| Copyright (c) 2008 Sandy Adamson | | | | herbs that are known to be able to alleviate anxiety |
| Anxiety attack is no longer a new term in our life. In | | | | symptoms include chamomile, B-complex vitamins, and |
| fact, it is affecting a staggering 20 million of the | | | | St. John's Wort, a potent natural anti-depressant. |
| American population including school-age children. | | | | 3. MEDITATION |
| Traditional medication has always been one of the | | | | Meditation helps the practitioners to put minds at ease. |
| most effective ways to treat anxiety, but they are | | | | When you do it for a long time, you can have easy |
| also being accused of potential harm to our bodies. As | | | | control of your mind and dispel excessive worries, |
| such, more people would like to learn how to stop | | | | fear, and anger. Yoga is one of the commonly known |
| anxiety attacks naturally, and the non-drug methods | | | | techniques. |
| are what they start with. | | | | 4. DIETARY HABITS |
| 1. BEHAVIORAL THERAPY | | | | With regard to alleviating anxiety, caffeine and sugar |
| Behavioral therapy is applied to change the behavior | | | | are two types of consumptions you should definitely |
| pattern and thinking process of the sufferer, in order to | | | | avoid. Quite often, healthy diet coupled with regular |
| ease both physical and emotional symptoms of | | | | exercise is a magic pill for various kinds of medical |
| anxiety attacks. With this method, sufferers are trained | | | | conditions. |
| to cope with their stress, relax their minds, and shift | | | | 5. EXERCISE |
| their focus to more positive events. All of these skills | | | | When you do exercises, your body releases a stream |
| will enable the patients to reduce their anxiety | | | | of neuro-transmitters that can successfully keep |
| symptoms. In the mean time, the behavior therapist | | | | anxiety at bay. Why not start with less-intensive |
| also help the patients to identify the causes of their | | | | programs and gradually build up? With proper exercise, |
| problems and prevent them from happening again. | | | | you can well protect yourself against anxiety attacks |
| These methods are essentially different from the | | | | or reduce the symptoms if you are already suffering it. |
| direct interventions in treatment by medications or | | | | All natural anxiety cures as mentioned above involve |
| hypnosis. | | | | restoring the biochemical balance of the body and |
| 2. HERBAL PRODUCTS | | | | making dietary and lifestyle changes designed to |
| In essences, herbals are another form of drug, but are | | | | improve your general health. Now, more and more |
| considered natural because they are less addictive | | | | anxiety sufferers prefer a way to stop anxiety |
| and harmful compared to traditional medications. Kava | | | | attacks naturally as none of the traditional medicines is |
| Kava is a commonly used herbal drug which can help | | | | totally free from side effects. Mind you, though, the |
| alleviate anxiety symptoms and can be consumed | | | | non-drug methods are mild remedies and are only |
| daily. Valerian Root is another type of herb that has | | | | suitable for treating minor anxiety symptoms. In the |
| been found to be useful for anxiety, and it works as | | | | case of more severe anxiety attacks, traditional |
| both an anti-sedative and an anti-anxiety agent. Other | | | | medications are still the first choices. |