Did you know that anxiety disorders are the
most common mental illness in the U.S affecting 40 million adults in the Unites
States age 18 and older? Stress and anxiety are among the biggest difficulties
that adults are faced with.Stress
and anxiety are emotional problems and can be hard to fix with the help of
medicines.Anxiety can cause a lot
of trouble through sleeplessness, panic attacks and weight loss.Anxiety is caused by stress, depression
that can cause psychological challenges faced by many people. There are so many
of us that have difficulty sleeping, eating and even focusing so how do we deal
with this issue?Below are some
ways on how to deal with anxiety.
- Change your diet: Following a balanced diet
is not only good for your weight and general health, but is a proven stress and
anxiety management technique.
Eating food rich in calcium, phosphorus and magnesium helps reducing
stress and so does avoiding refined sugar.
- Exercise: This is an excellent stress &
anxiety management technique – it eases the symptoms of anxiety and
stress.During exercise endorphin
is released and that helps in boosting your mood.Medical practitioners recommend at least 45 minutes daily
exercise from up to five days per week and this can be aerobic, walking or
cardio.
- Reduce the intake of caffeine: limit your
caffeine intake or switch to decaf. Large amounts of caffeine will induce
symptoms and might lead to sleeping troubles as well.
- Increase in Vitamin B: This will help you in
your battle with anxiety disorders and stress.Most doctors will advise you to increase the intake of
foods, rich on B vitamin or take it as a supplement.
- Try Yoga:Yoga is slow paced, a slow breathing exercise technique,
which is in sharp contract the symptoms and characters of anxiety and our
reaction to do it. Driven by its characteristic prolonged
breathing, yoga helps dampen the causes of anxiety within ones mind.
- Sex: Did you know the sex is one of the best
de-stress techniques? Large amount of edorphin, which is a feel good hormone,
is released during sex and this explains why all people are happy after having
sex.Studies have proven that sex
and orgasms boost mood and reduce stress levels.Even though most of us lead busy lives, you can always find
time for sex.
- Aromatherapy: This is a great way to relax,
there are many oils like lavender, geranium, marjoram and others can help you
relax and in fact have been used to help people with sleeping disorders.