Has anyone tried eating a completely healthy diet and daily exercise for their anxiety? I just wonder if it would make any difference at all. Everyone says to eat super healthy and how exercise is as good as medication for depression. I walk a few days a week but have never really been that into exercise, but I'm just wondering how much it would really help anyway. I guess I could try it for myself to find out! I never really believe it will do any good, but just wondering if anyone has had any noticeable improvement with these things. Thanks!
Diet and exercise
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Cuchculan
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That is all about lifestyle changes. Not just food and exercise. Would have to change nearly everything you do. It might work as a whole. Healthy body equals healthy mind. Never have tried it. Lord knows I am skinny enough. Last thing I need is a diet. I would vanish. Choose your foods wisely. As you are used to eating certain other types of food. Body has to adjust to a new diet if you are cutting out what your normally eat. Fresh air as exercise would be great for you. Be it walking or or a bike ride. You will feel you have done something good. That will make your mood better. Might even make you tired enough to sleep well at night. Nothing to lose.
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Diet and exercise is great for the mind, body and overall well being. Exercise will help to keep the body relaxed and fight high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes etc your diet is just as important in battling those elements. I've been exercising most of my life I've found that when I exercise my anxiety is at bay for the most part.
I really hate to exercise but I know I need to give it a shot consistently for a while and see if it helps me. I try to stay busy most days with doing things around the house and try to get out to the park to walk a couple days a week, but I think if I tried to walk every day it might help.
Thanks for both of your responses.
Thanks for both of your responses.
Haha yes! It's funny that people (including myself) wonder why they don't feel mentally well when they don't exercise or eat well and jump through a bunch of hoops before trying it. I don't eat as well as i should, that's for sure. When it comes to exercise, it has been, for me, the single best way to reduce my health anxiety. It took about a month of exercises about 4 times a week, but I started to shift away from my worst health anxiety at the end of that period and have been generally doing better since. It's not a cure all, but it is a great way to deal with anxiety.
It is tricky to stick with, particularly at first, and if you have depression as well it can be even harder to get motivated, but I would strongly encourage the exercise route. There's science backing it up as well as tons of anecdotal evidence.
Also, you sleep better.