What is anxiety? Occasional anxiety is a normal response to stressful situations but some people live in an almost perpetual state of anxiety. Lifestyle factors are often to blame, although some people also appear to inherit an ‘anxiety trait’. Anxiety produces the stress hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline, which can have an unsettling effect on many parts of the body, producing symptoms such as headaches, palpitation, insomnia, digestive upsets, irritability and sexual problems.
How to avoid anxiety?
Tea, coffee, cola, alcohol and sugar-rich foods should be avoided. Instead, drink relaxing chamomile tea, water and fruit juices. Foods rich in B vitamins benefit the central nervous system, so include more bananas, nuts, green vegetables and whole grains in your diet. Honey is a natural anti-anxiety food and oats can help too; eat one bowl of porridge in the morning and another before bedtime.
Complimentary Natural Remedies for Preventing Anxiety
The herb skullcap is effective for nervous tension, stress or hysteria and PMS. Put 1 to 2 tsp of the dried herb into a cup, pour on boiling water, leave to infuse for 10 to 15 min¬utes and drink a cupful 3 times a day.
If anxiety keeps you awake at night make valerian, passionflower or hops into a tea. Or add 4 to 6 drops of lavender or chamomile essential oil to an evening bath. Inhale 3 drops bergamot, 2 drops lavender and 1 drop chamomile oil from a tissue whenever needed.
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