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What is anxiety
14/08/09
What is anxiety
An emotional disorder that may include physiological symptoms or illness, usually affecting twice as many women as men. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, as of 1998, drugs prescribed for sufferers of anxiety rank among the 20 drugs most commonly prescribed overall. Some of the most common symptoms of anxiety are hyperventilation, chest tightness or pain, fainting, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, clammy skin, flushing, dry mouth, loss of appetite, headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, insomnia, and a host of individualized manifestations of stress. Anxiety may also occur as a result of a physical problem, such as metabolic imbalance, hyperthyroidism, prostaglandin deficiency, poor nerve health, smoking, any catastrophic illness such as cancer, and many other diseases, or it may be secondary to posttraumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive, and other psychological disorders.
What is anxiety
In the field of complementary medicine, the mind-body connection is taken into consideration when treating an individual presenting signs of panic attack or another stress-related condition regardless of its origin. Relaxation techniques; meditation; Ayurveda; massage; aromatherapy (particularly with essential oils of peppermint, lavender, geranium, bergamot, cinnamon, etc.); acupressure; acupuncture; homeopathic medicines such as aconite, arsenicum, calcarea, and ignatia; nutrition therapy (such as magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, sea minerals, brewer’s yeast, sunflower seeds, molasses, carrot-celery juice, wheat germ oil, and garlic); psychotherapy; reflexology; and many other healing methods have been known anecdo-tally and shown in scientific studies to be effective treatments. Herbal therapies include chamomile, valerian, peppermint, hops, Chinese angelica, white peony root, lady’s slipper, rosemary, skullcap, Reishi mushrooms, bee pollen, ginseng, gotu kola, lobelia, and catnip. Flower remedies include elm, aspen, red chestnut, Rescue Remedy, and Emergency Essence.
What is anxiety
In her book Healthy Healing: An Alternative Healing Reference (Healthy Healing Publications, Carmel Valley, Calif., 1994), Linda G. Rector-Page, N.D., Ph.D., describes depression and anxiety as the mental and emotional state that can stem from as wide a range of causes as there are individuals. For the “inability to cope with prolonged and intense stress, excessive worry, anger and guilt, insomnia, and diminished ability to concentrate,” she recommends (1) food therapy, including sufficient protein (about 15 percent of total calorie intake), carrot juice two to three times a week with a pinch of sage and a teaspoon of Bragg’s Liquid Aminos, the elimination of sweets, alcohol, and drugs, drinking of bottled water, and a daily mix of lecithin granules, brewer’s yeast, wheat germ, and pumpkin seeds; (2) brain oxygenators, including wheat germ oil capsules, glutamine, and germanium with suma; (3) herbal therapy, including royal jelly, evening primrose oil, Bach’s Rescue Remedy, gingko biloba, and ginseng; (4) bodywork, including exercise, sunlight, yoga, Shiatsu, and breathing exercises; (5) aromatherapy (particularly ylang ylang, basil, jasmine, and geranium); and (6) the cessation of smoking.
What is anxiety
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