One of the biggest concerns for the average person with anxiety is figuring out how to decrease their physical symptoms.
For the vast majority, that means endless hours researching deep breathing, yoga, or feel good quotes.
Now, there’s no doubt in my mind that if you take meditation and yoga seriously that you will see results, but how many people do?
That’s why the motivation factor is all-important. Rather unfortunately people get discouraged if they don’t see results within a few days.
Bottom-line is that if it takes too long to master their chosen means of improvement people abandon it.
That sounds strange, but when you consider how hard it is to grasp meditation, for example, you start to understand why so many people give up on it (I still recommend it though).
But what if there were something a little easier?
What if I told you that changing your diet could seriously improve your mood and thereby decrease anxiety symptoms as well?
See here’s the thing; you already know how to eat. You have to do it anyway (or die), and obviously you can read a food list.
All the main ingredients you need to make this plan work are already in place. What you need now is a basic blueprint that you can build on.
Now I know that this isn’t exactly earth-shattering information. After all, it has been mentioned on AG before.
However, I never got into the details. I basically didn’t give you a reason to care about food as a means of reducing anxiety.
So what I want to do is make it up to you. I’m going to start by sending my newsletter supporters specific tips that they can use to turn their diets into a weapon of mass improvement.
You see, I recently sent out a mass email asking my listeners what they were struggling with the most and I got over 100 responses.
I want you to know that I heard you loud and clear.
I plan to provide you with actionable tips over the next several weeks to help you reduce palpitations and other physical symptoms.
And not just through diet advice, either. I’m putting together an assortment of tips that can be implemented on a daily basis.
So if you’re not already on my email list I strongly encourage you to get on it (see the black box below).
To kick things off this week I interviewed Evan Brand of Not Just Paleo.
Evan was kind enough to come onto the podcast and give us an overview of how diet impacts stress and anxiety levels.
In this episode, Evan and I discuss:
- His personal story of success
- How to use food to balance mood and energy levels
- Specific foods that you can start eating today to lower anxiety
- What you need to know about how the body processes food
- Why modern diets can add to stress levels
- Evan’s one critical piece of advice for anyone that wants to regain balance in their life
To listen, you can either click on the listen icon below, or browse AG show episodes on iTunes.
This is great stuff!
I’m discovering that changing my diet- is changing my life, my anxiety ridden life. This is really great information Paul! Thank you!
This is true–in fact I have a feeling my problem was triggered due to nutritional deficiencies. I am suffering from anxiety from hormonal issues (low testosterone) and my whole worrying about my anxiety is making is so much worse. I’m worried that I will still have anxiety after my hormones balance since this health problem has caused so much stress and worry..my mind just goes insane and I start ruminating over past memories out of habit because I didn’t even know I had a hormone issue until recently :(….My mind is literally trying to make my problem psychological.
Great Podcast……..look forward to them
Looking forward to them as well.
Just a short question, I can’t seem to find the “black box” to subscribe to the newsletter. Is there a link to it somewhere or am I just blind? 😀
I do agree there is too much processed food. But banishing all grain as the paleo diet prones is unhealthy IMHO. I’m no nutritionist, but I think most disapprove of banishing a food group. Rice, whole wheat, those are good for most people. Celiac Disease is real but a lot more rare than people think.
Also, I think cavemen were more likely to drink milk than almond milk.
I like these interviews but honestly, pseudo science is a giant placebo. I’m not saying this man is dishonest. I think he’s genuine. I also think you can’t cure anxiety with kale and grassfed beef.
I tried.
Good points Sarah. I say mix and match. I doubt everything anyone says is 100% right. The key is to take away the helpful bits to build a solution over time.
Paul, thanks for letting me share this information with your audience.
Sarah, as you may have or have not noticed, my site is titled, “Not Just” Paleo. I do not think it is a perfect diet by any means, nor do I follow it strictly.
I am a Nutritional Therapist myself and use organic white rice myself and think it is a highly beneficial food, especially for those struggling with anxiety due to blood sugar imbalances and adrenal dysregulation.
However, the inclusion of wheat bread, or any source of wheat for that matter should be strictly prohibited. Due to the condition talked about in the scientific community as “intestinal permeability” A.K.A. leaky gut, that is caused from wheat proteins such as gluten, the cascade of effects that follow are detrimental to the immune system and lead to further disruption of health and happiness.
Unfortunately, the mainstream medical industry is years behind this “pseudoscience” you’ve alluded to.
A good starting point would be to pick up some of one of the world’s most important Gastroenterologists, Dr. Rodney Ford out of New Zealand as he treats children with autism and even the most extreme of health complications each day with a strictly gluten-zero diet.
Cheers to health,
Evan