Let’s Get Physical eBook!
As promised, the ebook is here! The inspiration to write it is because I am long time anxiety and panic attack sufferer and was frustrated by all the treatments I tried that never worked permanently. When anxiety was at it’s worst, I was on a mission to uncover the root causes of why I was a hostage of how I felt. At the lowest point I was afraid to drive, go into social situations, and paced my house continuously. I felt I “CRACKED” and thought I’d never feel normal again.
I found there are many things most of us do every day that contribute to anxiety and panic attacks that can eventually leave us helpless and feeling completely debilitated. Over the course of my recovery I documented what worked for me and I realized there are 6 key areas we must address in order to completely recover. Most of us have done the medication and therapy route, these things definitely have their place. But there are missing pieces that are almost never addressed. To learn more, go to http://www.LetsGetPhysicaleBook.com for more on this different approach to anxiety therapy!
Insulin Resistance Approved: Blueberry & Apple Cobbler Recipe – OMGosh
Oh my, this one is for the record. I’m even getting hungry thinking about this cobbler because it is so good. Plus, it’s super duper simple to make! As always, the ingredients have been chosen to keep our blood sugar balanced and not create insulin resistance.
Blueberries are famous anti-oxidants, they help protect the body against free radical damage. They protect your brain (anxiety therapy!), eyes, heart, and colon. Blueberries are also high in manganese which helps us combat stress and fight anxiety / panic. Plus, they taste so delicious!
I love apples because the are low glycemic like blueberries (won’t spike blood sugar) and they are high in soluble and insoluble fiber. This in turn helps balance our blood sugar levels and takes stress off of our adrenals.
Coconut oil, well … it’s just awesome!!! Coconut oil has a rich taste but it also helps balance blood sugar levels, combats candida (yeast overgrowth), and regulates the thyroid. It’s like putting a long, slow burning log in the fire and gives us high quality fuel to burn.
I love almonds, they are a great source for tryptophan. Tryptophan is what turns into serotonin in our body, which is the “feel good euphoric” brain chemical. Most of us who have experienced depression, anxiety, panic, or sleep problems are often low in serotonin.
Then there are the YLTG (Young Living Therapeutic Grade) oils. These aren’t the kind you find in health food or grocery stores. These are true medicinal grade and can be eaten SAFELY. Commercially found stuff cannot and should not be ingested! Besides tasting great, they offer health benefits. Cassia increases insulin receptor sensitivity. Clove is one of the highest anti-oxidant substances known on earth. Onycha is anti-inflammatory and soothing. You can find them at http://www.anxietytherapyremedies.com or contact me at Jen@NaturalAnxietyTherapy.com. The onycha and cassia are only found in the 12 Oils of Ancient Scripture Kit.
Blueberry Apple Cobbler Recipe
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Ingredients:
Topping:
½ pound or 8 ounces of salted roasted almonds
¼ cup of coconut flour – sifted.
¼ cup ground flax (freshly ground is the best)
1 tsp salt
½ cup coconut oil or butter – melted (warm, not hot)
1 egg
1 drop YLTG cassia
1 drop YLTG onycha
Partial drop of YLTG clove oil
½ c. of Grade B Maple Syrup (two ¼ cups: one for dry mixture and one for drizzle)
Fruit Mixture:
3 small golden delicious apples
2 c. fresh blueberries (1 pint)
½ lemon
Instructions:
Core apples and slice them into eighths. Then chop slices into smaller bite sized pieces. Put into a 8 X 8 X 3 inch baking dish along with the pint of blueberries. Squeeze the juice of the lemon over the fruit. Set aside
To prepare the almonds, finely grind half of them. The other half, chop in the processor so they are chunky small pieces. (The size of peanut chunks that are used to roll caramel apples in.)
Place all of the almonds in a medium sized bowl. Add the flax, coconut flour, and salt. Mix ingredients together and set aside.
In a small bowl, mix together the melted coconut oil (butter), egg, cassia, onycha, and ¼ cup of maple syrup. Mix with hand mixer until evenly blended. Add clove oil by using a toothpick to dab the top of the bottle, stir this into the liquid mixture. One whole drop is overkill!
Make a well in the dry mixture of nuts, flax, and coconut flour. Pour in the liquid mixture and stir enough so the dry mixture is completely wet. Do not over mix. Sprinkle it over the top of the blueberries and apples so it’s evenly distributed. Then drizzle the remaining ¼ cup of maple syrup over the top right before putting it in the oven.
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the blueberries are bubbling up through the topping and top is golden brown.
THEN ENJOY!!!!
Help Anxiety by Possessing the Trait That Leads to Recovery
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I have found one common thread in people who 100% recover from anxiety and panic. They all share a personality trait that has set them apart from the masses and far away from a relapse-free life: non-acceptance. They don’t accept that living with anxiety is “just how life is”. They don’t accept the pills their doctor prescribed for them are the long term answer. They don’t accept anxiety is all in their head and they’ve “lost it” for the rest of their life. Changing how you think is critical to help anxiety.
Since anxiety showed up in my life in 2007 I everyday I meet people in person and via the internet who live with some type of mental disorder. The majority of these people have anxiety, panic attacks, and/or depression. I have been extremely saddened by how the majority of people accept that life on drugs is normal. Or they’ve lived for decades with chronic anxiety spells that have left them house bound. I just want to scream “Come on people! Keep searching for answers, life doesn’t have to suck!”
What has really gotten my goat is the lack of compassion and education from the medical profession. People who are deemed experts of the mind and emotions completely disregard that imbalances in the body may be the cause of anxiety, panic, OCD, paranoia, depression, or whatever. When these imbalances are corrected, traditional therapy methods are so much more effective. I have clients who have been talking out their problems for 40 years with no success! Once physical issues are resolved they could heal past wounds with ease. It’s amazing and so rewarding to witness these individuals step up and not accept that they are mentally flawed anymore and become an active part of their healing.
