| Effectively dealing with anxiety naturally is a goal | | | | caffeine for good measure and you have a recipe for |
| most of us share. After all anxiety is with us most of | | | | disaster. Additionally, high protein foods (turkey, tuna) |
| the time. No matter what the task, their always | | | | will tend to take the edge off of anxiety for some. |
| seems to be an anxious moment. But at what point | | | | *Learn diaphragm breathing techniques: A couple of |
| does plain old run of the mill anxiety turn into | | | | years ago I was at an athletic even and had the |
| something more sinister? | | | | chance to ask one the participants what was his |
| Four warnings signs are: | | | | number one tip for success. His answer "Learn to |
| *Anxiety gets in the way of what you are doing. | | | | breathe man, just learn to breathe". Most athletes |
| *Rather than a fleeting momentary bout of | | | | know that breathing gets more oxygen into the |
| nervousness, your anxiety turns into an albatross | | | | blood and takes the edge off of those intense |
| that you can't seem to get rid of. Put simply, it stays | | | | pressure situations, allowing them to perform at their |
| too long or occurs too often. | | | | best. But if you are a soccer mom with a carload full |
| *You have tried to block out the anxiety producing | | | | of screaming kids the pressure you are feeling |
| thought but it seems to be with you 24/7, affecting | | | | probably is greater than the star athlete. Breathing is |
| sleep and social experiences. | | | | an important key to diffusing this tension. A simple |
| *The level of anxiety is much greater than the actual | | | | breathing routine is to inhale through your nose and |
| threat. An example would a police car is behind you. | | | | exhale through your lips making a slight hissing sound |
| You know there is nothing to fear nevertheless you | | | | as you release the air. Repeat seven or eight times |
| slow down to a crawl. He eventually passes you and | | | | until you feel your anxiety lift. |
| a wave of relief covers you like your favorite warm | | | | *Say no to inactivity: There is no better way of |
| blanket. | | | | dealing with anxiety naturally than through exercise. |
| Okay so now you have realized that you have high | | | | When you are under pressure your body is being |
| anxiety and must find a way of dealing with this | | | | inundated with adrenaline, which causes your muscles |
| anxiety naturally. You know many of your worries | | | | to tense up, your heart rate to elevate, and any |
| are unfounded but yet you are a nervous wreck | | | | number of other uncomfortable sensations. |
| seeming all the time. Let's explore a few tips that | | | | Something as simple as taking a 30 minute walk |
| just might help you take that anxiety and send it to | | | | around the block can burn away almost all that |
| a Zen community for rehab. | | | | adrenaline, and quite likely relieve much of the anxiety |
| *Watch out for diet: What you eat may not seem | | | | your are feeling. |
| like a big deal but I would venture to say that over | | | | Additionally, many have found natural herbal remedies |
| 50 percent of all anxious individuals consume the | | | | for anxiety to be an excellent companion treatment |
| wrong types of foods and sugar/caffeine laden | | | | to diet modification, diaphragm breathing, and |
| drinks that set the table for out of extreme | | | | moderate exercise. A powerful four step approach |
| nervousness. The worse of these foods are simple | | | | worth considering. |
| carbohydrates and simple sugars. Throw in a little | | | | |