Seven dietary changes that dramatically reduce your anxiety
I’d struggled with anxiety for a large chunk of my life, but it wasn’t until I made specific dietary changes that I saw a notable deduction in my experience of anxiety physically.
You can yell positive affirmations in the mirror until you’re blue in the face, but you won’t see real change until you address what’s happening at the level of the body.
We’re more depressed and anxious than ever, yet we still fill ourselves with socially acceptable drugs and stimulants that worsen our anxiety.
If you struggle with anxiety, much of it can be addressed via dietary changes.
We must note that anxiety has become normalised in society. Feeling anxiety is not normal.
If a tiger is chasing you, fine.
But we shouldn’t be feeling unnecessarily stressed and anxious all the time.
Anxiety can always be seen as a sign telling you that something is off balance.
Experimentation for over a decade has shown me that these (in no particular order) have the most potent effect on my anxiety:
- Caffeine
- Smoking
- Drugs
- Wheat
- Alcohol