FYI

More people suffer from anxiety than any other health problem, yet less than 25% receive adequate help. A natural self-healing program is an alternative to suffering in silence, or taking synthetic, often addictive, tranquilizers and sleeping pills. Sedatives of any kind should never be combined with alcohol. The interaction of alcohol with benzodiazepines can depress both breathing an blood pressure, possibly causing coma or death.
{“Healing Anxiety with Herbs,” 1998 book by Harold Bloomfield, MD, and Yale-trained psychiatrist}

Sixty-five million Americans are living with high anxiety, thirty million with clinical anxiety disorders and another thirty-five million who suffer mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety may be an important sign that it’s time to make a change in how you live such as dietary changes, exercise and meditation. Try herbs for peace of mind and start a program that will deal with the issues that underlie the anxiety, says Harold Bloomfield, MD, Yale trained psychiatrist, and author of, “Healing Anxiety with Herbs.”
{“High Anxiety, Natural Health magazine, Nov./Dec. 1998}

A person experiences relief from panic after drinking alcohol, then finds that as it wears off, his anxiety returns more intensely than before, creating a treacherous and hard-to-break cycle.
{in the book, “No More Fears,” Douglas Hunt, MD, 1988 and Robert Thayer, PhD, author of “The Origin of Everyday Moods.” 1997}

Alcohol depresses the central nervous system causing fatigue, agitation and anxiety.
{“Anxiety and Stress,” Dr. Susan Lark, Energy Times magazine, Nov./Dec. 1998}

Drinking alcohol produces physiological stress, that is, some of the body’s responses to alcohol are similar to other stressors. Yet, individuals also drink to relieve stress. It is a paradox that people engage in an activity that produces effects similar to those that they are trying to relieve.
{“Drinking and Stress,” Alcohol Alert, NIAAA, April 1996}


There is danger when relying on false coping mechanisms, like alcohol use, which only adds to one’s stress burden.
{in the book, “Stress and Healing,” by Christopher Hobbs. 1997}

Those sensitive to anxiety are more likely to turn to alcohol to relieve their anxiety symptoms. They are in a high risk group.
{"Anxiety Sensitivity," alcoholism.about.com, Oct. 2001}

As you drink, your body tries to make up for the changes alcohol causes. It “turns up” all of its senses. When the alcohol begins to wear off, these heightened senses cause shakiness, headaches and nausea. Everything seems louder, bigger, and faster.
{familydoctor.org, May 2003)

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illnesses in America: more than 19 million are affected by these debilitating illnesses each year.