💫Having anxiety doesn’t mean you don’t get shit done
💫Having anxiety doesn’t mean you can’t smile or laugh or enjoy your day
💫Having anxiety is often a hidden, unseen, indescribable feeling that your walls are closing in and you’re losing oxygen
💫Having anxiety doesn’t mean you don’t smash your targets it doesn’t mean you don’t create
💫It doesn’t mean you don’t see the blue sky through the green trees and flowers flourishing 🌸
💜Having anxiety means you see, feel, and experience all of this in spite of the overwhelming feeling that you can’t do it, that you’re not good enough, that your nightmare is being lived through the day
“This too shall pass and with it bring the overwhelming sense of gratitude and joy of being in the present moment”
In the midst of an anxiety spiral you may never know what will be the net to catch you in your mental skydive (with loop de loops)
Lifestyle
Here are some things you can do to support your body to produce the net, so to speak.
💞ground your body; Child’s pose, warm hearty stews with root vegetables, put your bare feet in the earth
💞get warm; warm your feet, hop into bed with a heavy doona, take a warm bath with essential oils
💞get out of your head and into your body; sweat, move, feel your heart pumping
💞meditate; if you think you can’t, try a different kind. I find guided meditation to be a wonder for an anxious mind. I love meditations from @1giantmind @joedispenza and @deepakchopra
💞Talk. You may find there’s a trigger and a trauma that needs releasing 💖
Nourishing an anxious mind
Here are how some of the foods and nutrients you consume could either exacerbate or reduce it your anxiety
💞 Blood Sugar Disregulation: when your blood sugars are constantly up and down due to consumption of refined carbs and sugars, this in turn feeds inflammation. The up and down nature of blood sugars directly parallels and feeds anxiety via inflammation
💞 Food intolerances: consuming foods your intolerant to also feeds inflammation, with symptoms like poor memory, aches and pains, brain fog, depression and anxiety common
💞 Supplementation with magnesium, B6, L-Glutamine and Zinc provide the precursors (ingredients) to the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, producing calming and anti anxiety affects
The food you choose to eat can either feed disease or feed health, choose wisely 😘
If you need support and guidance on nutrition for anxiety, food intolerances, gut wealth or hormonal health, get in touch for a consultation here 💞
Happy Day!
Jenna Poole
Clinical Nutritionist