2 Major Vitamins to Manage & Reduce Feelings of Stress & Anxiety
2 Major Vitamins
To Manage & Reduce Feelings of Stress & Anxiety:
Supporting a Healthy Nervous System
Do you suffer from times of Anxiety, Post Trauma, Work or Life Challenges – Supporting a Healthy Nervous system if of major importance when wanting to rise above these emotions.
There are two major vitamins that you may not have thought Important – Vitamin B & C. These are readily accessible by Eating a Fresh Food Diet.
Often during times of great stress your body will become depleted of certain Vitamins and Minerals.
If it is a chronic condition that you have been suffering from for a while now or you are going through destressing times. You will find it helpful to have the additional support of Herbal and Homeopathic medicines as this will help to restore and rejuvenate, your nervous system. Herbal medicines work as what is referred to as extracellular and homoeopathics work on what is known as intracellular level.
Nutritional & Vitamin Supplements
Research shows that eating a whole fresh, food diet is rich in essential vitamins and nutrients that help to support every function within the body. There are two key, vitamins that when you are undergoing stressful, traumatic times that are known to cause anxiety and panic these will help.
- How the Vitamins help to Reduce Feelings of Stress & Anxiety!
I would like to point out here that vitamin enriched drinks have little to no nutritional value and many of the over-the-counter cheaper supplements are what is known as a minimal dose therefore having little affect. The other problem is in checking whether these vitamins are chemically derived, or naturally sourced. Because if they are chemically derived, they may cause more harm than good.
There are trusted sources that you will learn about through a pharmacy such as National Pharmacies or from a Health Care Professional who specializes in nutritional supplements such as a Naturopathic Practitioner.
The link between Vitamins, Herbs, & Anxiety!
How can anxiety be relieved by vitamins and other herbs?
Naturally sourced vitamins, herbal medicines support healing and restoration of the nervous system at what is referred to as organ and tissue level.
There are two specific types of vitamins for anxiety that should be a part of your everyday nutritional input to maintain and obtain Optimal Health.
Vitamin B supports healthy nervous system function and fortifies the body to make it more resilient during periods of overstress and occasional anxiety.
Vitamin C also works as a stress reliever that provides positive support for reduced immune system response caused by emotional stressors: Like feeling anxious, moody, panicky, overwhelmed, teary unable to manage our emotions. Learn techniques to cope with stress and anxiety that will help you to feel better in dealing with these.
1: Vitamin B and Anxiety
B-Vitamins are essential for the functioning of the nervous system, which controls our stress response. Vitamin B for anxiety is therefore important. Our stress response system determines how we feel in the face of everyday stress. The B-vitamin complex is made up of such B vitamins as thiamine (B-1), pyridoxine (B-6), niacin (B-3) and riboflavin (B-2). All of these forms of vitamin B affect anxiety in several ways:
Vitamin B-1 (Thiamine): This B vitamin supports healthy cognitive function such as focus and mental sharpness. B1 also alleviates mood changes and a depressed mood caused by everyday stress. Fatigue, a common stress-related problem can also be relieved by supplementing your diet with B1 and other B complex vitamins, which makes it an excellent anxiety vitamin.
Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine): Vitamin B6 is an anxiety vitamin that supports healthy immune system and nervous system function. This helps to fortify your body during extended periods of everyday stress, making B6 an excellent anxiety vitamin to add to your wellness plan.
Vitamin B-3 (Niacin): This anxiety vitamin helps lower cortisol levels. Cortisol is the primary stress hormone, and elevated levels of cortisol are linked to any number of physical health issues such as lowered immune system function and weight gain. B3 is also an excellent anxiety vitamin because it strengthens your response to emotional stress and helps the body absorb other important nutrients for better health.
Vitamin B-2 (Riboflavin): This stress-fighting B vitamin can help ward off headaches and mood changes caused by everyday stress. Vitamin B2 can also help support immune system health, which is often one of the first body systems to be affected by occasional anxiety and overstress.
Other B vitamins that help alleviate stress include vitamins B5, B9, and B12. They also support nervous system health, help the body to maintain healthy lactate levels (which are responsible for anxiety attacks), and provide the body with energy to fight fatigue caused by anxiety and other emotional stress responses.
The vitamin B complex is a group of vitamins essential to any wellness plan because they help to ward off feelings of nervousness, fatigue, nervous tension, irritability and agitation due to occasional anxiety.
Food will always be your Best Medicine
Best Vegetable and Plant Sources for Vitamin B
Certain fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes are good sources of vitamin B; however, they do not contain significant amounts of B12 that is found in meat and dairy foods. Avocado, pomegranate, dates, watermelon, and some berries are especially high in B-complex vitamins. Leafy greens and vegetables such as amaranth, bok choy, Swiss chard, kale, Brussels sprouts, potatoes, squashes and parsnips also contain significant amounts.
Most legumes have a lot of B vitamins; however, soybeans, black-eye peas and edamame contain the highest amounts of B9, also known as folate.
2: How Vitamin C helps with Anxiety & Oxidative Stress
You may well think of vitamin C, only for its ability to ward off colds and flu. Vitamin C is an essential nutrient required by the body for the development and maintenance of scar tissue, blood vessels, and cartilage. Vitamin C is also necessary for creating ATP, dopamine, peptide hormones, and tyrosine. As a powerful antioxidant, vitamin C helps lessen oxidative stress to the body and is thought to lower cancer risk.
Best Vegetable and Plant Sources for Vitamin C
The best sources of vitamin C are found in citrus fruits especially lemons, grapefruit and oranges: bell peppers, red capsicum, dark leafy greens, kiwifruit, broccoli, berries, tomatoes, peas, and papayas. Two to Three servings per day of these vegetables and fruit will give you, ample recommended dose of Vitamin C. If you have suffering from a cold or flu, then you may wish to increase you daily amount to three to four servings per day.
Special Note: Sourcing your Vitamins from Fresh Wholesome Foods is always more Effective and Beneficial for You than with Supplementation. Learn about – Can Vitamin Supplements be Harmful: Synthetic vs Natural Ingredients?
The Problem with supplements is that in particular these two major vitamins are the most common to be synthetic, these are Dangerous for you Health.
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