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Anxiety & Panic - The New Epidemic
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The number of people suffering from panic, anxiety, agora- phobia and the like has reached more than epidemic pro- portions. If we add to this number, those people suffering additional anxiety due to a specific disease process such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, circulatory disturbances and pain-related disorders such as arthritis, fibromyalgia and the like, one wonders if anyone is left anxiety-free.

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The anxiety/panic epidemic is not just a national problem, but one of international proportion. The large majority of those suffering with these disorders are holding full-time jobs, many at Executive and managerial levels and are ex- periencing a relatively high degree of workplace stress. Many are taking medications of some sort, from tran- quillizers to anti-depressants and sleeping pills. Others are addicted to other substances including alcohol, cigarettes, sugar and drugs, both legal and illegal.

Most people with anxiety/panic disorder have very similar complaints from free floating anxiety to full-blown anxiety attacks, making them prisoners of their own lives. Many complain of poor concentration and memory recall and tend to be absent from work quite frequently and few can remember the last time they felt well, physically, emotionally or spiritually.

Managing anxiety and panic is like anything else. There are many facets to be considered and once these are defined, a workable program needs to be put in place and then worked on with persistence!

Holistic Key #1: Food Stress

Most people pay very little attention to what they put into their bodies in the form of food or drink, or the com- bination thereof. In fact, most bodies don't know what to expect. Sometimes they get breakfast, sometimes they don't. Many days they are loaded with junk and other days they're put on some sort of a diet. Now, I can hear the yelps...."I eat low-fat." "I never snack between meals." "I count my calories very closely." For many people this is true, but even for those who follow some sort of regime, research shows we still may be eating incorrectly for our own body needs. 75% of the population carry a gene known as Profactor H, or the caveman gene.

This hereditary factor guides the way our body responds to certain foods, especially high carbohydrate foods by over producing the hormone insulin. Insulin is a fat-storer and out of balance, is experienced in the body as a stressor. Under certain conditions, hereditary and otherwise, the body can either over produce this hormone or build a resistance to it. The body will have a tendency to store the intake as fat, even if eating a low fat diet. In reality, if a diet is too low-fat, the body will actually store even more, thus creating food stress. If we have a tendency towards this Profactor, we need to be careful about which carbohydrate foods we chose, how often we eat them and the amounts at each meal. We need to be aware of the balance between our intake of protein, fat and carbohydrates. Once the balance is in place the body can start burning fat, which is the ideal biochemical state for physiological, emotional and cognitive functioning.

This holds true even if a person is not over-weight, as is sometimes the case in panic and anxiety disorders. It is also important to note that Profactor H is the underlying link to the major killers; heart disease, adult onset dia- betes, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, certain cancers including breast, ovarian and uterine andis a link to smokingand yo-yo weight gain.

Disorders - Generalized Anxiety Disorder