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Anxiety: the natural way?
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: I agree with you about everything but the price for the Tai-Chi lessons. : Really good lessons are expensive. I can watch a video for free and get : about as much from that as I would from a 35$ tai-chi class. I’m with you there. Although I think it’s unfortunate that it’s usually so expensive, the people who have studied long enough to be good teachers have invested so much that they charge accordingly. There are definitely exceptions to the rule, but you’ll be lucky to find one. My classes : are more expensive, but I am also studying from the grand master William : C C Chen. However, tai-chi is also a martial art and I wanted that : aspect as well. Not everyone wants/needs to know how to properly absorb : a direct hit into a kidney and feel no ill effects. I would go further and say that studying with a teacher who also knows the martial applications is a good way of being sure to get ‘real’ tai-chi. But I study with a student of Master Chen’s, so I may be biased in this regard. _Alex
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: : Anyone have any success using herbs or alternative meds to help decrease : anxiety? : : : Don’t know of any herbs offhand but you might look into Tai Chi. Look : around for someone who teaches Tai Chi out of love and not as a way to : make money. If you have to pay more than $35 a month for lessons then : you’ve got the wrong person. Ask around natural-food stored, yoga : centers, and free universities. : : It’s good exercise, a great way to unwind all that anxiety, and you’ll : meet some beautiful people. too.
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Are all kinds of valerian the same?
NO! Valeriana officinalis is the true Valarian. There are a number of other plants that go by this common name, but they were not named Valerian because of any medicinal similarity. -Rich
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Anyone have any success using herbs or alternative meds to help decrease anxiety?
Peppermint and LemonBasil
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Not Lemon Basil….Lemon Balm for Anxiety sorry 
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Kava Kava. Scullcap. Oats.
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alt.folklore.herbs: Are all kinds of valerian the same? No. You want Valeriana officinalis -only-.
NOT true. Valeriana officinalis isn’t even the strongest of the valerians… just about any Valeriana will do. Even the root of Valeriana edulis works, even if it isn’t very strong. And you can use the herb of most of them – just try them, one species at a time. Greek valerian grows wild in Ohio – it’s also called Jacob’s Ladder.
I’m not familiar with that one – it’s better to use latin names when talking herbs. However, it’ll probably work if it is a Valeriana. Henriette — http://sunsite.unc.edu/herbmed FTP: sunsite.unc.edu or sunsite.sut.ac.jp /pub/academic/medicine/alternative-healthcare/herbal-medicine/ Medicinal and Culinary herbFAQs, plant pictures, neat stuff, archives…
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Anyone have any success using herbs or alternative meds to help decrease anxiety? I’m on St. John’s Wort(research grade) and have had mediocre results, but then again when I was on Luvox (like Prozac) I really didn’t experience any great relief either. I also tried Kava Kava and have had absolutely no results the two or three times I tried it. My doc doesn’t want me taking tranquilizers or benziodiazapenes (e.g., valium, Xanax) becuase of their addictive properties so I’ve avoided these. The best thing that has helped for me is relaxation techniques (deep breathing, muscle relaxing), disputing "cognitive distortions," and using anxiety management techniques on a daily level. It would be nice to add an herb or alternative med on top of this to give me some more help. Thanks Geoff
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I also tried Kava Kava and have had absolutely no results the two or three times I tried it.
With few exceptions, you don’t pop an herb for short-term relief. Most of them require several days of use for the results to show up. The best thing that has helped for me is relaxation techniques (deep breathing, muscle relaxing), disputing "cognitive distortions," and using anxiety management techniques on a daily level. It would be nice to add an herb or alternative med on top of this to give me some more help.
Some "calming" herbs that work relatively quickly are linden flower (strong), valerian (strong), chamomile (mild to moderate), passion flower (mild to moderate). Linden can constipate, valerian can build up and become really depressing, so don’t use them as a daily crutch.
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: :I also tried Kava Kava and have had absolutely no results the two or :three times I tried it. : With few exceptions, you don’t pop an herb for short-term :relief. Most of them require several days of use for the results :to show up. : :The best thing that has helped for me is relaxation techniques (deep :breathing, muscle relaxing), disputing "cognitive distortions," and :using anxiety management techniques on a daily level. It would be nice :to add an herb or alternative med on top of this to give me some more :help. : Some "calming" herbs that work relatively quickly are linden :flower (strong), valerian (strong), chamomile (mild to moderate), :passion flower (mild to moderate). Linden can constipate, :valerian can build up and become really depressing, so don’t use :them as a daily crutch. I don’t know if this helps anxiety, but for stress (which can lead to anxiety), there’s American Ginseng (panax quiquefolium). There’s also Scullcap, which tones things down a bit for those stressful times when you want to yell out, or when you suffer fools badly. Nex "Ah, if in this world there were no such thing as cherry blossoms, perhaps then in spring time our hearts would be at peace." Ariwara no Narihira
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Some "calming" herbs that work relatively quickly are linden flower (strong), valerian (strong), chamomile (mild to moderate), passion flower (mild to moderate). Linden can constipate, valerian can build up and become really depressing, so don’t use them as a daily crutch.
Are all kinds of valerian the same? Greek valerian grows wild in Ohio – it’s also called Jacob’s Ladder. What kind of dosage is appropriate? A size-friendly community for romance Join our discussion mailing list at http://generous.net/list/list.shtml Or chat with us on IRC – DALnet channel #GenerousSingles
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I agree with you about everything but the price for the Tai-Chi lessons. Really good lessons are expensive. I can watch a video for free and get about as much from that as I would from a 35$ tai-chi class. My classes are more expensive, but I am also studying from the grand master William C C Chen. However, tai-chi is also a martial art and I wanted that aspect as well. Not everyone wants/needs to know how to properly absorb a direct hit into a kidney and feel no ill effects. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Anyone have any success using herbs or alternative meds to help decrease anxiety? Don’t know of any herbs offhand but you might look into Tai Chi. Look around for someone who teaches Tai Chi out of love and not as a way to make money. If you have to pay more than $35 a month for lessons then you’ve got the wrong person. Ask around natural-food stored, yoga centers, and free universities. It’s good exercise, a great way to unwind all that anxiety, and you’ll meet some beautiful people. too.
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