Natural remedies can be one way to help calm anxiety without the side effects of pharmaceutical options.
Even vitamin deficiencies or health conditions like elevated blood sugar can cause anxiety in some cases, and supplementing these deficiencies or treating the health condition could help to stabilize mood.
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Healthline reported that deficiencies of vitamins A, the entire B complex, C, D, and E can all contribute to anxiety in various ways, as well as magnesium. Omega-3 fatty acids, sometimes called fish oil, also may help reduce anxiety if your body gets enough of it. It’s important to eat a healthy diet, but if you are still experiencing anxiety, a supplement that contains these important nutrients could help reduce anxiety once your body is getting what it needs.
There also are a number of amino acids that can benefit those suffering from anxiety — a few that Healthline reported include GABA and L-theanine. Getting enough protein is important for hormonal balance and can be challenging if you are limiting meats or following a vegan diet. Sometimes supplementation can replace these missing elements to relieve anxiety symptoms.
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A review of research in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine showed Ashwagandha root extract was significantly more effective than a placebo in reducing anxiety in multiple human studies, and was as effective as some medications that are used to treat the condition.
According to Calm Clinic, anxiety and adrenal fatigue tend to go together, whether anxiety comes first and causes the adrenaline to deplete the adrenal gland function or whether adrenal fatigue from poor health causes anxiety to flare up. It doesn’t really matter which came first. Adrenal Glandular is a supplement that can help relieve adrenal fatigue and the anxiety that goes with it.
Finding relief from anxiety naturally may be possible and could help prevent you from having to alter your lifestyle or take drugs that have side effects.
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