Fitness and Nutrition
While you may not believe that eating well and exercising will make your anxiety disorder go away completely, you may want to consider how these lifestyle changes might improve your mental well-being as well as give you the strength you need to cope and recover.
Low Blood Sugar and Anxiety
Julie began experiencing anxiety after the birth of her daughter. SSRI medications only made it worse. She soon realized that her anxiety increased when she was hungry. Read how simple snacks have made all the difference for Julie.
Julie began experiencing anxiety after the birth of her daughter. SSRI medications only made it worse. She soon realized that her anxiety increased when she was hungry. Read how simple snacks have made all the difference for Julie.
Walk Away Anxiety
When Lori feels anxiety and panic coming, she doesn't feel like doing anything. However, if she pushes herself to get up and take a walk, she ends up feeling wonderful.
When Lori feels anxiety and panic coming, she doesn't feel like doing anything. However, if she pushes herself to get up and take a walk, she ends up feeling wonderful.
Exercise and Stress Relief
"One of the best ways to work out the stress and pull yourself out of the dumps is to move your body," says Paige Waehner, About Exercise. If the dark, cold weather and holiday stresses are bringing you down, Paige can help you learn how to fight depression and stress with exercise, yoga, massage and other healthy indulgences. Her article includes a gentle stretch workout.
"One of the best ways to work out the stress and pull yourself out of the dumps is to move your body," says Paige Waehner, About Exercise. If the dark, cold weather and holiday stresses are bringing you down, Paige can help you learn how to fight depression and stress with exercise, yoga, massage and other healthy indulgences. Her article includes a gentle stretch workout.
Food and Mood
What do you do about craving and binges? Are cravings tied to depression and anxiety? Nancy Schimelpfening, About Depression, provides some theories about carbohydrates, sugar, and mood, and offers some tips on how you can handle those urges to binge.
What do you do about craving and binges? Are cravings tied to depression and anxiety? Nancy Schimelpfening, About Depression, provides some theories about carbohydrates, sugar, and mood, and offers some tips on how you can handle those urges to binge.
About Exercise
Paige Waehner's Exercise site at About is really the only place you'll need to get started exercising and to continue throughout your life. Besides all sorts of information and articles on exercise, Paige provides the exercises themselves, including photos and step-by-step instructions.
Paige Waehner's Exercise site at About is really the only place you'll need to get started exercising and to continue throughout your life. Besides all sorts of information and articles on exercise, Paige provides the exercises themselves, including photos and step-by-step instructions.
About Nutrition
You know you should have a better diet, but you don't know where to begin. Start here! You'll find everything from the basics to the details. Includes recipes, how to balance your diet, how to use vitamins, why you should drink water, and much more. From Shereen Jegtvig.
You know you should have a better diet, but you don't know where to begin. Start here! You'll find everything from the basics to the details. Includes recipes, how to balance your diet, how to use vitamins, why you should drink water, and much more. From Shereen Jegtvig.
About Walking
If you're concerned that exercise will cause a panic attack, consider walking. You can start as slow as you want and build up when you're ready. Wendy Bumgardner provides free e-courses and programs, for beginners and advanced walkers, along with information about walking, equipment, events, injury, and much more.
If you're concerned that exercise will cause a panic attack, consider walking. You can start as slow as you want and build up when you're ready. Wendy Bumgardner provides free e-courses and programs, for beginners and advanced walkers, along with information about walking, equipment, events, injury, and much more.