chronic anxiety

Kava Extract May Help Chronic Anxiety

Submitted by Maryglenn Boals on May 22, 2013 - 7:57am

A new study conducted in Australia has found that the extract from Kava, a psychoactive plant, holds properties that can benefit people suffering from chronic anxiety. In the study, 75 patients who had previously been diagnosed with chronic anxiety took Kava extract tablets for 6 weeks. Those who consumed the extract daily showed significant improvement by the end of the term. According to the study, Kava extract is comparable to anxiety medications like Xanax but is considered much less addictive. More here

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Kava Extract May Help Chronic Anxiety

Submitted by Maryglenn Boals on May 22, 2013 - 7:57am

A new study conducted in Australia has found that the extract from Kava, a psychoactive plant, holds properties that can benefit people suffering from chronic anxiety. In the study, 75 patients who had previously been diagnosed with chronic anxiety took Kava extract tablets for 6 weeks. Those who consumed the extract daily showed significant improvement by the end of the term. According to the study, Kava extract is comparable to anxiety medications like Xanax but is considered much less addictive. More here

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Chronic Anxiety Could Lead To Higher Cancer Risk

Submitted by Maryglenn Boals on May 4, 2012 - 7:10am

A new study from Stanford University School of Medicine suggests that chronic anxiety could lead to a higher risk of developing cancer. The research took hairless mice and exposed them to both stressful situations and UV rays meant to mimic the effect of getting too much sun. Though all the mice developed skin cancer, the anxious mice, determined by their response to being placed under stress, had more tumors and also developed invasive forms of cancer. The research suggests that consistent anxiety can wear down the immune system leaving it more vulnerable to disease. The study was the first of its kind to find a biological link between high anxiety and cancer threat. More here. Read more »

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