Treating Anxiety Attacks Does The Food That You Eat Affect Your Stress Level

Are you the individual who has a lot of stress in your life? Do the pressures of your job cause that ache in your stomach and pain in your chest? Are there concerns at home as the money that you make barely feeds and clothes your kids, as well as pay those bills that seemingly appear right on top of each other? Have you experienced anxiety attacks lately because you are concerned about you, and your family&rsquo;s immediate future?

You sit down at the table to yet another frozen meal, hastily cooked in the microwave. Hours later, do you wonder why your stomach feels even worse than before? When it comes to treating anxiety attacks, please know one very important thing. The certain types of food that you put into your mouth could only make your condition worse, not better!

Anxiety attacks occur when a person&rsquo;s brain and central nervous system within the body both become over-stimulated. Individuals have different triggers (or reasons) for their attacks. The person who is concerned about a possible job loss, and who also has a family of 5 to feed and a steep monthly mortgage, may feel a high level of stress and agitation due to the pressures in just surviving. Another individual may have to give his/her first public speech to a large audience. The person fears that many things could go wrong in the speech, and imagines only the worst. In either case, if the person becomes consumed with negative thoughts, it could very well lead to anxiety attacks when his/her body simply cannot withstand the stress.

People often turn to food as a way of making themselves feel good. This is both a scientific and medical fact. When a person is feeling good; he/she gets a promotion at work, or when his/her favorite sports team wins a championship, it calls for a celebration. The person will eat, (and sometimes even drink) to commemorate the occasion. Conversely, when things are not going so well, human beings do the same thing. They look at food as some kind of solace or comfort for their souls.

In today&rsquo;s hectic world, many people tend to eat at a pace which equates to how they lead their lives. People who rush through the day on the go often do not slow down when it comes to consuming their meals. Adults, who work 8-9 hour days/5 days per week, find it easiest to throw a quick meal into the microwave. Or, they find it easiest to stop by the local McDonald&rsquo;s to pick up a meal on the way home from work. These individuals may have kids in school who, after being in school all day, have to rush out to soccer, gymnastics, or dance practice. Yet, the parents believe that frozen pizzas served 3-4 times each week is the quickest, easiest meal to provide their kids. Here is the problem. Many of these meals are very poor in nutrition. Many foods, especially those that are frozen have high levels of sodium which acts as a preservative to keep the food fresh. A diet high in sodium is one of the leading causes of high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks in individuals.

If you are the person who has been suffering from anxiety attacks lately, please be aware of a very important fact with regards to your health. If you consume a diet that is very poor in nutrition, the problems that your body are going through, (because of the attacks) will eventually get worse; not better. The frozen store-brought pizza that you are eating, partially to help get your mind off of that nagging, meddling boss at work, is not going to help get rid of the pain in your racing chest. The bowl of heavily salted, buttered popcorn that you are snacking on as you try to compute this month&rsquo;s family bills will most definitely not ease the ache in your stomach. A long term poor diet will eventually lead to worse health problems; anxiety attacks could eventually be the least of your concerns! Instead you need to eat more foods rich in fiber, (to aid the stomach in the digestive process). Substitute fresh, organic chicken and fish instead of those greasy, high-fat content, red meats. Eat more green vegetables, (preferably ones that you can steam, instead of canned or frozen) and fresh fruits. Drink at least 8 glasses of filtered water daily to help flush out the toxins from your body. social bookmarking submitter [l]