Are you prone to anxiety attacks? Deal with it naturally

In today’s high-stress world, being anxious is normal. All of us feel have a certain level of anxiety and this is a part and parcel of life. But if you get unduly anxious and this affects your day-to-day functioning, you may be suffering from an anxiety disorder. If you have this disorder, you may be prone to anxiety attacks too. This can be debilitating. There may be many reasons behind an anxiety attack and common symptoms are worry and apprehension, irritability, restlessness, insomnia, concentration problems, palpitations, sweating, dry mouth and social withdrawal to name a few. 

Though visiting as doctor, and taking prescribed drugs is a way of dealing with this problem, you can also take the natural route. You can easily deal with anxiety attacks naturally. Let us see how.

Exercise: Regular exercise will boost overall health and also ease your anxiety. A good physical workout will stimulate you and, in a way, this will also work as a relaxant.

Try aromatherapy: There are many essential oils that also have a relaxing effect. You can add these oils to your bath water or just inhale them directly. Lavender, sage and ylang ylang have amazing calming effects.

Meditation helps: Try to meditate every day at least for 15 minutes. You will feel your stress and anxiety flow out of your body. Meditation will help you effectively fight your anxiety attack.
Sleep properly: Sleep is important. Try and get at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. It will refresh you and calm you down. Lack of sleep can make your condition worse.

Say no to caffeine: Too much caffeine may make you more nervous and make your anxiety attacks worse. So, it is best you stay away from coffee and other caffeinated beverages including sodas. It will improve your anxiety issues to a great extent.

Avoid alcohol: Alcohol may have a calming effect on you. But once the effect wears off, your anxiety comes back with a vengeance. So it is better to stay away from intoxicating drink s if you are prone to anxiety attacks.

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Adolescents exercising to gain weight are prone to disordered eating

Maintaining health is a good habit. But a new study has pointed out that some adolescents who indulge in exercises to gain weight are prone to so-called muscularity-oriented disordered eating behaviours.

The findings published stated that 22 % of males and 5 % of females aged 18-24 exhibit these disordered eating behaviours.

These disorders are defined as including at least one of the following eating more or differently to gain weight or bulk up, and use of dietary supplements or anabolic steroids to achieve the same goal.
If neglected or left unchecked, these behaviours y  escalate to muscle dysmorphia, characterized by rigid diet, obsessive over-exercising and extreme preoccupation with the physique.

Unlike anorexia nervosa, which may be easily identified by parents or paediatricians, disordered eating to increase bulk may masquerade as healthy habits and because of this, it tends to go unnoticed, said the 1st author of the study.

He also added that at its most extreme, it can lead to heart failure due to insufficient calories and overexertion, as well as muscle dysmorphia, which is associated with social withdrawal and depression.

The study incorporated 14,891 young adults from U.S., who were followed for 7 years. The researchers wanted to see if the early data, when the participants' average age was 15, revealed something about their perceptions and habits that may serve as warning signs.

they found that boys who exercised specifically to gain weight had 142 % higher odds of this type of disordered eating. In girls, the odds were increased by 248%.

On the other hand, boys who perceived themselves as being underweight had 56% odds, in girls, the odds were 271 % higher.

Additionally, being of black race bolstered odds by 66% in boys and 191% in girls.

In young adulthood, 6.9% of males reported supplement use to gain weight or build muscle and 2.8% said they used anabolic steroids. While supplement use in young women was significantly lower at 0.7% and 0.4% respectively.

Supplements can cause liver and kidney damage. Anabolic steroids can cause both long-term and short-term health issues, including shrunken testicles, stunted growth and heart disease, he noted.

He also pointed out some clues that indicate hinting at muscle dysmorphia include a highly restrictive diet that omits fats and carbohydrates, compulsive weighing and checking of appearance, and extensive time dedicated to exercise that may cut into social activities.

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