Oats, A Natural Remedy To Treat Anxiety

The anxiety is a negative emotional state and sometimes even incapacitating that affects millions of people around the world temporarily or chronically. What is the best way to deal with it? The pharmaceutical industries and psychotropic drugs, as you already know, are one of the best known options.

However, medication is not always the best option. Each of us are unique cases and we have our own peculiarities, and that is why, sometimes, simple chemical compounds are not capable of solving our problems.

The main secret to coping with anxiety is good daily emotional management. Knowing how to prioritize, set limits and establish ourselves as leading actors in our own life is vital, where we have the right and the obligation to be a little happier. To enjoy our personal spaces.

A good psychological approach and relying on some natural alternatives that we have within our reach will be, for some, an option. Later, if we see that the problem of anxiety persists, we should undoubtedly ask a professional for help and follow each guideline that they prescribe.

Your physical and emotional health is very important on a day-to-day basis. For this reason, this time we want to talk to you about how oatmeal can help you relieve anxiety. Find out with us.

Oatmeal to treat physical symptoms of anxiety

According to the “American Depression and Anxiety Society”, many people suffer from anxiety in silence and do not seek professional help. In turn, most of the time this emotional state is temporary and we deal with it well through some change, or by approaching things in another way.

However, the risk begins when a temporary state of anxiety lasts over time and becomes chronic. Our health suffers very clearly, almost always starting with the typical hypertension, tachycardia, dizziness … It is something dangerous.

Whether we are taking medication or if we have decided to rethink our day to day putting into practice psychological strategies to control anxiety, as explained by the Mayo Clinic (Minnesota, United States), consuming carbohydrates from whole grains can help us also to reduce the physical symptoms of anxiety.

• The carbohydrates present in oats help us increase the levels of serotonin (a neurochemical) in the brain.

• What serotonin does is produce a calming effect on the brain and body to relieve feelings of anxiety, nervousness, and even insomnia.

• We must avoid simple refined carbohydrates, such as those present in sliced ​​white bread, white sugar, white rice (whole wheat will always be better to combat anxiety). What these foods do is stay in the form of sugar in the blood, offer a momentary energy and leave us hungry.

• Thanks to the dietary fiber present in oats, we will be able to offer our body a constant energy level, thanks to its slow absorption.

• In turn, oats also stabilize blood sugar levels.  There are no ups or downs, which offers an adequate balance to our body.

• Oatmeal regulates our nervous system by secreting adequate levels of serotonin into the brain, making it ideal to avoid mood swings and, in turn, relax.

• It is important that the oats we consume are totally organic, natural and not enriched with sugar.  Otherwise, we will lose all your benefits. You can buy organic oatmeal in natural stores and, although its price is a little higher, it is worth the investment.

A healthy choice of oatmeal to reduce anxiety

This delicious, fresh and energetic option can be a very suitable remedy for treating anxiety. You can prepare it every morning for your breakfast.

However, keep in mind that oatmeal is a supplement  to solve restlessness and increase our level of serotonin in the blood, but you should know that to combat anxiety, it is essential that you help yourself with basic psychological strategies, that you practice relaxation exercises, and that you establish priorities in your life: You are the most important thing!

Take note now of how you should prepare this natural oat-based remedy.

Natural oatmeal and pear smoothie

What I need?

• 1 ripe pear
• 50g organic unsweetened oatmeal

• 1 glass of water (200 ml)
• 1 tablespoon of honey (25 g)

How do I prepare it?

• It is very simple. The first thing we will do is peel the pear and cut it into two pieces to be able to process it in the blender.
• Once you have it ready, we go to the blender where we will introduce the organic unsweetened oats, the water and the pear cut into two pieces.
• Get a very homogeneous smoothie where you will later add those two tablespoons of honey. If you wish, you can serve it cold with two ice cubes. It’s delicious!

Valeria Sabater

Graduated in Psychology from the University of Valencia in 2004. Master in Safety and Health at work in 2005 and Master in Mental System Management: neurocreativity, innovation and sixth sense in 2016 (University of Valencia). Collegiate number CV14913. He took the course Nutrition and obesity: overweight control, offered by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Student of Social and Cultural Anthropology at UNED, Valeria Sabater has worked in the area of ​​social psychology selecting and training personnel. Since 2008 she has been a psychology and emotional intelligence trainer in secondary schools and offers psycho-pedagogical support to children with development and learning problems. In addition, she is a writer and has received various literary awards.