| Decide to make healthier eating choices and it will | | | | 3. Eating fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains |
| help eliminate the anxiety attacks that hold you | | | | can boost the body's storage of vitamins and |
| down. | | | | minerals that are depleted by prolonged stress. |
| Anxiety sufferers are usually deficient in vitamins | | | | 4. Nuts or seeds. Particularly almonds and pumpkin |
| and minerals such as the B-complex vitamins and | | | | seeds they are rich in vitamin B12 and zinc which |
| magnesium. | | | | helps to boost your mood. |
| B-Complex: Help the nervous system to function | | | | 5. Salmon or chicken. Optimal amounts of niacin |
| properly and help to bring energy to people who | | | | (B-3) which is needed for overall energy |
| are constantly stressed. | | | | production. |
| Magnesium: Helps muscles to relax and | | | | 6. Munch on celery. Celery contains active |
| maintenance of the heart muscle. | | | | compounds called phthalides, which can help relax |
| Junk food only comforts you temporarily so | | | | the muscles around arteries and allow those |
| reach for a healthy meal or snack, it will even out | | | | vessels to dilate. With more space inside the |
| your emotions and help to give you more energy | | | | arteries, this can reduce blood pressure. |
| and reduce stress. | | | | 7. Chocolate, certainly last but not least. Now |
| Reduce or eliminate refined products or anything | | | | were talking this isn`t just any kind of chocolate |
| white like white bread, white rice, white pasta or | | | | though it needs to be dark chocolate. Dark |
| white sugar these will leave you sluggish | | | | chocolate is rick in magnesium which so many |
| afterward and can contribute to mood swings. | | | | people are deficient in. Look for the highest |
| Limit your caffeinated beverages and consume in | | | | percentage of cocoa. |
| moderation. Caffeine is considered a mild | | | | 8. Add spinach, turkey and greens to your diet. |
| stimulant, it affects the nervous system by | | | | These foods contain tryptophan which helps to |
| increasing your heart rate. Also a diuretic, it can | | | | regulate your appetite and can improve your |
| increase water loss through urination. Healthier | | | | sleep at night. |
| alternatives would be water, herbal tea, milk or | | | | 9. Eat yogurt. Yogurt contains B-12 which can help |
| natural fruit juice. | | | | in producing healthy nerve cells. |
| So eat foods that give you a boost! | | | | 10. Foods high in fiber, such as brown rice, brown |
| What Do I Eat? | | | | bread, whole wheat pasta and low in salt. If you |
| | | | don't see changes right away don't be surprised, it |
| 1. Skip the trans-fats. These are all bad for your | | | | takes time, maybe a few weeks before you |
| heart so if it says ``hydrogenated`` or ``modified`` | | | | start to notice changes but when you do, you'll |
| stay away. | | | | feel great! |
| 2. Incorporate beans to your diet. Whether lentils, | | | | Learn more natural techniques to stop your |
| soybeans, navy or pinto they contain optimal | | | | anxiety or panic attacks permanently with Panic |
| amounts of magnesium that aids in muscle | | | | Away! |
| relaxation. | | | | |