Anxiety
Anti-Anxiety Diet
Anti-anxiety diet can help you choose the right foods so you can be quiet, even when you have to deal with stressful situations.
Does a deadline seems to be more bearable when equipped with a bag of cookies?
It is true that food soothes. But when the stresses of life lead to an anxiety attack, you do not need your food intake will produce more anxiety.
- Complex carbs act as tranquilizers by increasing the amount of serotonin, a neurotransmitter with relaxing properties in the brain. This meal plan contains lots of fruits and foods made with wheat flour to increase their intake of complex carbohydrates.
- Tryptophan – a precursor of serotonin – has a calming effect. This meal plan includes turkey and milk, which contain tryptophan.
- Caffeine can cause nervousness or anxiety. This diet substitutes a cup of relaxing herbal teas such as St. John’s wort, linden and chamomile, for your morning coffee.