In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Frank Lipman explore the topic of anxiety. Learn about the different types of anxiety, how to manage the body’s stress response through meditation, diet, and supplements, and more.

Note: This episode originally aired in July 2022. In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Frank Lipman dive deep into the topic of anxiety. Learn about the different types of anxiety, how to manage the body’s stress response through meditation, diet, and supplements, and more. If you or someone you know needs help today, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK. The call is free and confidential, and crisis workers are there 24/7 to assist you. Listen to Part 2 of our conversation here.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Anxiety: all-time high? [2:18]
2. Gut health and anxiety [2:54]
3. Metabolic issues and anxiety [3:26]
4. COVID and anxiety [3:51]
5. Types of anxiety [5:04]

• How anxiety manifests in the body [5:38]

Managing our stress response [6:56]Anxiety and our body’s survival process [8:23]

• Parasympathetic nervous system [9:42]
• Meditation and breathing practices [10:48]

Movement as a means for meditation [12:01]

• Other ways to meditate [12:39]

Headspace app [14:06]

• Practical meditation [14:44]
• Mantra meditation [15:48]

Nutrients, supplements, and anxiety [19:00]

• GABA and magnesium [19:11]
• Your gut, anxiety, and depression [19:43]
• L-theanine and green tea [21:00]

Acupuncture and anxiety [21:59]Questions from the community [23:52]

• Is anxiety genetic, caused from deficiencies, a response to an environment or all of the above? [24:00]
  • Epigenetics [25:06]
• Why are so many student athletes anxious? [26:39]
• Advice for those with panic attacks [28:25]
• Does low progesterone play a role in anxiety? [30:30]
  • CBD [32:28]
• How should I know if I need anti-anxiety of antidepressant medication? [34:24]
• Is the world going to be full of shut-ins post-COVID? [36:08]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Text “HELLO” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
• Suicide & Crisis Lifeline / 988
• Gut Health: The Link to Anxiety and Depression?
• Mayo Clinic: Improve Your Well-being – Add Biophilic Design Elements to Your Living Space
• Research Extracts: How Men and Women Experienced Anxiety Differently During the Pandemic
• Research Extracts: Chocolate and Depression | Pollution and Brain Tumors | Sleep and Anxiety | Fish and Weight
• A Mayo Clinic Doctor’s Advice: Science-backed Ways to Manage Stress and Anxiety During a Crisis
• Anxious or Depressed? Focus On These Micronutrient Blood Levels
• The Impact of Exercise on Mental Health
• Managing Stress When Trying to Conceive
• Stress and Your Endocannabinoid System (ECS)
• From the podcast archives: All About Anxiety and Depression Part 2; Gut Check: How Your Gut Influences Whole-Body Health

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