Holistic Approaches to Combat Panic and Anxiety

October 18th, 2009 | Author : Gordon Dalwood | Posted in Health & Nutrition

Panic attacks and anxiety are awful to have to deal with. Many people want to remedy them and continue living their lives. Some people turn to traditional medicines for a treatment for anxiety, but many more people are turning to the holistic approaches for relief.

Prescription drugs can be very expensive. The natural route is a lot less expensive, so people are searching for the right alternative medicine. There are many options if you are interested in staying more natural, to get relief from your symptoms.

You can buy most of the natural remedies at your local health food market or shop the Internet for them. Also there are other methods that help that are considered natural too like meditation and exercising.

Many of the natural herbal remedies have been used for centuries to calm anxiety and prevent panic attacks. These remedies were used before any other cures or treatments were developed with the technology we have today. India and China have always been big in using the alternative natural remedies.

A few herbs that effectively help people with anxiety and panic attack are: lavender, St. John’s Wort, lemon balm, and passion flower. When combined in certain ways the herbs offer some fairly positive outcomes. The results are even greater if they are used along with meditation, talk therapy, or relaxation techniques.

Lavender has many different uses, such as skincare to aromatherapy. It is known for the ability to sooth and calm. Inhaling the pure essential oil of lavender will calm your nerves and give you a soothing feeling.

St. John’s Wort is one of the most researched herbs used for panic and anxiety. St. John’s Wort uplifts one’s mood to help relieve anxiety and panic. It’s a great herb for combating depression. Natural prozac is a name given to this herb, due to the success of lifting and improving a depressed mood. Many scientists believe that St. John’s Wort is just as effective as many of the antidepressants used today, without the side effects.

Lemon balm came from the Mediterranean and has been used around the world for digestive problems, to lower blood pressure, and to treat various problems of the nervous system. Lemon balm helps anxiety and panic attacks too.

An herb used similar to a sleeping pill would be Passion flower. It’s great for dealing with insomnia due to it’s sedative effect which will calm your nervousness, anxiety, and even panic attacks. This herb is now readily available worldwide.

When you combine these herbs with talk therapy you can most times totally cure your anxiety and panic attacks. Meditation and exercising are some other good things to do to relieve these problems. Meditation centers the mind, while exercising burns off the frustration you are feeling.

As you can see there are many natural treatments for anxiety and Panic attacks. We have touched on just a few in this article. There are many more herbs that you can research into. Make sure to go to an experience herbalist to get advice though. If you do not have one locally there are many good places online to find out information.

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