Warning: If you read this article until the end, understand its content and apply the suggestions you might experience joy and peace. Use with caution! 

What is anxiety?

If you are searching information online about anxiety you should already have basic understanding of what it is. Nevertheless, let’s try and define it. More importantly, with the understanding of how it is created and sustained, we will see the most practical ways to support ourselves and work on achieving a state of well-being and peacefulness.

Our neurological state, or let’s call it “balance” also known as “homeostasis”, might change very slowly, year after year, and because of that it’s not always easy to notice the change. Except those conditions which manifest acutely (quickly) such as panic attacks for example, or when the person becomes anxious on a constant basis day in and day out, living with a feeling that “something is not right” or that “something is about to happen” but still is unable to explain what exactly is not right… More interesting is that anxiety is much more prominent in well developed countries compared to the so called third world ^oecd.org Why is that? How come that when you don’t have a secure place to live, earn less income, exist in the uncertainty if tomorrow you will have food to eat, water to drink, or at any time you might be robbed – you are less anxious! And contrary, there is more anxiety when you have a roof over your head, you are trying to lose weight because food is abundant, never a question if you will have water to drink and if there is any threat you just call the police and the big guys come marching to your rescue… and yet you are anxious… 

So, let’s have a closer look at anxiety, so we could find a way to recovery, find a way to a sense of stability and the experience of calm… each day!
Warning: if you suspect that your situation is especially difficult where anxiety is really strong it’s crucial to seek specialized assistance.

Anxiety disorder

Anxiety disorder is actually a whole range of disorders. It includes panic attacks, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, phobias, OCD, PTSD etc. They are all alike, they all have in common the sense of fear, thus we will call it simply – anxiety. 

Anxiety afflicts anything from 2.5% to 7% of the population ^{worlddata.org} This percentage varies based on the country. In many countries, unfortunately, the “solution” to growing anxiety are pills, which creates addiction and causes side-effects… For example in France, the number of people over 65 using benzodiazepine category drugs from anxiety are as high as 30% ^pubmed.gov The statistics in other developed countries are similar. ^{medcentral.com}… So the situation is worse than bad and yet no one is raising the alarms…and nobody will, thus it’s you who has to take the responsibility for yourself. After a boring, but important scientific part we will proceed to solutions, which you will have to fulfill if you are serious about stopping anxiety and getting your life back. 

How does anxiety manifest on the physical level? 

For you to understand how it all functions, what actions on a daily basis influence (in a bad or a good way) the functioning of neurotransmitters, we will provide a short and simplified explanation. 

In our case the proper functioning of the brain depends on the balance of 2 neurotransmitters (the carriers of information). This system is self-regulating and there are two most influential powers. Simply imagine the scales which constantly seek balance. ^{intechopen.com}

Those two powers are the neurotransmitters: GABA and glutamate, and in our brain they function as the opposites: Glutamate performs an excitatory function ^academic.com and GABA an inhibitory function ^pubmed.gov These two neurotransmitters together comprise more than 90% of all neurotransmitter function. ^{Intechopen.com} (the other 10% is shared by neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, adrenaline, melatonin etc.)
The interaction of GABA and Glutamate regulates, in a major way, your perception of the environment. Their balance determines whether you are calm and feel safe or whether you are stressed and anxious…

For this reason drugs prescribed for anxiety increase GABA neurotransmitters. Of course these drugs are recommended to be used only for a short period ^{addiction.org} because prolonged use creates an addiction and has a great amount of possible side effects ^{medlineplus.gov} which you really don’t want to experience…. After all, we are talking about your brain and how you perceive reality! Thus let’s consider and understand what promotes the increase of Glutamate (which in most cases we need to reduce). We will also discuss the natural ways to bring back the balance. 

What increases anxiety (glutamate) in your brain

If you want to control your anxiety these are the things you have to reduce, limit, eliminate: 

Sugar (sweets, pastries, sodas, juices, alcohol, even fruits. If the question comes up of where we are going to get our vitamins from: the answer is from vegetables, eggs, fish). 
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Physiology.org
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Social media consumption (and intense following of news). Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok etc. definitely does NOT help in dealing with anxiety. 
^{Psychologytoday.com
Pubmed.gov
Harvard.edu
Wiley.com}

Coffee and energetic drinks.
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E621 (monosodium glutamate) will not help in dealing with anxiety (frequently used as an additive in food processing, sweets, meets, sauces) 
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Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov}

