Anxiety
Everyday stress causes a variety of health problems especially anxiety. The tips below are not just for anxiety they can be applied for everyday stress.
- Aromatherapy is a good treatment for anxiety, and you can do it on your own. Lavender oil is particularly effective, but you can also use jasmine or sandalwood
- Vitamins are important when trying to keep anxiety in check. Deficiencies (Vitamin B in particular) can often cause anxiety. Take a daily supplement of a B-complex tablet
- Meditation and Yoga techniques help to calm. Just closing your eyes and breathing deeply will help significantly. Use these techniques whenever you start to get an anxiety attack and as part of your daily routine.
- A daily workout will help you calm down. The physical exertion itself helps fight anxiety, plus it prompts your body to produce certain chemicals that calm you and make you feel good
- Take a bath when you feel stressed out or an anxiety attack coming on
- Drink water or tea when you start to feel stressed out, drink a whole glass of water, or else sit back and sip a cup of tea.
Depression
In addition to conventional medicine, many people look for home remedies for depression treatment.
- St. John's wort for depression is used by millions around the world. This plant has yellow flowers whose medicinal uses were first recorded in ancient Greece. Find out about the safety and effectiveness of St. John's wort to see if this herbal therapy may help your depression symptoms.
- Diet helps your moods. Learn more about a depression diet and find out how certain foods and nutrients might help you.
- Exercise can work as well as antidepressants. This is because it leads to the release of certain neurotransmitters in the brain that alleviate pain