The Three Rules for Eating to Ease Anxiety | Ep #45
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Did you know what you eat may play a role in your anxiety? We all know that what we eat can have a real impact on our physical health, but recent research suggests what we eat can have a real impact on our mental health as well.
Please join me as I share my three simple rules for what and how to eat to promote good health and to ease your anxiety.
LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:
I have three chapters on this topic in my book, Calm & Sense: A Woman's Guide to Living Anxiety-Free. I cover which foods are best for easing anxiety – and which foods to avoid:
- Chapter 44: Nourish Yourself.
- Chapter 45: Eat and Drink This,
- and Chapter 46: Don’t Eat and Drink This.
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Here are the articles I mentioned if you’d like to do a deeper dive:
- “In her article in the MIT News, Judith Wurtman writes….”
February 25, 2004. Carbs essential for effective dieting, good mood, Wurtman says. MIT News
- “On the other hand, the “bad” or simple carbs….”
Leal, Darla. May 21, 2021. All You Need to Know About Carbohydrates: Simple, Complex, Fiber, and What to Chose.” Verywell life
- “When we eat something sugary….”
Peterson, Tanya, J. January 6, 2020. Sugar and Anxiety: How Sugar Can Make Your Anxiety Symptoms Worse. Healthyplace.com
- “According to Sara Lindberg, writing for healthline.com….”
Lindberg, Sara, BS, ME.d. June 23, 2020. Your Anxiety Loves Sugar. Eat These 3 Things Instead. Healthline.com
- “A report in the November 2021 issue of the Sapien Journal…”
November 28, 2021. People who eat meat experience lower levels of depression and anxiety compared to vegans. Sapienjournal.org
- "In her new book, The Anatomy of Anxiety, Vora, Ellen, MD. writes….
Vora, Ellen, MD. (2022) The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body’s Fear Response Harper Collins, New York. (pg 101)
- “And if you’re interested in eating to ease anxiety….”
Mazzulllo, Natalie April 12, 2022 What spices and foods can help with anxiety and stress. Nevada Today.edu.
- “According to an article in Web MD…”
Dallas, Mary Elizabeth. June 23, 2015. Food Eating Order May Affect Type 2 Blood Sugar. WebMD
- “Emotionally it can cause feelings of regret, shame and failure….”
Abraham, Micah. March 1, 2021. What Causes Anxiety After Eating? calmclinic.com
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