Being anxious is frustrating, especially when you don’t know the reason for it. It troubles you and saps the joy out of your life.
You could be having a relaxed meal with your friends and still feel the anxiety. The worst thing is that you cannot explain what is happening to your co-workers, friends, or family because you don’t understand why you are anxious.
One thing that we are sure about anxiety is you don’t have to go through this terrifying time alone. Don’t allow feeling isolated. Anxiety is treatable so get the help you need today.
Why are you anxious?
Anxiety is caused usually by genetics, stress, traumatic event, or brain chemistry. Your anxiety probably has a trigger—a thought or event, which provokes an anxious response. We all know that we can reduce anxiety’s symptoms with anti-anxiety medication.
However, if you want to get rid of your anxiety more naturally, it’s time to look for new and better ways to manage it. Promising studies have looked at the gut-brain axis in our bodies and discovered our gut plays a major part in our mental health.
The relationship between gut bacteria and anxiety
The microbiome, the distinct population of bacteria (microbes) living in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, plays a big part in the gut’s health and other parts of the physical health. Gut microbiota is important bidirectional communication between the central nervous system and the gut. An imbalance of “bad” and “good” bacteria in the gut microbiome could cause mood disorders like anxiety.
How do I fix it?
To fix your anxiety, you need to re-establish the health of your gut bacteria (the microbiome) and maintain good health. Nurturing healthy microbiome is easier than you think. You just need to retain a strong balance in favor of the “good” bacteria in the digestive tract by eating a well-balanced diet.
You may think now with your schedule, you wouldn’t have time to maintain a balanced diet, but you’re wrong. There are foods that you can easily incorporate into your diet. You need to eat foods rich in probiotics, prebiotics, and naturally occurring digestive enzymes, which will support your microbial health by restoring the balance to the microbiome.
Probiotic foods
Probiotic foods and drinks include kefir, plain yogurt, cottage cheese, and fresh sauerkraut. These fermented foods contain healthy microbes as lactic acid bacteria, altering brain activity. Just sprinkle some sauerkraut on your morning avocado toast.
Digestive enzymes
Don’t forget the foods that have natural digestive enzymes as kombucha, kimchi, miso, pineapple, avocado, mango, papaya, honey, banana, ginger, and kiwifruit.
Prebiotic foods
These foods contain indigestible fibers, fermented by your gut bacteria and changed into healthful substances that affect brain health. They include artichokes, whole grains, seeds, nuts, onions, leeks, garlic, cabbage, chicory, asparagus, oats, and legumes.
You can prepare your meals in under ten minutes and you’ll be on the way to have a stress-free day.