How The Proper Diet helps to Manage Panic Attacks
Indeed, we truly are what we eat...
There is a saying "For every action, there's an equal and
opposite reaction." And yes unequivocally, the foods you eat or
don't eat do in fact have a significant effect when it comes to
causing or curbing panic attacks.
In this article, you will find the means to prevent panic
attacks by virtue of controlling, avoiding, or reducing the
foods that trigger this disorder. You will also be encouraged to
consume more foods that minimize the on-set of anxiety and panic
attacks, with an emphasis on balance and moderation.
Panic attacks do directly affect the nervous system and eating
foods rich in B vitamins will help to reduce angst and also
induce a calming effect, while delivering nourishment for a
healthy nervous system.
Listed under the B vitamin group, Vitamin B12, Thiamin, and
Niacin have a direct correlation in helping maintain nervous
system balance and diminish the susceptibility to panic attacks.
In more ways than one, these nutrients can assist in the
preparedness and help to ward off and manage nervous system
disorders.
While adhering to a moderate, balanced diet and emphasizing the
B vitamin and mineral complex, the following can serve as an
ideal food structure, in reference to your diet:
1.Consume twenty percent of meat, poultry, seafood (salmon,
swordfish, tuna, clams, crab, mussels, and oyster), and products
made from soybeans like tofu, eggs, and cheese. 2.Consume thirty
to thirty-five percent of baked potato, broccoli, asparagus,
peanuts, legumes, watermelon, and oranges. 3.Consume forty to
forty-five percent of brown rice, whole grain cereal, pasta,
wheat germ, oatmeal, and rye bread.
While the above food groupings are rich in B vitamins, they can
and will help (through the maintenance of a well-balanced
nutrition regimen) reduce panic attacks and anxiety occurrences.
Listed below are three consumables that are sure to aggravate
anxiety disorders and should be eliminated or whole-heartedly
managed.
Alcohol is one of these substances; it raises hyperactivity in
the nervous system and elevates alertness. Although, being alert
is not necessarily a bad thing; alcohol induced alertness causes
agitation and irritability. If alcohol cannot totally be
avoided, the least you should do is to cut down your intake
gradually until it reaches ground zero. Some individuals tend to
have secondary triggers of anxiety when withdrawal from a
substance is abrupt.
The consumption of caffeine is another trigger of panic attacks;
it is a stimulant and elevates heart rate. Just like alcohol,
withdrawal from caffeine might incite a secondary anxiety in the
form of the shakes, irritation and possible feelings of
exhaustion. For coffee drinkers, try the decaffeinated variety.
Gradually reduce the strength and lower the frequency in which
you consume coffee and other caffeine-rich drinks like cola,
tea, and chocolate. I, of course recommend green tea for
numerous reasons, in fact I have written several articles on the
wonders of green tea and there actually is quite alot of stir
going on about this amazing green tea and its innumerable health
benefits, so go surf the net if you want to find out more, I
encourage you to discover for yourself.
The third substance to avoid is sugar. Sugar contains only
negligible nutrients and is loaded with empty calories. So, how
is sugar related to panic attacks? Glad you asked...sugar causes
hyperactivity, thereby bringing about emotional imbalance that
may ultimately lead to panic attacks. Sugar also initiates mood
swings. The sugar from the starchy and simple carbohydrates that
you eat when digested and assimilated, will then lead to
fermentation and subsequently is broken down into alcohol (as
mentioned earlier, alcohol raises stress levels that can lead to
panic attacks). And contrary to what the uneducated masses
believe, this alcohol is no different than the fermented alcohol
that you purchase from the local liquor store.
In conclusion and to briefly summarize... Maintaining healthy
eating habits is one of the most imperative prerequisites that
contribute to a life free from panic attacks, depression and a
whole host of other disorders and possible diseases. Earnestly
strive to maintain a proper balanced diet, especially when
you're busy. Your health should be your principal concern, after
all, without health there is nothing...believe you me!