iS THERE A NATURAL OR OVER THE COUNTER REMEDY FOR ANXIETY?”
The first is exercise. Even mild exercise, like going for a short walk, has a measurable effect on stress and anxiety levels. It has been proven to work for all ages, both genders, most ethnic groups, etc. There are other benefits of course, but some of those require longer or more strenuous exercise. For example, the benefit of greater bone density in women, thus forestalling osteoporosis, appears to require weight-bearing exercise, like jogging. But for stress and anxiety relief, nearly anything works. Swimming, dancing, bowling, riding a bike, walking around the mall, any of those will work. The second is meditation. Meditation is a skill you have to cultivate, and you might not see results right away. But many thousands of people have found it easy and rewarding enough to pursue on their own. The standard book on meditation is “Full Catastrophe Living” by Jon Kabat-Zinn (the title comes from a phrase from another book, “Zorba The Greek.”) It provides instruction in the pain and str
