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Treating Anxiety Naturally

December 26th, 2009 Ama

Anxiety is when you have combinations of symptoms of restlessness, inability to concentrate, and feelings of tenseness.

You should also visit your doctor so they can evaluate you as there a assortment of medical problems that are linked to anxiety.

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NATURAL CURES FOR ANXIETY PROS AND CONS

Physical massage treatments called Bodywork reduce stress, improve sleep habits, and release tension in the muscles. As a huge fan of massages I think everyone should get one once in a while, because it really does decrease stress and just makes you more relaxed.

Passion flower is some other natural cure that has been known to cause anxiety relief as well as insomnia relief.

Some researchers have shown that passion flower can work as good as some anxiety and panic attack medications

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Passion flower has also shown an improvement in ones ability to perform certain job functions without causing you to get drowsy.

A few side effects that have been recognized to be linked with passion flower are increase heart rate, feeling sleepy, and an upset stomach. Their have been cases where it has been reported that supplements containing passion flower were causing mental illness. It’s not known whether passion flower was the reason.

Even though it is one of the known natural curesDo not combine drugs with sedative properties with passion flower, without first consulting a doctor.

Another one of the natural cures for anxiety is valerian. Valerian has been used to treat those with anxiety, but as with other natural medications the amount of available research data is small..

Directions for valerian use are to take it about one hour before you go to sleep. For the effects to start revealing themselves it usually takes about 3 weeks, it is also recommended you only consume it for 3 months. A couple of effects tied with Valerian use are extreme head aches, a dizzy feeling, and excessive heart rate.

They’re different forms of valerian available such as capsules, tea, and liquidextracts.Capsule form is the preferred method to taking Valerian, because the liquid form smells terrible.

Kava is next on our list of natural cures for anxiety. Kava has shown to have anxiety curing properties, and therefore becoming more widely used.

The FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) has issued an advisory to the populace of potential liver injury resulting from the use of supplements that have kava.

Lastly in our list of natural cures for anxiety is working out and taking care of our body. It’s not an actual herb or medication, but 30 minutes of exercise three to five times a week has been known to provide anxiety relief. Known to reduce stress you can add exercise to your current anxiety treatments.

Take a look at this article if you want to discover ways to deal with anxiety: Coping with Anxiety and Panic Attacks

 

 

 

 

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