Some ideas on diet to handle anxiety

Hello!! I am Vandy, that is a new address because the Boss wanted her address
for business only. I am _not_ a doctor, but I am a farmer with a degree in
agriculture. I am also an herbalist/ folk medicine in a hobby/ business (grow a
few culinary herbs to sell) kind of way. Turns out I have fought anxiety since
childhood, but did not hit breakdown until near 50. The breakdown (severe
depression) resulted in finding correct treatment. I am amazed at the many
treatments for other medical problems while anxiety/ depression is ignored as a
casual agent. Our anxiety is a medical problem that may require medication
forever. Still I am wanting to find as much help as possible in order to live
with this condition and maybe prevent it in my children. Okay, feel free to
delete this paragraph if responding it is not the point of this post. ;^)))

I have found that certain shifts in diet have reduced the anxiety levels and am
beginning to wonder if the non-production of seriatonin by the brain might be a
result of problems with the diet. There is already a scientific correlation
between growth enhancer fed livestock and overweight humans. Pork should always
be fully cooked due to the many diseases that pigs and humans can share.
Currently we are being warned off raw eggs due to the salmonella found in the
eggs as a results of confinement raising of the hens. I am sure there are many
other similar problems with the food we eat due to production style or type of
livestock. That is not the point here, so no need to start a long thread on
food danger stories. The point is we are what we eat in oh so many ways. Is
our anxiety in any way related to the foods consumed?

Cutting caffeine from my diet has helped a lot. I no longer am running to the
restroom first thing at each store when shopping. Problems with irritable bowel
syndrome have reduced. I am sleeping better.

Caffiene is all too available. It is hard to find a beverage away from home
that is not caffeinated. Even caffeine free coffee is not totally caffeine
free. Tea, hot chocolate, chocolate candy all have caffeine.

Note: If you crave chocolate, just can not get enough, are willing to drive out
in the middle of a baaaad weather night just to buy chocolate, you may be iron
deficient. Have your doctor do a blood test for anemia. If anemic, do take the
recommended supplements. Chocolate will still taste good, but a few bits will
be enough.

Adding calcium supplements to my diet has helped a lot. In my first pregnancy,
the doctor found I had a calcium deficiency problem and was surprised I had no
history of broken bones. But I did have a history of being a clumsy person and
constantly taking bad sprains to ankles, wrists and other body parts. During
that pregnancy I was taking falls for no reason, just a sudden loss of any motor
control of the lower trunk. At the doctor's advise, I started taking a calcium
supplement. Now to reduce and prevent muscle cramps and quivering I take a
calcium supplement. Due to the anxiety, I was experiencing a lot of nervous
shaking. I was able to reduce this shaking by increasing the calcium intake.

This post has become much too long, please delete all but what it is you are
responding.

"Vandy Terre" <vandy@tanglewood-destiny.com> wrote in message
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> Hello!! I am Vandy, that is a new address because the Boss wanted her
> address
> for business only. I am _not_ a doctor, but I am a farmer with a degree
> in
> agriculture. I am also an herbalist/ folk medicine in a hobby/ business
> (grow a
> few culinary herbs to sell) kind of way. Turns out I have fought anxiety
> since
> childhood, but did not hit breakdown until near 50. The breakdown (severe
> depression) resulted in finding correct treatment. I am amazed at the
> many
> treatments for other medical problems while anxiety/ depression is ignored
> as a
> casual agent. Our anxiety is a medical problem that may require
> medication
> forever. Still I am wanting to find as much help as possible in order to
> live
> with this condition and maybe prevent it in my children. Okay, feel free
> to
> delete this paragraph if responding it is not the point of this post.
> ;^)))

>
> I have found that certain shifts in diet have reduced the anxiety levels
> and am
> beginning to wonder if the non-production of seriatonin by the brain might
> be a
> result of problems with the diet. There is already a scientific
> correlation
> between growth enhancer fed livestock and overweight humans. Pork should
> always
> be fully cooked due to the many diseases that pigs and humans can share.
> Currently we are being warned off raw eggs due to the salmonella found in
> the
> eggs as a results of confinement raising of the hens. I am sure there are
> many
> other similar problems with the food we eat due to production style or
> type of
> livestock. That is not the point here, so no need to start a long thread
> on
> food danger stories. The point is we are what we eat in oh so many ways.
> Is
> our anxiety in any way related to the foods consumed?

Could be...You live in clean air state? How about renting a commune to us?
Of less seriously': Many things affect anxiety but I don't think there is a
cure , but without a doubt foods and air and environment and friends and
support and sometimes even music and security and other things affect the
extent of condition. The sad parts is when we can't do much about those
things even if we know thats what we need.

>
> Cutting caffeine from my diet has helped a lot. I no longer am running to
> the
> restroom first thing at each store when shopping. Problems with irritable
> bowel
> syndrome have reduced. I am sleeping better.

>
> Caffiene is all too available. It is hard to find a beverage away from
> home
> that is not caffeinated. Even caffeine free coffee is not totally
> caffeine
> free. Tea, hot chocolate, chocolate candy all have caffeine.
>
> Note: If you crave chocolate, just can not get enough, are willing to
> drive out
> in the middle of a baaaad weather night just to buy chocolate, you may be
> iron
> deficient. Have your doctor do a blood test for anemia. If anemic, do
> take the
> recommended supplements. Chocolate will still taste good, but a few bits
> will
> be enough.
>
> Adding calcium supplements to my diet has helped a lot. In my first
> pregnancy,
> the doctor found I had a calcium deficiency problem and was surprised I
> had no
> history of broken bones. But I did have a history of being a clumsy
> person and
> constantly taking bad sprains to ankles, wrists and other body parts.
> During
> that pregnancy I was taking falls for no reason, just a sudden loss of any
> motor
> control of the lower trunk. At the doctor's advise, I started taking a
> calcium
> supplement. Now to reduce and prevent muscle cramps and quivering I take
> a
> calcium supplement. Due to the anxiety, I was experiencing a lot of
> nervous
> shaking. I was able to reduce this shaking by increasing the calcium
> intake.
>
> This post has become much too long, please delete all but what it is you
> are
> responding.
Now you must not be so hard on yourself , accept what you wrot.

Hiya, I was interested in what you had to say about diet and food.
I suffer anxiety, depression and panic attacks, have been on
prescription drugs until very recently.
I am going to start to research into nutrition and my condition, as
although the prescription drugs were a god-send at the time, I was
unhappy about the long term effects they could have.
I will keep an eye on the posts here and would be interested to read
anything anyone has to say. I also will report on how I get on with my
new regime.
I am not an expert on nutrition but have always had an interest in what
foods have which values and am a strong believer in the mind and body
working as one.
Mental illness seems to be a whole frontier that is not understood very
well, certainly enough people are suffering from one or another, is it
one in four?
Anyhow, kind regards everyone, look forward to the posts.
Ruby.

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