Cold/Flu/COVID/Allergies
This does not cause a fever. It does not give you aches and pains but does cause a runny/stuffy nose. Think clear snot!
What are allergies?
Anxiety provokes what this response.
What is fight, flight or freeze?
This antioxidant source is easy to spice up and enjoy as a snack, are available year round and high sources of good fat or mono-unsaturated fat.
What are avocadoes?
This grounding skill has a shape and requires breathing in for four seconds and holding and exhaling for four seconds and holding and done four times.
What is square breathing or box breathing?
This both can trigger and calm anger depending on what is being played?
What is music?
These don't always make you sick. There is good and bad and whether or not you get sick by them often depends on your body's defenses.
What are bacteria?
This is one of the most common non-benzo medications used as needed for anxiety?
What is hydroxyzine or Vistaril?
Found in your fish oil and also in these important foods such as salmon, nuts, seeds and legumes.
What are omega 3 fatty acids?
A popular one to help with sleep, but too much of can cause diarrhea?
What is magnesium?
Clues that your body uses to let you know your anger is growing, if you notice them you can hit the brakes and take control before it grows too big.
What are Anger Stop Signs?
These are super microscopic and can evolve and replicate. They require a host and almost always make you ill.
What is a virus?
Our anxiety may send the body into protection mode sending extra blood to the big muscles and away from the extremities which is where is common phrase comes from.
What is cold feet?
Delicious especially when chocolate covered, and if covered in dark chocolate provides a double whammy of rich antioxidants?
What are blueberries?
This supplement is considered an anxiety amplifier.
What is caffeine?
This nerve ends in the pelvic area and is one of the main components of the calming or parasympathetic nervous system.
What is the vagus nerve?
This virus's current most prevalent varient in Alaska is XBB.1.16.
What is COVID?
Anxiety reduction is all about activating the calming, relaxing, this restoring part of the nervous system.
Your bodies biggest energy hog, and antioxidants are its best food source.
What is the mind?
The gut is considered the 2nd Brain and helps create this important neurotransmitter that impacts both anxiety and depression.
What is Serotonin?
What is soften the gaze?
Oseltamivir, baloxavir marboxil, and zanamivir, can shorten the duration and severity of this?
What is the flu?
This means that you are in your body, you're feeling your emotions and your aware of your present moment experience.
What is being grounded?
Foods rich in Vit C, Vit E, and beta carotene (a form of vitamin A) help reduce the oxidative damage to the brain and are considered __________.
What are antioxidants?
Your medical provider would want to know that you are on this common supplement/herb NOT used for anxiety but rather for depression because it doesn't always play well with certain mental health meds you may be taking.
What is St. John's Wort?
A script written in what about Bob that we could all use from time to time.
What is Take a vacation from your problems!