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"Herbs for Stress & Anxiety" by Rosemary Gladstar
A quick basic book for using medicinal herbs to help combat stress and anxiety.
"Herbs for Stress & Anxiety" by Rosemary Gladstar
A quick basic book for using medicinal herbs to help combat stress and anxiety.
You can start getting into herbalism and learn what it has to offer for stress and anxiety by reading
"Herbs for Stress and Anxiety" by Rosemary Gladstar,
If you don't like the taste of medicinal teas you add a little lemon juice, some sweetener, or drink it cold. Chilling it will take an edge off of the taste and let you guzzle it instead of sipping it.
Most boxed medicinal herbal teas give you far too little herbs and tell you to steep them for too short of a time. They also cost more than bulk herbs.
I like to pour 8 fluid ounces of boiling water into a thick glass jar for each 5 grams of herbs. I let the herbs soak for at least 30 minutes, but I like to let it sit overnight. I will often make a quart at a time using 30 grams of herbs and 1 quart of boiling water. I then strain out the herbs and refrigerate it to make drinking tisanes ("tea") easy.
I'm not an expert.
Years ago I took lorazapam for a month to help me sleep after my father died. I complained to my M.D. about my heart racing when I woke up. She said that was just the benzodiazepins wearing off and the suppressed anxiety returning.
OTOH there is this interesting article from the NYT that may give credence to the term "rebound anxiety".
In her book "Herbs for Stress & Anxiety" Rosemary Gladstar advises people to starting drinking tiny sips once an hour, several hours before bed time. Again, I am not an expert, but that might help fool your body into not launching a blow back operation to restore the balance it wants.
HTH
The "Relaxation Response" technique - no apps needed.
It isn't meditation, but the 4-7-8 breathing exercise can give you some noticeable temporary relief.
You might also get some relief by reading the book "Herbs for Stress and Anxiety" by Rosemary Goldstar.
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