Gluten. Not only those diagnosed with gluten intolerance or celiac disease can experience bad effects of gluten. Medical science has now recognized non-allergic gluten sensitivity and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. 
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Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Verywellhealth.com}

All alcohol. Even if it is “50 grams” – that is not healthy. Actually – there is no such thing as a non harmful amount of alcohol. ^who.int

What you eat affects directly how you feel…
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The gut and the brain have a direct communication channel, and because of that your brain functioning is directly dependent on the state of your gut.
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It is thus obvious that the state of your Central Nervous System and your Mental state (including anxiety) in a significant way is dependent on the “living conditions” of the good bacteria in your gut. 
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Frontiersin.org
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
pubmed.gov}

You don’t need to rush and buy the bacteria supplements now, but what needs to be done actually – is to give them proper food. As an example try to imagine and answer the question: which country do you believe would be more healthy and have a higher population? The one where the mothers give birth and immediately starve their children and poison them, so, they could give birth to the new ones (drinking new good bacteria supplements) or the country where the mothers actually take care of their children, provide the best possible food so they would grow strong and would in turn give birth to their children…

What your body and the good bacteria do NOT like we already discussed above. Let’s see now what are the things that you should eat so that your population of good bacteria would grow strong, and anxiety would grow weak? 

Based on the research about anxiety you need more oligosaccharides containing food (water-soluble fiber). These can be found in all kinds of beans: white, black, red, giant beans, butter beans etc., in lentils, chickpeas, onions, chicory (inulin). So, make sure that these products are on your table.
^{Nature.com
Newbrainnutrition.com
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov}

How to fight anxiety (what increases GABA neurotransmitters)

Cold Water Therapy – In recent years the cold water therapy has gained significant popularity due to its astounding health benefits both on the physical and mental levels. To find out more read HERE

KETO diet helps fight anxiety and increases GABA neurotransmitters ^{diabetes.co.uk} thus those who follow this diet report an improvement on memory, clarity of mind and just a general sense of well-being. For this reason the KETO diet is now more frequently suggested by specialists as an alternative to taking chemical drugs ^pubmed.gov

Perhaps you can already deduct that exercise is another GABA increasing tool ^pubmed.gov and something that helps to deal with anxiety. It’s not necessary to subscribe to the fanciest gym in town, it’s quite sufficient to have an exercise session at home or at the nearby park. And who knows perhaps your visit to the swimming pool might get your interest to come more often.

Yoga ^pubmed.gov

Sauna ^pubmed.gov

Green tea ^pubmed.gov just don’t forget to add some lemon or vitamin C, this doubles the uptake of the required substances ^pubmed.gov

Breathing exercises are especially beneficial when quick results are called for. (i.e. during a panic attack) ^pubmed.gov The golden rule of breathing: the outbreath should be longer than the inbreath. Slowly breathe in and breath out even slower. ^{Psychologytoday.com} Inbreath promotes stress, outbreath – calmness. ^{featheredpipe.com}

Vitexin is a natural substance, an antioxidant classified as an Apigenin Flavone Glycoside. We can find this flavonoid in quite a few plants such as: bamboo leaves, passionflower, lavender, mung beans and many others. Since the old times Vitexin was used in every continent of the world. ^pubmed.gov This flavonoid, since it got under the microscope of the scientists, has really staggered them with its wide pharmacological effects. Read more about Vitexin HERE 

Where does Homeopathy come in?

We have looked at the physical aspects of anxiety. Let’s now consider the metaphysical realm. The word Metaphysical simply indicates the non-physical aspects of reality such as our thoughts, feelings and emotions. 

As much as it is important to ensure all physical aspects are taken care of when dealing with anxiety, it’s no less important to understand what is happening in your mind. It is now widely accepted and understood that the mind plays a crucial role in the creation of diseases. In many cases a disease has a mental origin and unless that point of origin is resolved there will be no lasting cure. Homeopathy is especially effective in dealing with diseases that have a mental origin. 

According to recent trials, people suffering from anxiety, depression, social phobia or panic disorder found that Homeopathy was just as effective at reducing nervousness and anxiety disorders as strong medications like diazepam (Valium) and benzodiazepine (Lorazepam or Ativan). Unlike medical drugs, however, Homeopathy doesn’t carry the dangerous risks of addiction and other harmful side effects. ^{https://homeopathyplus.com/}

More on Homeopathy read here

Warning: If you read this article until the end, understand its content and apply the suggestions you might experience joy and peace. Use with caution! 

