How To Cope with Anxiety!
Anxiety manifests itself in episodes commonly known as panic attacks. This is when the body's natural "fight or flight" reaction occurs spontaneously. During this internal 'emergency', stress causes the body to produce more adrenal hormones, especially adrenaline. The increased production of adrenaline causes the body to step up its metabolism of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates to quickly produce energy for the body to use. In addition, the muscles tense, and heartbeat and breathing become more rapid. Even the composition of the blood changes slightly, making it more prone to clotting. Can you see where this is going? Stress and anxiety in the body causes an extreme amount of damage if left unchecked! Your body literally feels like it's always stuck between a rock and a hard place.
All rights reserved for The Laya Center®
Top 3 List of Anxiety Busting Tips:
Eat Calcium with Magnesium
Calcium is a natural tranquilizer, while magnesium helps to relieve tension, nervousness, muscular spasms antics. It is best taken in combination with calcium.
Notice we said EAT and not TAKE. That's because we believe in increasing the natural sources of nutrients in an effective way to creative balance and take in the maximum amount of cellular bioactive nourishment. Some natural sources of calcium are found in salmon (with bones), sardines, seafood, and dark green leafy vegetables. Other food sources include almonds, asparagus, blackstrap molasses, brewer's yeast, broccoli, cabbage, collards, dandelion greens, dulse, figs, kale, kelp, sesame seeds, tofu, turnip greens, watercress, whey, and yogurt. Herbs that contain calcium include alfalfa, burdock root, cayenne, chamomile, chickweed, chicory, dandelion, fennel seed, fenugreek, hops, kelp, nettle, oat straw, paprika, parsley, rose hips, yarrow, and yellow dock.
Magnesium is found in most foods, especially seafood. Other rich sources include apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, black-eyed peas, blackstrap molasses, brown rice, cantaloupe, dulse, garlic, grapefruit, green leafy vegetables, kelp, lemons, nuts, peaches, wheat, and whole grains. Herbs that contain magnesium include alfalfa, bladderwrack, catnip, Cayenne, chamomile, chickweed, dandelion, lemongrass, licorice, mullein, nettle, red clover, sage, raspberry leaf, and shepherd's purse. Our SEAMOSS capsules are formulated using organic powders of many of the whole foods and herbs on this list. Also, products like AlkAlign and Passion Chai.
Herbs for Daily WellnessA body under stress is more vulnerable to free radical damage bilberry, ginkgo biloba, and milk thistle are rich in flavonoids that neutralize free radicals. Milk thistle also protects the liver. Catnip, chamomile, cramp bark, hops, linden flower, motherwort, passion flower, and skullcap promote relaxation and aid in preventing panic attacks. St John's Wort can ease depression and restore emotional stability. Results in mood should be noticed in approximately two to four weeks. St John's Wort may cause increased sensitivity to sunlight. It can interact with some drugs including antidepressants, birth control pills, and anticoagulants. Skullcap can be taken at bedtime to promote sleep and Aid in preventing panic attacks at night. In addition to single herb capsules and tinctures, our Herbalists have also curated specific blends of herbs for acute and chronic depression and anxiety. The Night Owl formula is not just made for people who can’t sleep, it’s formulated for the people who have trouble staying asleep through the night. If you find yourself awake between 2am-4am most nights, Night Owl is the sleep formula for you. Don't Panic is a mildly sedating blend of herbs that promotes relaxation but is not focused on sleep, although one may sleep better at the end of the day. Then there's Calm Down, which is for those that are wound up and cannot calm those circular thoughts that can bring anxiety and additional stress.
Treatments for your Wellness Routine
At Laya, we practice Elemental Wellness as apart of our trademark Genees System™. The Genees System™ incorporates healing on a physical and energetic level that works to clear physical manifestations of dis-ease by bringing the whole body back into balance - one function at a time. Physical manifestation of dis-ease and/or loss of functionality directly corresponds to the 7 main energy centers of the body. We believe that the energetic imbalances happen long before any physical manifestations are present. Ancient African healers used medicinal herbs for internal and external Wellness, plus spiritual healing, movement, frequency, color therapy, Ayurvedic principles, meditation, and cultural healing mechanisms to induce deep, vibrational healing that counteracts the lack of harmony between the person and the spirit. The Genees System™ utilizes these traditions and expands on the knowledge by combining Integrative Technology, Herbal Remedies, Bathing Routines, Righteous Living, Diet Rituals and Self Development. The following treatments are helpful for those suffering from a mental illness and associated chronic conditions.
A Laya developed version of a Niacin Flush that utilizes a natural dosage of Niacin, Infrared Sauna, Light Therapy, and the Pechoti Method in order to induce the energy of digestion and metabolism. Just as a blocked gut cannot digest nutrients properly, the connected vagus nerve cannot digest and react to information.
We've combined the age old practice of third-eye oil pouring with the astronomical effects of the massage modality, Craniosacral manipulation. This treatment helps to stabilize the nervous system, stimulate production of endorphins, serotonin, and positive brain neurotransmitters, and relieve anxiety, depression, insomnia, stress, fatigue, negative emotions, and mood swings.
In addition to flushing the body of the free radicals that form during stressful episodes, our particular Cryotherapy chamber recalibrates the CNS (Central Nervous System) and ANS (Autonomic Nervous System) in an effective way to reset the internal neurological circuit board. That means it rewires your brain, so to speak.
