Herbs that help preventing anxiety attack

October 14, 2015 painremedies Herbal Medicines

What is anxiety? What is really the meaning of anxiety?

We all know that anxiety is an emotion that makes you scared, afraid, stressed and other nervous related emotion.

Anxiety is an emotion of a disturbed state of mind that is produced by real or imaginary fears. It is an unpleasant inner turmoil. And the words disturbed and turmoil makes anxiety a dangerous illness a person would have.

There is a scary increase of people with anxiety and they come into millions around the world. But still, many and most of it in the remote and third world countries are not aware of danger of what anxiety can do to people’s health and the people around them.

If not treated or prevented, anxiety can be one of factor of having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure or hearth arrhythmia.

Once you are diagnosed with anxiety, you need to see your doctor for proper medication and can help you to lessen or cure your panic attack. Anxiety can be a short or long term illness.

These are some of the natural help in preventing and control your anxiety attack:

CHAMOMILE – With the calming property chamomile and chamomile tea gives, it is a big help calming people with anxiety. You can also put chamomile in your bath for a more relaxing mood.

GREEN TEA – Green tea contains L-theanine, an amino acid that helps you alert and relaxed. L-theanine also helps to control the raising of heart rate and blood pressure and reduces anxiety attacks.

KAVA – Is the most effective natural treatment option for reducing anxiety. Drinking kava tea doesn’t cause any side effect or any withdrawal symptoms. Kava is a powerful herb that you need to ask your doctor if you are taking any other maintenance medicines because kava can act as a medicine.
VALERIAN – Unlike kava with a strong effect with anxiety, drinking valerian tea helps you to relax and to have a good sleep. But never drink valerian root tea if you will be doing something like driving because you might feel very sleepy.

LAVENDER – Not only lavender is an anti-inflammatory but lavender’s aroma can make you more relaxed.

But these herbal teas can only help you control anxiety, more importantly, you need to change your lifestyle by exercising – brisk walking, threadmilling, proper breathing exercise – and eat the right healthy food. An empty stomach can make you feel irritable.