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Five Natural Ways to Reduce
Anxiety
• Get Movin’!
– This solution may be a bit obvious, but it is one of the fastest effective
options that you’ve got to address anxiety quickly. Everyone loves a
runner’s high, but most don’t want to do the work to get there. Well,
you’re in luck. Although more active exercise is much more likely to
give you higher levels of dopamine, studies show that non-strenuous
activity will still increase your dopamine levels from where they’re at
when you’re resting.
• L-O-L
– Treating anxiety with the world of technology. No need to pull out a
dusty, old joke book off the shelf; if you’re looking to have a few
laughs and choose from a variety of types of comedy, sit on the couch
and go to Netflix. If you are available to hang with your best friend or
someone else who can make you laugh, then that’s also a good
option. But if you’re by yourself and needing relief, choose your
favorite stand-up comic and let them distract you from the world.
• An Epsom salt bath
– How can Epsom salt help anxiety? Well, this type of salt is known to
soothe aching muscles and joints, but the properties found in Epsom
salt have also been found to encourage other forms of healing in the
body, including helping a tense mind relax. Feel free to add bubbles
or whatever else you prefer during bath time.