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You Asked... Can Anxiety Diet Calm Your Nerves?
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 Although dealing with anxiety can be quite challenging, various self-help strategies including eating a balanced diet combined with medications and psychotherapy can be effective in treating anxiety.
Diet alone
can't cure your anxiety disorder, however, think about adding the following
changes to your diet.
A healthy diet for anxiety involves avoiding foods that can stimulate
anxiety, and eating foods high in minerals.
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Eat foods high in calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium - these
minerals are depleted by stress.
These include -- apricots, avocados,
bananas, blackstrap molasses, brewer's yeast, brown rice, dried fruits, dulse,
figs, fish, garlic, green leafy vegetables, legumes, raw nuts and seeds, soy
products, whole grains, and yogurt.
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 Eat
small frequent meals rather than three large meals a day.
- Limit your consumption of
animal protein and eat meals high in vegetable protein and complex
carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are believed to increase your serotonin
level in your brain, which has a calming effect.
- Stay hydrated --drink at least
8 glasses of water a day. Dehydration can affect your mood and increase your
anxiety.
- Avoid caffeinated food and beverage such
as coffee, chocolate, black tea, cola.
- Another
anxiety diet recommendation is
to avoid food that has refined sugar or
other simple carbohydrates.
- Food allergies and sensitivity can
trigger anxiety attacks.
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