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Anxiety
'It's possible for me to stop worrying.
There are ways to manage anxiety'
Beyond Blue
You are not alone
It is stated that Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia, and estimated one in four people are experiencing anxiety at some stage of their life (Beyond blue).
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Can not stop worrying
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Racing heart
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Tightening of the chest
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Quick breathing / feeling difficult to breathe
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Feeling restless
If your anxious feeling is not going away and affecting your everyday life, that's when we can help you.
Naturopathic Approach
I have personally been through anxiety several years ago and it was such a relief when I saw myself improving my condition as well as learning coping skills. We will look at your body and mind in holistic ways by taking full case history and 'dig out' all the possible underlying causes.
Here are some of possible underlying causes.
Brain Chemical
Possible biochemical imbalance is happening such as low GABA or serotonin. They are our 'relaxation hormone'.
Nutrient Deficiency
If you are deficient in some of key nutrients, that might be where we need to look at.
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Folate - folic acid transports serotonin. In other words, if your folate level is low, your serotonin level will also be reduced.
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B Vitamins and Zinc - They are another important nutrients for our neurotransmitter. In condition of Pyrrole disorder, these nutrients must be corrected in order to maintain your mental health.
Leaky Gut
We absorb nutrients in our gut. Therefore, we need to make sure our gut is working fine so we don't become deficient in nutrients. Also, 80-90% of serotonin is produced in the gut as well, so our gut system should not be ignored. Find out more about Gut Health from here.
Food Allergy / Intolerance
This is another fact about gut and mental health connection. When we eat foods that our body doesn't like, our gastrointestinal system becomes 'inflamed' and it leads to reduce nutrient absorption. Also, gastrointestinal related symptoms itself may actually trigger/worsen the anxiety symptoms as well. Functional test is the great way to get clear diagnosis.
Hormone Health
Interestingly, hormone balance is deeply associated with this topic as well. Thyroid conditions, progesterone deficiency, PCOS etc. By balancing your hormones, you are likely to feel happier.
Accumulated Toxins in Your Body
We will also assess your environment as well. Accumulated toxins affect our health conditions in various degrees.
- This is how we can work with You -
1, Get to know
about you
I would like to know how your condition has all started and how you have been managing your journey. I will take full case history as well as provide non-invasive zinc test which is one of the essential nutrient in this topic.
2, Let's be clear with functional tests
If necessary, we can organise comprehensive home-testings such as
to get a clear diagnosis and discover possible underlying causes.
3. Re-balance
Once your condition is identified from consultation or testings (if necessary), we proceed to 'Re-balance' your health by providing personalised health plan - to heal, improve, detox from your condition. Therapeutic dose of herbal/nutritional medicines are utilised.
4. Food as medicine
Different conditions may require different food approach. We will provide suitable diet plan / food list to suit your condition. As this is a 'personalised diet plan', your cooking ability, kitchen environment and your food preferences will all be considered.
Want to know how we can work with you?
Start from our $0 Assessment Consultation
$0 Assessment Consultation gives you an opportunity to
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Ask what Naturopathy can do..
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See how we can work with your condition
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Question about any concerns you may have before commencing a full consultation
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