BETTER THAN XANAX

3 Safe Ways to Chill

Kelly Brogan MD
 Medications like Xanax and Valium are known to be addictive.
Nonetheless, unsuspecting patients are often written long-term
prescriptions, with no end in sight.

If you are considering pharmaceuticals to treat anxiety,

I urge you to try these effective, natural remedies which offer
real results, without drug dependency.

Tapering off benzodiazepine (“anti-anxiety”) meds should be

done under a Doctor’s supervision.

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 It Starts In The Body

Anxiety is often experienced via a combination of intense bodily signals:

Racing heart
Sweating
Muscle tension
Stomach discomfort
Headache

Also known as the “fight or flight” instinct, this is an important signal

from the body of the immediate need for survival.

In the absence of a clear, physiological driver (like a lion rushing towards

you, licking its lips!), we are left with a generalized feeling that we label
“anxiety”. These “anxiety attacks” create a vacuum of confusion as to
what these signals are trying to tell us.

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 A Signal of Imbalance

Interestingly, these symptoms are potential indicators of a blood

sugar imbalance. Reactive hypoglycemia masquerades as anxiety
and panic attacks, particularly in women.

They may also be your body’s way of signaling that a much deeper
issue needs to be addressed:

A signal of the need for inner focus.

A signal of the need for growth and change.

Supporting your body and mind through dis-ease offers you the
opportunity to take a mindful look at your symptoms.

Don’t fight yourself, because the body and mind fight back.
There’s a gentler way!

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 3 Safe Ways to Chill
Here are 3 powerful tactics that anyone can engage to immediately lessen
the body’s stress response.

1. Breath This Way

Left nostril breathing activates the Ida Nerve Ending in the left nostril,
Instructions
which relates to calmness and relaxation. Breathing through the left nostril Sit in an easy pose.
for five minutes can lower your blood pressure, producing a rapid reversal Close your right nostril with
your right thumb, stretching
of anxiety symptoms. your other fingers straight up
as antennas.
Close your eyes and begin to

2. Drink This breathe long and deep, only

through your left nostril.
Because our diets are typically heavy in muscle meats, we miss out on the Continue for three minutes.

abundant glycine, an amino acid with calming properties, found in bones

and connective tissues.

To replace this glycine, use grass-fed gelatin in warm liquids or

hydrolyzed collagen mixed with cold water. Start with one tablespoon,
working up to two. Don’t worry, it’s flavorless!

3. Soak Here
Structuring a bath into the end of a stressful day is an important act of
self-care, and can also double as a mineral cure for anxiety.

Epsom salt, also known as magnesium sulfate, is often called the

“relaxation mineral”. Magnesium is calming to the sympathetic nervous
system and is readily absorbed through the skin, optimizing detoxification
and cellular function.

Add two cups of Epsom Salts to filtered bath water and soak for
20+ minutes.

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 Anxiety is important. When we can react less and meet the
anxiety with a watchful eye, powerful internal shifts can happen.

Develop an understanding of your current state, so that

necessary changes can be made and that which is not serving you
can be willfully released.

I encourage going deeper, and asking your Inner Healer to show

you the truth of this powerful message!

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