If you are living with anxiety or any of the other labeled “mental disorder”, I encourage you to not settle or accept life as it is. Search for the root cause of why you feel as you do by reading books, searching the web, joining online groups, etc. Reading posts on this blog is a great start, share the info with others in the same boat. Become educated and empowered, don’t accept you are a random victim. You can 100% recover, life can be joyful and you can be free. If you have to, fire your doctor if they aren’t looking out for your best interest. Wow, did I just say that??? Find one who is your partner in healing and understands the WHOLE body / mind connection. I fired more than one myself!!! There are good ones out there, I blogged HERE on how to find one.
Whew, I’ve had these thoughts in my head for some time. I have pondered many times why some of my clients get better and some don’t. Through deduction and personal reflection of my own recovery I came up with the “non-acceptance” trait. Adopt it, take your health back and don’t settle for feeling like crap. Only we can truly heal ourselves!
Insulin Resistance Recipe: Now THAT’S a Tuna Salad!
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I love tuna salad, but not your momma’s version with mayo, onions, and celery. My recipe is chock full of veggies that will nourish your body, balance your blood sugar, and help heal your insulin resistance.
You may have heard, tuna can have mercury in it and should be eaten twice a week MAX. I only eat tuna once or twice a month, just my pre-caution (See the EPA’s INFO). But, I do have a strategy with my recipe design – surprised? I add a BUNCH (no pun intended!) of cilantro. Cilantro is known the chelate (take out) mercury from the central nervous system. Tomatoes being high in Vitamin C helps get the mercury OUT of the body. The vitamin E in the olive oil helps protect your brain too! Ahhhh, foods are always the best medicine.
“Now THAT’S a Tuna Salad” Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cucumber
¼ onion or 3 scallions
1 medium tomato
2 cans of tuna
1 bunch of cilantro
4 stalks of celery
2 tblsp olive oil
1/3 cup Latin Lemonaise (from The Ojai Cook)
Salt and pepper
Instructions:
Chop up cucumber, tomato, celery, cilantro, and onion (scallion) and add to a bowl. Flake apart tuna and add to vegetables. Dress with olive oil and mayo. Mix all together so dressings are evenly distributed. Salt and pepper to taste.
* Latin Lemonaise is readily available in local grocery stores, often found in the health food section. If you do not have access to this brand, zip up regular mayo or Vegenaise with chili, jalapeños, cumin, garlic, mustard, cayenne, and some freshly squeezed lemons and lime.
Anxiety therapy comes best when it’s comes in the form of great food!
When Supplements are Necessary for Effective Anxiety Therapy
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So what’s the deal with supplements? There is so much information all over the internet via articles and we get varying recommendations from our health professionals. Some people believe we need tons of supplements while others believe we can get 100% of what we need from our diet. What about when we have anxiety, panic attacks, or depression? Are supplements a critical component for recovery and a “must” in our anxiety therapy?
My opinion? It depends on how strong or weak your digestion is and the quality of food you eat. Unfortunately, when we are under stress and depleted our digestive systems shut down. The adrenals are in charge of maintaining the mucosa and peristaltic (muscular contraction) of the intestines. When the adrenals are fatigued, the integrity of the intestines is compromised and digestive problems arise like irritable bowel, leaky gut, constipation, and food allergies. Result: foods we eat will not be digested and absorbed no matter how organic and nutritive dense they are and nutritional deficiencies occur. Period.
In cases where this is happening, supplements are helpful and probably necessary. For me this was absolutely the case. I ate nutrient rich organic and home made foods, but I wasn’t digesting or absorbing nutrients. My body was starving! This was evident when my lab results showed severe deficiency and imbalance with all amino acids, low B12, and debilitating food allergies. On the exterior my body starving appeared as panic, anxiety, 55 lbs. overweight, rashes, no sex drive, erratic periods, asthma, and uncontrolled hypoglycemia. The primary way I have healed my body and eliminated all of these symptoms was via diet modification and supplementation.
My strategy was to supplement to get my levels back to normal range. I had a custom amino acid formula made for me via my M.D. from Metabolic Maintenance. Neuroscience (via my M.D.) also recommended aminos to get my neurotransmitter (brain chemicals) back to normal. I used essential oils from Young Living to balance and support may adrenals, pituitary, and keep my out of sympathetic overdrive (over the top fight or flight anxiousness). My adrenals were nourished from a myriad of adaptogens: Ningxia Wolfberry, eleuthero, rehmannia, ashwagandha, Chinese Fire Yin formula, and Chinese mushrooms. Vitamin C, magnesium, trace minerals, and my super smoothie were also added for adrenal / endocrine support. I strengthened my intestines by eliminating damaging allergens and introducing a super strength probiotic and copious enzymes with meals. I balanced my blood sugar and healed insulin resistance via nutritional changes, liver support, essential oils, minerals (vanadium & chromium), gymnema sylvestre, and coconut oil. (You can find the full “How to and why” in my ebook Let’s’ Get Physical: Anxiety is NOT All in Your Head).
Exhausted by looking at what I had to do? It was what was needed to get better and it worked. I refused to be sick and demanded my body heal itself. I had the mindset that I would do what it took to get better – no if’s, and’s or but’s. I figured that for a period of time (maybe a year or so) I would have to “hit it hard” and supplement like crazy. As my body healed I could slowly eliminate or cut down on supplements. This proved to be true. I no longer need mitt-fulls of pills. I eat well, supplement what’s needed, and feel fantastic. All the effort and self discipline paid off. No price could be put on gaining back my health and sanity! Every bit of it was worth it.
