Anxiety
Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness. It might cause you to sweat, feel restless and tense, and have a rapid heartbeat.
Anxiety
Anxiety is a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness. It might cause you to sweat, feel restless and tense, and have a rapid heartbeat. Anxiety can be profound and limit a perosn’s ability to lead a normal daily life. This may lead to loss of work, strain on relationships, and decreased quality of life.
Did you know?
More than 30% of U.S. people will experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their lifetimes.
Symptoms of Anxiety
- Restlessness
- Easily fatigued
- Weakness
- Difficulty concentrating
- Headaches
- Unexplained pains
- Rapid heart beat
- Pounding heart beat
- Difficulty falling asleep
- Difficulty staying asleep
- Excessive worry
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Anxiety
What is causing my anxiety?
The gut-brain connection is growing in popularity as research continues to prove the connection. Anxiety is associated with poor GI function, poor diet, medication use, and stress. Dysbiosis or bacterial imbalance and pathogenic overgrowth in the GI tract as well inadequate digestion and absorption of food and impaired motility of the GI tract leads to increased inflammation in the GI tract impairing neurotransmitter production, detoxification, and leading to systemic inflammation altering brain function.
What are typical treatments for anxiety?
Typical treatments are aimed at treating the immediate symptom with medications like benzodiazepines (xanax) or sleeping aids. These medications will make the symptoms better with their use but do not address the cause leading to dependency on the medication and frequent dosage changes.
How do I figure out what is causing anxiety?
A personalized lifestyle plan is imperative addressing diet, exercise, sleep, stress as well as in-depth biomarker analysis looking for imbalances, overloads and deficiencies with accurate treatment. This will get you on the right track for health optimization.
