We’ve all heard the saying, “stress kills.” It’s true!

Anxiety-related disorders like #stress and #hypertension affect a huge segment of the population—In response, Big Pharma has developed numerous drugs to treat anxiety-related disorders, from selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac and Zoloft to tranquilizers (the most popular class being benzodiazepines such as Valium and Xanax). - I PREFER #NATURAL SOLUTIONS

Natural alternatives

There are many different types of natural anxiety treatment options. The term "natural" simply means "without chemical medicine," and this opens up hundreds of different doors that you can choose from to reduce and prevent #stress & anxiety.

My Go to solution for stress:

This time of year (#Spring_in_Ontario) #TinyBeaches shoreline stimulates inspiration and helps reduce daily stresses and the views are beautiful

I like to go to the beach - #BalmBeach Ontario - happens to be one of my favorite place to go for a SPIRITUAL TIME OUT and it's to understand WHY

The hills in #Collingwood are as mesmerizing as the moving water of #GeorgianBay

Some other NATURAL SOLUTIONS include:

• Cannabis consumption: I find a puff or two on my portable vaporizer works great to reduce climbing anxiety. My favorite *go-to strain is Cannatonic OR Space Camp Kush a hybrid that LEAFLY.COM describes best:

Space Camp Kush is a hybrid strain bred by Cresco Labs. Created by crossing Star Killer and Skywalker OG, it was designed to help consumers leave the ground. This potent pairing leads with a happy, heady euphoria that jettisons the consumer away from mental and physical stress while dimming nagging aches and pains. Space Camp Kush is the perfect strain for those looking to ignite creativity and bliss while leaving stress and nausea in a galaxy far, far away.

If Cannabis is not your thing, try these options

• LAVENDER OIL Many people experience enormous benefits from essential oils and aromatherapy. Lavender is well known for its soothing and sedative effects when its fragrance is inhaled. Add a few drops to your bath, dab some on your pillow, or massage a few drops to your palms and wrists and inhale.
• Practice meditation: The benefits of meditation are well established, and chief among them is its ability to calm an overactive mind. Studies show that subjects who participated in four 20-minute mindfulness meditation classes experienced a significant reduction of anxiety in every session. Even just a few minutes of meditation can have an enormous impact!
• Exercise regularly: Getting regular exercise is enormously beneficial in fighting depression, managing stress, and reducing daily anxiety. In one clinical study, participants with panic disorder exercised for 30-40 minutes three times a week for 10 weeks and experienced almost the same benefit as treatment with medication. Incredible!
• Drink chamomile tea: What could be more soothing than a cup of chamomile tea? There’s science to prove its therapeutic effects are real. Researchers found that patients who took chamomile extract experienced a significantly greater reduction in anxiety than those who took a placebo.
• Reduce caffeine: Caffeine has very real neuro-psychiatric effects on your brain that can exacerbate anxiety and sleep issues. Sometimes called “the most widely used psychoactive drug in the world,” caffeine can over-stimulate the sympathetic nervous system.
• Consume enough L-lysine: L-lysine is an essential amino acid that has been shown to reduce anxiety and the stress hormone cortisol. You can obtain it from your food. Simply increase your intake of high quality red meat, fish, nuts, and eggs! Or you can take a supplement.
  

Have you ever suffered from anxiety? What do you find helps or makes it worse?

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