Did you know that anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults or 18% of the population?! Although highly treatable with medicine, anxiety sufferers can also institute a holistic approach to squelching their symptoms. This can be done through diet and exercise, according to two recent studies.
The first study, conducted by the College of William and Mary, suggests that young adults who eat more fermented foods (i.e. yogurt, pickled vegetables, etc) have fewer social anxiety symptoms. The second study, highlighted in a recent Hungry Girl email, points out that sitting for long periods of time, increases the risk of experiencing anxiety.
Knowing this new information, a state of calm might be just a spoonful (or jog) away ;)
((Photo Source: https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2015/fermented-food-social-anxiety-study123.php))
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