Anxiety is something we deal with our entire lives, not just at menopause. But I do realize some women are overly anxious and may need to talk about their feelings with either a good counselor or some of their trusted friends. There are also many things that we can do with our diets that may help curb some of the stress to our bodies. Not only do these foods weaken our bones, they also aggravate our adrenal glands, the glands that take over the production of estrogen when our ovaries are easing up. Nutrient insufficiency can also be a subtle cause of anxiety.
Stress can create deficiencies in many nutrients and vice versa.
Make sure you have adequate B-vitamins because each one of them plays a different yet important role in maintaining a healthy nervous system. Both calcium and magnesium help combat stress and nervousness, as well as muscular and emotional irritability. These are the basics but probably all nutrients in some way contribute to a healthy central nervous system. And, above all, exercise is the greatest destressor of all. It increases your circulation and gets the oxygen to the brain and nerves.