Healing anxiety naturally

Acceptance, and healing from loss, 268–70 Accusations, and anxiety, 255–56 Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC), 182 Aconite, 137 Active lifestyle, 166–88 caffeine reduction and, 183–84 elements of, 166–67 exercise and, 167–68 gardening and, 172–73 hormone replacement and, 182–83 nicotine addiction and, 184–85 nutrition and, 174–82 prevention and, 185–88 strength training and, 168–69 stretching for flexibility in, 170–72 vacations and, 173–74 Acupuncture, 118 Adaptogens, 101–11 definition of, 102 See also Ginseng; Milk thistle Addictions, 39–40, 73, 184 Adolescence attention deficit disorder (ADD) in, 36 connecting with your Natural Self during, 147–48 Adrenal glands ginseng and, 104 stress and, 48 Aging ginkgo biloba and, 115 definition of, 26 Alcohol use 180, 183 American Botanical Council, 68, 292 Adrenaline, and stress, 48–49, 91 Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), 50, 122 Aerobics, 167 process of, 112–13 Agoraphobia depression and, 41 predisposition to, 34 Alarm center, brain, 31, 32 Alarm reaction, 4, 48–49 Alcoholism, 39–40 falling asleep and, 239 milk thistle and, 109–10 tranquilizers and, 73 Allergic reactions, to herbs, 67 Alphatocopherol, 180 Alprazolam (Xanax), 72, 80 Alzheimer’s disease, 113, 114, American College of Sports Medicine, 168–69 322 INDEX uses of, 106 See also Ginseng (AHP), 292 American Herbal Products 74 and, 246 healing from loss and, 266–67 See cost of, 59 110 side effects of, 74 Hypericum, 59, 84 4 23 8 and, 209 See Anxiety See Anxiety disorder 27 serotonin imbalance and, 33 Apigenin, 95 American ginseng, 102, 105–6 dosage of, 106 American Herbal Pharmacopoeia –93 Association, 64 American Horticultural Therapy Association, 173 American Psychiatric Association, 27–28 Amphetamines, 38, 40 Amygdala alarm center in, 31, 32, 48 aromatherapy and, 130 kava and, 81 Anafranil (clomipramine), 41, Anchoring inner safety, 202–4 Anger, 240–58 common communication traps –58 constructive vs. destructive, 243–44 making anger work for you, 241–42 mental shielding and, 245–46 rescript and rehearse with, 244–45 Antiaging chemicals, 175 Antianxiety treatment. Treatment of anxiety Antibiotics, overuse of, 61 Antidepressants, 73–75 diagnosis of anxiety and, 38 milk thistle and damage from, versus Anxiety, 1–54 causes of, 31–36 diagnosis of, 37–43 forms of, 3– journaling to express, 222– number of people suffering from, 4–5 predisposition to, 34 quizzes on, 5– results of leaving untreated, 10–11 stimulus-response patterns –10 time struggle and, 157–58 treatment of. treatment use of term, 1 Anxiety-anger traps, 247–58 Anxiety attack. Panic attack antidepressants for, 73 primary types of, 25– stress and, 52–53 use of term, 1 Anxiety treatment herbal medicine for, 75–77 homeopathy for, 137–38 self-healing program for, 77, 143–44 Approval, and anxiety, 252–53 Aromatherapy, 125, 129–32, 295 Arsenicum, 137 323