factors of a so-called Pandemic even simple decisions can tip the scales and create a state of anxiety.
Supporting the Nervous System: Natural Wellness Tips
So let us consider some Natural Wellness solutions that have been found to reduce anxiety. In a perfect world the Sympathetic Nervous system and the Parasympathetic Nervous System should be in balance.
Anxiety creates overstimulation and “sympathetic dominance.” How can we reduce or calm sympathetic dominance?
Reduce Caffeine and Other Stimulants to Ease Anxiety
One of the major things we can do is to reduce stimulants. Caffeine is the “big dog” on the block. Caffeine increases and prolongs the effects of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine.
Norepinephrine is part of the Fight or Flight response increasing Heart Rate, triggering the release of Glucose from energy stores, and increasing blood flow to skeletal muscle. So, it is easy to see how Caffeine can Intensify Anxiety.
Foods and Additives That May Trigger Anxiety
Other Dietary Neurotransmitters to limit are Aspartic acid and Glutamic acid. So, Nutri-sweet and MSG foods have to go as well. Knowing that inflammation is another source of internal stress, Anti-Inflammatory Diets. Anti-inflammatory diet produces profound results in people that just cannot afford to do a Detox and yet feel like they are going to pop out of their skin.
A Functional Approach: Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Detox
I like the Drs Research 14 Days Detox Program and Anti-inflammatory diet, it offers a systematic way to reduce Sugars, Allergens, Food Additives, Caffeine, etc. and can eliminate many of the factors that “precipitate feelings of anxiety. I tell my patients to follow the diet as closely as they can, nobody is perfect but the closer they follow it, the better they will feel.
Also, taking the right natural supplements can be even more effective than Anti-anxiety Medication because it works WITH your body without depleting other nutrients and without side effects.
So, if you recognize feelings of anxiety in your life, simply make an appointment with your “Wellness Clinician” discuss he above in details.
WE MAY RECOMMEND: MAGNESIUM; NERVE CHEX; MINERAL TRANFROM DR RESEARCH VEGETABLE BASE INCREDIBLE
SUPPLIMENTS because it works so consistently.
Nutrients to Support Nervous System Health
What else can we do to create balance? Neurotransmitters carry messages through the nervous system, and it takes 1-3 Vitamin-Minerals per day.
I may also recommend you increase B6 to the point where you remember your dreams. I may also suggest OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS which have been shown to reduce Anxiety at a dose of 1-3 PER DAY.
Two other supplements available through your clinician that have Anti-Anxiety and adaptogenic properties are Bio-Ashwagandha and Hemp Oil. Personally, I do not see life slowing down anytime soon.
Finding perfect balance is really what wellness is all about optimal performance. So, if you recognize feelings of anxiety in your life, simply make an appointment with your Wellness Clinician/Functional Medicine Doctor/ Primary Doctor. Your Clinician can implement baseline Nutritional support and help you maintain your edge without burning out.
Stimulation is a good thing however over-stimulation will take anyone out eventually.