{"id":6646,"date":"2023-08-29T08:44:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T15:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweetveg.org\/?p=6646"},"modified":"2023-08-29T08:44:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T15:44:15","slug":"my-experience-with-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweetveg.org\/2023\/08\/29\/my-experience-with-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"My Experience with Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"
I have experienced anxiety my whole life. In the past few years it\u2019s gotten harder to navigate. <\/span>I\u2019ve found myself reaching for strong sweet foods and decaf lattes to help myself get through the day.<\/span><\/p>\n In the very short term I do feel better. <\/span>But in the long term I feel worse, both physically and emotionally.<\/span><\/p>\n When our blood sugar is on a roller coaster, our emotions follow along for the ride. <\/span>Have you noticed this?<\/span><\/p>\n 18 years ago I started a macrobiotic cooking school and changed my diet. <\/span>Before starting the school, I was vegetarian, working as a baker, eating lots of sweets.<\/span><\/p>\n Almost immediately, the biggest change I noticed was how my emotional highs and lows leveled out. It felt like magic.<\/span><\/p>\n I don\u2019t think all the changes were specific to macrobiotics (although there is absolute magic in the energetic properties of food).<\/span><\/p>\n I think it was the focus on whole foods and minimizing highly processed ones.<\/span><\/p>\n This is what makes a huge difference in my life and helps stabilize my emotions.<\/span><\/p>\n Recently, I started avoiding strong sweets like cane sugar again. <\/span>As I become more aware of the anxiety I\u2019ve been covering up I remembered the approach that has worked so well for me in the past to stabilize my emotions.<\/span><\/p>\n Balancing my blood sugar.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Can you relate?<\/span><\/p>\n I love to hear your experiences. Comment or send me a message because we can uplift each other. If you would like 1:1 support I’ve got that, too. Simply reach out or book one of my introductory sessions. We\u2019ve got this!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mainly plants.
\nLots of vegetables.
\nFruit in moderation.
\nBeing mindful of protein.
\n<\/span>Sitting down to eat.
\nRegular meal times.<\/span><\/h4>\n
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