Anxiety is a name given to a chronic functional problem where the patient suffers from fear, restlessness, palpitations, dry mouth, and sweatiness for no apparent reason. It is often associated with fatigue, irritable bowl syndrome, hormonal imbalances, and insomnia.
Anxiety is almost always multi-factorial. Some of the contributing causes may be poor bowel health, hormonal imbalances, metabolic imbalances , and poor glycemic control. Often times, high estrogen, low progesterone ratios, are contributory.
Symptomatic treatment is almost always unsuccessful. Only finding and treating the root cause of the problem will lead to a successful outcome.
Patients that suffer from chronic anxiety must pay very close attention to their diets. Many of these patients suffer from low blood sugar problems. Low blood sugar will activate the sympathetic nervous system and promote the secretion of adrenaline. Therefore, low blood sugar is one of the primary culprits involved in anxiety.
Catabolic imbalances secondary to excessive intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids are also contributory.
Specific food allergy testing may be necessary as well. Many people are allergic to soy, wheat, milk, and gluten.
