Anxiety can a very debilitating condition or those in its grip. Situation anxiety and worry is a normal human emotion, however feelings of anxiousness that are chronic and self perpetuating is a sign that something is wrong.
Signs and symptoms of anxiety include:
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Shortness of breath
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Tightness in your chest
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Sleep issues
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Churning stomach
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Racing heart
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Restlessness
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Fear
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Excessive worry
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Excessive thinking
There is often a psychological driver of anxiety, along with numerous other physiological factors including:
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Inadequate sleep
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Irregular eating patterns or high sugar diet
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Nutritional deficiencies
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Alcohol excess
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Thyroid disorders
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Imbalance between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ gut flora
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Hormone imbalance
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Inflammation
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Pyrroles
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Food intolerances
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Histamine issues (often related to MTHFR gene)
Depression is NOT simply a serotonin imbalance, which is why antidepressant drugs that act on serotonin are not fixing the epidemic of depression in our western society.
There is often a psychological driver of depression, along with numerous other physiological factors including:
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Poor diet
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Lack of sleep
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Stress
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Insulin resistance
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Infection
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Inflammation
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Imbalance between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ gut flora
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Nutritional deficiencies
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Thyroid disorders
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Hormonal imbalances
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Genetic factors (including MTHFR gene)
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Pyrroles