What is anxiety?

If you are searching information online about anxiety you should already have basic understanding of what it is. Nevertheless, let’s try and define it. More importantly, with the understanding of how it is created and sustained, we will see the most practical ways to support ourselves and work on achieving a state of well-being and peacefulness.

Our neurological state, or let’s call it “balance” also known as “homeostasis”, might change very slowly, year after year, and because of that it’s not always easy to notice the change. Except those conditions which manifest acutely (quickly) such as panic attacks for example, or when the person becomes anxious on a constant basis day in and day out, living with a feeling that “something is not right” or that “something is about to happen” but still is unable to explain what exactly is not right… More interesting is that anxiety is much more prominent in well developed countries compared to the so called third world ^oecd.org Why is that? How come that when you don’t have a secure place to live, earn less income, exist in the uncertainty if tomorrow you will have food to eat, water to drink, or at any time you might be robbed – you are less anxious! And contrary, there is more anxiety when you have a roof over your head, you are trying to lose weight because food is abundant, never a question if you will have water to drink and if there is any threat you just call the police and the big guys come marching to your rescue… and yet you are anxious… 

So, let’s have a closer look at anxiety, so we could find a way to recovery, find a way to a sense of stability and the experience of calm… each day!
Warning: if you suspect that your situation is especially difficult where anxiety is really strong it’s crucial to seek specialized assistance.

Anxiety disorder

Anxiety disorder is actually a whole range of disorders. It includes panic attacks, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, phobias, OCD, PTSD etc. They are all alike, they all have in common the sense of fear, thus we will call it simply – anxiety. 

Anxiety afflicts anything from 2.5% to 7% of the population ^{worlddata.org} This percentage varies based on the country. In many countries, unfortunately, the “solution” to growing anxiety are pills, which creates addiction and causes side-effects… For example in France, the number of people over 65 using benzodiazepine category drugs from anxiety are as high as 30% ^pubmed.gov The statistics in other developed countries are similar. ^{medcentral.com}… So the situation is worse than bad and yet no one is raising the alarms…and nobody will, thus it’s you who has to take the responsibility for yourself. After a boring, but important scientific part we will proceed to solutions, which you will have to fulfill if you are serious about stopping anxiety and getting your life back. 

How does anxiety manifest on the physical level? 

For you to understand how it all functions, what actions on a daily basis influence (in a bad or a good way) the functioning of neurotransmitters, we will provide a short and simplified explanation. 

In our case the proper functioning of the brain depends on the balance of 2 neurotransmitters (the carriers of information). This system is self-regulating and there are two most influential powers. Simply imagine the scales which constantly seek balance. ^{intechopen.com}

Those two powers are the neurotransmitters: GABA and glutamate, and in our brain they function as the opposites: Glutamate performs an excitatory function ^academic.com and GABA an inhibitory function ^pubmed.gov These two neurotransmitters together comprise more than 90% of all neurotransmitter function. ^{Intechopen.com} (the other 10% is shared by neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, adrenaline, melatonin etc.)
The interaction of GABA and Glutamate regulates, in a major way, your perception of the environment. Their balance determines whether you are calm and feel safe or whether you are stressed and anxious…

For this reason drugs prescribed for anxiety increase GABA neurotransmitters. Of course these drugs are recommended to be used only for a short period. ^{addiction.org}, because prolonged use creates an addiction and has a great amount of possible side effects ^{medlineplus.gov}, which you really don’t want to experience…. After all, we are talking about your brain and how you perceive reality! Thus let’s consider and understand what promotes the increase of Glutamate (which in most cases we need to reduce). We will also discuss the natural ways to bring back the balance. 

What increases anxiety (glutamate) in your brain

If you want to control your anxiety these are the things you have to reduce, limit, eliminate: 

Sugar (sweets, pastries, sodas, juices, alcohol, even fruits. If the question comes up of where we are going to get our vitamins from: the answer is from vegetables, eggs, fish). 
Pubmed.gov
Physiology.org
Pubmed.gov

Social media consumption (and intense following of news). Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok etc. definitely does NOT help in dealing with anxiety. 
Psychologytoday.com
Pubmed.gov
Harvard.edu
Wiley.com

Coffee and energetic drinks.
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
pubmed.gov

E621 (monosodium glutamate) will not help in dealing with anxiety (frequently used as an additive in food processing, sweets, meets, sauces) 
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov

Gluten. Not only those diagnosed with gluten intolerance or celiac disease can experience bad effects of gluten. Medical science has now recognized non-allergic gluten sensitivity and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. 
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Verywellhealth.com

All alcohol. Even if it is “50 grams” – that is not healthy. Actually – there is no such thing as a non harmful amount of alcohol. ^who.int

What you eat affects directly how you feel…
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov

The gut and the brain have a direct communication channel, and because of that your brain functioning is directly dependent on the state of your gut.
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
pubmed.gov.

