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Food Journaling

Gina Ryan emphasizes the importance of food journaling to manage anxiety. By tracking what you eat and how it affects your emotional well-being, you can identify specific food triggers. Gina shares her extensive experience with clients, noting that keeping a detailed food and feeling journal can reveal patterns and help make necessary dietary changes.

The mind is not so good at keeping track of the details about what we eat or what we didn't eat and how we felt or making those connections.

--- Gina Ryan

She encourages listeners to write down their meals and feelings to better understand the impact of their diet on anxiety levels 1 2.

   

Elimination Diets

Elimination diets are another strategy Gina recommends for identifying anxiety-triggering foods. By removing suspected foods for a period and then reintroducing them one at a time, you can pinpoint which items exacerbate anxiety. Gina suggests planning meals at home to control ingredients and avoid accidental consumption of potential triggers.

If you plan your meals and prepare at home for those two weeks while you're doing a bit of an elimination diet, you might be surprised how different you feel.

--- Gina Ryan

She highlights the importance of hydration during this process to help flush out irritants and maintain digestive health 3 4.

   

Identifying Triggers

Recognizing individual food triggers is crucial for managing anxiety. Gina advises listeners to look for their own triggers and eliminate them, as certain foods can cause anxiety or even panic attacks. She explains that food intolerances and allergies, such as reactions to dairy or gluten, can mimic anxiety symptoms.

Many of the common triggers include things like dairy, gluten, processed foods, sodas, meaning the sugars, and fried foods.

--- Gina Ryan

Keeping a food journal can help track these reactions and make it easier to identify and avoid anxiety-inducing foods 1 3.