Foods To Calm Your Anxious Thoughts
It’s not a cure, but it can help.
A healthy diet, exercise and breathing techniques can work in tandem to help reduce and relieve symptoms of anxiety. The foods listed below can help boost your brains function and lower the severity of symptoms caused by anxiety.
Salmon - vitamin d . EPA & DHA - all promote brain health, helping regulate dopamine and serotonin, which can have calming properties. A diet rich in EPA & DHA reduces inflammation and is associated with lower rates of anxiety.
Chamomile - containing antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties that help regulate serotonin, dopamine and gamma-aminobutyric acid.
Turmeric - curcumin - high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, it promotes brain health and can help protect against damage to brain cells due to chronic inflammation and stress. In order for your body to properly absorb turmerics benefits, it must be consumed with fats (butter, coconut oil, lard, etc).
Dark Chocolate - rich in flavonols — having neuroprotective effects on the brain. Flavonols increase blood flow to the brain, enhancing the cell-signaling pathways. Best consumed in moderation, due to high caloric count.