Anxiety-Free with Food: Natural, Science-Backed Strategies to Relieve Stress and Support Your Mental Health

by Liana Werner-Gray

Overview

If you're feeling anxious, stressed, or depressed, you're not alone. The world may be in turmoil-but inside, we can feel unwavering peace. We can support our mental and physical health by avoiding anxiety-inducing ingredients and choosing foods and supplements that support our microbiome, address nutritional deficiencies, and balance our hormones. Liana Werner-Gray, nutritionist and author of The Earth Diet and Cancer-Free with Food, offers this simple guide to all the scientifically backed, nutrient-rich foods and supplements you need to support your emotional wellness. She offers 100+ delicious gluten-free, soy-free, refined sugar-free, and dairy-free recipes that both nourish the body and support optimal brain function. With Liana's easy strategies based on nutritional neuroscience, you'll feel empowered to take control of your mental well-being. Remember, life is meant to be enjoyed. Let your first step toward an anxiety-free life start with your next meal!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401961763
Publisher:	Hay House Inc.
Publication date:	12/29/2020
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	63,622
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Liana Werner-Gray is a certified nutritionist and natural-health advocate. After Liana experienced the power of healing multiple health conditions by embracing a natural lifestyle, she created The Earth Diet and started lecturing and teaching internationally. Her recipes have helped people with acne, anxiety, diabetes, depression, heart disease, obesity, and more. Liana is the resident nutritionist at Complete Wellness in New York City. Website: LianaWernerGray.com

Table of Contents

Introduction xiii

Part I Food as medicine

Chapter 1 Neuroprotective Nutritional Strategies for Reducing Anxiety 3

Chapter 2 The Top 10 Foods to Reduce Anxiety 33

Chapter 3 Top Antianxiety Supplements 63

Chapter 4 The Most Neurotoxic Foods on the Planet 101

Chapter 5 The Food Upgrade Mindset for Living Anxiety-Free 127

Part II Anxiety-free with food recipes

Chapter 6 Kitchen Supplies and Conversion Charts 141

Chapter 7 Brain-Boosting Drinks 151

Chapter 8 Easy, Breezy Breakfasts 171

Chapter 9 Plant-Based Energizing Lunches and Healing Dinners 187

Chapter 10 Soul-Warming Soups, Super Salads, and Delicious Dressings 201

Chapter 11 Fun Sides, Savory Snacks, Sensational Sauces, and Life-Changing Condiments 217

Chapter 12 Meals for Fish and Meat Eaters 227

Chapter 13 Nutrient-Rich Desserts and Wholesome, Sweet Snacks 243

Chapter 14 Seven-Day Guide for Living Anxiety-Free 265

Metric Conversion Chart 275

Resources 277

Endnotes 283

Index 310

Index of Recipes and Ingredients 319

Acknowledgments 321

About the Author 329

Editorial Reviews

If you are trying to avoid stress, you were born in the wrong era! Liana's recipes are packed with antioxidants, magnesium, and healthy omega fats to help reduce stress and defeat anxiety.
Mark Hyman, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of Food: What the Heck Should I Eat?

Anxiety-Free with Food shows us which foods to eat to support healthy brain function and encourage positive thinking. Anxiety is often associated with low levels of nutrients; focusing on the foods from this book will support you with magnesium and omega-3, two important elements for soothing nerves. Doing things that are pleasurable, including eating wholesome nourishing foods, is the quickest way to increase your levels of important neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine. This book offers easy tips for enhancing your nutrition and plenty of recipes that can instantly boost your feel-good hormones. Liana reminds you that life is not about striving for perfection and encourages you to do what you can and nourish your body a little at a time.
Christiane Northrup, M.D., New York Times best-selling author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom 

Few of us realize how the foods we eat can directly affect our moods-both positively and negatively! Scientific research has demonstrated that there is a link between nutrition and anxiety. Anxiety-Free with Food shows you which foods and supplements can help put you in a better state of mind. Liana's recipes are rich in B vitamins, vitamin D, magnesium, protein, probiotics, healthy fats, and other essential nutrients to support your mental health as well as decrease inflammation. When you get this book, you'll be doing your body and mind a favor.
Dr. Josh Axe, DNM, DC, CNS, doctor of natural medicine, founder of DrAxe.com

What you eat affects your brain and body. In this book, Liana book shows you the foods that are rich in antioxidants, good fats, vitamins, and minerals to protect your brain and give you the energy and vitality you need to overcome anxiety, mental fog, and fatigue.
Jim Kwik, CEO of Kwik Learning and New York Times best-selling author of Limitless

Anxiety-Free with Food reveals how our food influences our mood and offers tricks to reduce sugar cravings. Liana's recipes are packed with phytonutrients and brain-boosting nutrients such as DHA fat to minimize anxiety.
Max Lugavere, New York Times best-selling author of Genius Foods

Liana's recipes will help you naturally live a healthier and happier life. As someone who suffers from anxiety, I am thrilled to have this cookbook in my kitchen.
Vani Hari, New York Times best-selling author and founder of FoodBabe.com and Truvani

Liana Werner-Gray's book Anxiety-Free with Food is a great place to begin to learn how we can help our physiology achieve a better foundation to help tolerate the bombardment of the inevitable baggage we accumulate. The accumulation of the traumas we experience as we grow and mature, along with their impact on our physiology, has been virtually ignored. In fact, in my professional opinion, it has become the most insidious causation of pathology playing a leading role in all chronic disease. This may at first seem like another over-the-top statement. However, the more chronically ill patients I see, the clearer it becomes to me that if the emotional/psychological underlying issues are not addressed adequately to resolve anxiety and fear, the patient will never recover and regain their health. Resolving conflict, alleviating anxiety, and focusing on love are the most important things we as a society must realize in order to evolve and survive on our planet. Liana does an outstanding job in giving us the first place to start in this journey by helping us improve our physiology with the right foods to help us become anxiety-free!
Rashid A. Buttar, D.O., FAAPM, FACAM, FAAIM, medical director for the Centers for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research

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