Diet and Nutrition for Anxiety and Stress Reduction?

Diet and nutrition is often the most overlooked factor in stress management, but it is a very important factor for effective therapy. Foods having high content of saturated fats, cholesterol, simple sugars and carbohydrates, sodium and physiological stimulants add to the symptoms of stress related disorders. Caffeine, alcohol, rarely cooked red meats, recreational drugs, tobacco based products are stimulatants for the body and nervous system and interfere with the normal functions. While caffeine can help to keep you awake, you may be ignoring a natural reaction of the body to sleep. Excessive indulgence of such stimulants will impose stress on your physiological and psychological health.

On the other hands, foods that are rich in nutrients such as magnesium, calcium, tryptophan, pantothenic acid, betacarotenes, Vitamins A,B and C, omega-3 fatty acids, monosaturated fats are very potent for yourself and are excellent augmentors for anxiety and stress reduction. In addition to promoting calmness in your body, nutrients such as magnesium help strengthen your cardiac muscles so that your body is ready for hyperactivity during stressful situations when heart rate tends to iincrease. Mixed greens, shiitake mushrooms, brocolli, squash, white meats, fish, eggs, cows milk - preferably containing less than 2% fat, lemons, oranges, apples, cherries are all excellent foods that are excellent natural anxiety cures.

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