Tips for Reducing Anxiety
- Exercise regularly.
- Quit or reduce smoking, alcohol consumption, and caffeine consumption.
- Practice deep breathing.
- Try eating foods that have been shown to help reduce anxiety, including Brazil nuts, almonds, salmon, eggs (including yolks), dark chocolate, turmeric, asparagus, blueberries, and yogurt.
DIY Chamomile Flower Tea for Anxiety and Stress
Courtesy of Skyhorse Publishing
Drinking three cups of chamomile tea per day can help you relieve some anxiety and stress, while also reducing your inflammation and pain! This one-stop-shop of herbal goodness is an easy way to incorporate herbal medicine, and it tastes good! Chamomile is unique in its sweet and fruity taste. Using an infuser pot to brew your tea is an easy way to make fresh tea using loose leaves. If you don’t have an infuser teapot, find a strainer or cheesecloth in order to make a makeshift tea bag.
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 tablespoons fresh chamomile flowers
- 1 sprig fresh mint
- 8 ounces boiling water
Directions
- Harvest your chamomile flowers the same day you plan to use them for tea. Pop the heads of the flowers off the stems, and mix together with a fresh mint sprig.
- Boil your 8 ounces of water and place it in your teapot with the herbs, or over the cheesecloth. Steep your flowers and mint in the water for five minutes.
Beam Me Up Melissa Balm Tea
Courtesy of Skyhorse Publishing
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon lemon balm leaves
- 1 teaspoon pineapple weed herb
- 1 teaspoon lavender flowers
- 1 teaspoon California poppy herb
Directions
- Prepare as an infusion.
- Use as an uplifting subtle tea blend for raising the spirits and a gentle relaxant for conditions of anxiety and stress.
This excerpt is taken from “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Natural Remedies” by Abigail Gehring. To buy this book, click here.
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