These two symptoms, that tend to go hand in hand, may occur as mild and bothersome moodiness or devastating dysfunction that brings life to a standstill. Wherever you or a loved one fit on this spectrum there is help for these problems with holistic...
Anxiety is a mental disorder that often dovetails with depression and alternates from mild discomfort to almost uncontrollable panic with physical symptoms. Some medications have been known to ease anxiety, they may also suffer from undesirable side...
Americans are worried. Approximately 20–40 million Americans have some form of diagnosable anxiety disorder, another 40 million have trouble with alcohol or drugs, mostly taken to reduce anxiety, and 47 million smoke. The “worried well” represent a...
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Re WDDTY vol 14 no 3, some years ago the amino-acid L-tryptophan was sold in healthfood stores and used by thousands of people for sleep and stress-related problems. Sadly, L-tryptophan was taken off the market
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Also known as ‘hyperventilation anxiety syndrome’, panic attacks may be linked to psychiatric disorders like agoraphobia (fear of open spaces). More frequently, they simply appear on their own - without warning - out of nowhere.
Q I’ve been suffering from anxiety for many years. I have tried lots of things and feel like I’m at the end of my tether. However, deep down, I don’t believe that anxiety alone is creating my symptoms. It could be the symptoms themselves that are...
Although treating your Candida and overcoming your physical symptoms should help to alleviate your mental symptoms as well, there are a few other steps you can take to manage your anxiety. Try: * Herbal treatments. Several studies have supported the...
In Medical Monitor (September 4, 1996), Dr Richard Lawson recently recounted an unusual case of emotional illness. His female patient, whom he described as ordinarily "cheerful and open", complain ...