It is thus obvious that the state of your Central Nervous System and your Mental state (including anxiety) in a significant way is dependent on the “living conditions” of the good bacteria in your gut. 
Pubmed.gov
Frontiersin.org
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov
pubmed.go

You don’t need to rush and buy the bacteria supplements now, but what needs to be done actually – is to give them proper food. As an example try to imagine and answer the question: which country do you believe would be more healthy and have a higher population? The one where the mothers give birth and immediately starve their children and poison them, so, they could give birth to the new ones (drinking new good bacteria supplements) or the country where the mothers actually take care of their children, provide the best possible food so they would grow strong and would in turn give birth to their children…

What your body and the good bacteria do NOT like we already discussed above. Let’s see now what are the things that you should eat so that your population of good bacteria would grow strong, and anxiety would grow weak? 

Based on the research about anxiety you need more oligosaccharides containing food (water-soluble fiber). These can be found in all kinds of beans: white, black, red, giant beans, butter beans etc., in lentils, chickpeas, onions, chicory (inulin). So, make sure that these products are on your table.
Nature.com
Newbrainnutrition.com
Pubmed.gov
Pubmed.gov

How to fight anxiety (what increases GABA neurotransmitters)

Cold Water Therapy – In recent years the cold water therapy has gained significant popularity due to its astounding health benefits both on the physical and mental levels. To find out more read HERE

KETO diet helps fight anxiety and increases GABA neurotransmitters ^{diabetes.co.uk} thus those who follow this diet report an improvement on memory, clarity of mind and just a general sense of well-being. For this reason the KETO diet is now more frequently suggested by specialists as an alternative to taking chemical drugs ^pubmed.gov

Perhaps you can already deduct that exercize is another GABA increasing activity ^pubmed.gov and something that helps in dealing with anxiety. It’s not necessary to subscribe to the fanciest gym in town, it’s quite sufficient to have an exercise session at home or at the nearby park. And who knows maybe your visit to the community swimming pool might get you interested to come more often

Yoga ^pubmed.gov

Sauna ^pubmed.gov

Green tea ^pubmed.gov just don’t forget to add some lemon or vitamin C, this doubles the uptake of the required substances ^pubmed.gov.

Breathing exercises are especially beneficial when quick results are called for. (i.e. during a panic attack) ^pubmed.gov The golden rule of breathing: the outbreath should be longer than the inbreath. Slowly breathe in and breath out even slower. ^{Psychologytoday.com} Inbreath promotes stress, outbreath – calmness. ^{featheredpipe.com}

Vitexin is a natural substance, an antioxidant classified as an Apigenin Flavone Glycoside. We can find this flavonoid in quite a few plants such as: bamboo leaves, passionflower, lavender, mung beans and many others. Since the old times Vitexin was used in every continent of the world ^pubmed.gov. This flavonoid, since it got under the microscope of the scientists, has really staggered them with its wide pharmacological effects. Read more about Vitexin HERE 

Where does Homeopathy come in?

We have looked at the physical aspects of anxiety. Let’s now consider the metaphysical realm. The word Metaphysical simply indicates the non-physical aspects of reality such as our thoughts, feelings and emotions. 

As much as it is important to ensure all physical aspects are taken care of when dealing with anxiety, it’s no less important to understand what is happening in your mind. It is now widely accepted and understood that the mind plays a crucial role in the creation of diseases. In many cases a disease has a mental origin and unless that point of origin is resolved there will be no lasting cure. Homeopathy is especially effective in dealing with diseases that have a mental origin. 

According to recent trials, people suffering from anxiety, depression, social phobia or panic disorder found that Homeopathy was just as effective at reducing nervousness and anxiety disorders as strong medications like diazepam (Valium) and benzodiazepine (Lorazepam or Ativan). Unlike medical drugs, however, Homeopathy doesn’t carry the dangerous risks of addiction and other harmful side effects. ^{https://homeopathyplus.com/}

To get a better understanding on how Homeopathy works it is best to see real life case examples. which you can find here

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