Anxiety/Stress
Anxiety is a general feeling of being worried. Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time, but those with generalized anxiety disorder feel anxious frequently or excessively, not necessarily as a result of a particular situation.

How do I know if I have generalized anxiety?
Some of the symptoms of anxiety are muscle tension, trembling, accelerated heart beat (tachycardia), dizziness or impaired concentration, fast or troubled breathing (dyspnea), palpitations, sweating, fatigue, irritability, and sleep disturbances. If you have generalized anxiety you would experience these symptoms often and not as an effect of a situation.

How did I get anxiety?
Anxiety can result from many specific causes, such as an underlying medical condition or drugs you are taking. However, there may be no specific cause. Factors such as genetics and early life experiences may play a role.

What are my options?
If there is a specific physiological cause for your anxiety found then your health care provider can help you treat those symptoms. For anxiety without a physical cause, you can work with your health care provider to find other ways to treat your anxiety. Treatment can vary from trying a method of relaxation, to medicine, to counseling. Whatever the cause for your anxiety that will decipher the method of treatment.
Mind-body techniques, nutrition, and herbs may be an effective way to treat anxiety. Progressive muscle relaxation, diaphragmatic breathing, biofeedback, meditation, and self-hypnosis can help you relax and reduce your anxiety. Discuss these options with your health care provider.

A good way to reduce anxiety is by eating healthy and exercising regularly. Here are some suggestions to help you get on the right track and to avoid things that can increase your anxiety.

Foods to avoid
Caffeine, Alcohol, Sugar, Refined Foods, Food Allergens, Dairy, Soy, Citrus, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Wheat, Fish, Eggs, Corn, Food Coloring and Additives.

Foods To Favor
Fresh Vegetables, Whole Grains, Protein and Essential Fatty Acids found in Flax Oil and Fish Oil.

Vitamins
Calcium, Magnesium, B Complex

Herbs
- Kava Kava (Piper methysticum) for mild to moderate anxiety.
- St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) for anxiety associated with depression
- Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) for anxiety with insomnia
- Oatstraw (Avena stiva) nourishes the nervous system
- Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) for anxiety with depression and heart palpitations
- Lavender (Lavendula officinalis) for nervous exhaustion and restoring the nervous system
- Skullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia) relaxes and revitalizes the nervous system.

Click on the various remedies below to promote relaxation and aid in stress management:

3 Way Stress
for those concerned with the effects of a high-paced lifestyle who want to achieve a natural state of calm.

Aconite
A homeopathic remedy for the initial stages of fever and inflammation resulting from exposure to dry cold, and is usually accompanied by anxiety, restlessness, and thirst.

Anxiety Free Aroma Oil
Calming, helps with anxiety, gives a feeling of protection and peace.

Body Regenerator Tri-Essence Blend
Treats sore muscles, sprains, bruises, inflammations. Protection from stress. Reduces stress and frustration

Eleuthro Licorice
It is particularly indicated for Exhaustion and diminished function of the adrenal glands caused by frequent or prolonged stress. This includes the physical and mental stresses associated with injury, illness, prolonged pain, overwork or severe exertion, mental strain, worry and anxiety.

Flower Essences –
Aspen, Cerato,
Chamomile, Chrysanthemum,
Elm, Filaree, Garlic, Golden Yarrow,
Goldenrod, Larch, Mimulus, Mustard, Nicotina,
Pink Monkeyflower, Pretty Face, and Trumpet Vine

Holy Basil
Reduces stress and cortisol, Inhibits COX-2 inflammatory enzyme*
Increases physical and emotional endurance

Rhodiola
Sharpens memory retention and cognitive performance. Builds stamina, endurance and well-being under conditions of exertion and sleeplessness

Serenity Liquid Phytocaps
This calming formula works not only as a nervous relaxant, but also as a nervous system strengthener, particularly where overwork and stress play a role

StressCheck

Supercritical Stress Advantage
Masters everyday stress. Strengthens cardiovascular, adrenal and immune system response to stress. Most powerful adaptogens from Chinese, Indonesian, Indian, and Russian traditional medical systems
The herbs in Supercritical Stress Advantage have been used for millennia by women and men under stress, to prepare them for the ultimate challenge living a life well lived.

Sweet Restoration Aroma Oil
Reduces stress and regenerates.

DISCLAIMER: These remedies should not be used as a replacement for proper medical care. Using any of the products mentioned in www.absolutelthepurest.com is only a part of taking responsibility for your physical and emotional well-being. You are also responsible for researching and listening to your intuition about what foods benefit your body, what activities bring you joy and strength, and allowing for quiet contemplative time to help you reach greater clarity in your life's decisions. Copyright © 2003 Thymely Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this material may be translated, copied or reproduced in any form whatsoever without the written permission of the author.