<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/977b0a3e-d9ad-4b03-bfd5-8031d37dc184/11DE53C5-DA93-4FF4-88FD-46AC1D3D03EC/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/" href="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: 11px;">thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/"><H1 class="title"> Thoughts on Therapy </H1></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html" href="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html" style="font-size: 11px;">thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html"><H3 class="post-title entry-title"> <A href="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html">We are What We Eat</A> </H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html"><DIV> So you've done your meditation, yoga, tried everything your therapist has asked you to do -- and still not able to rid yourself of anxiety? Have you looked at your diet lately?</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html"><SPAN>Caffeine</SPAN> is a notorious culprit behind generalize anxiety and panic attacks. (And yes, that includes caffeine in your cola and energy drinks.)</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html">smoking actually causes constriction of the blood vessels and therefore causes their heart to work harder, resulting in increased stress.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html">Excessive <SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>s</SPAN></SPAN>alt </SPAN>raises your blood pressure, putting strain on your heart and speeding up the process of arterosclerosis. It also depletes your body of potassium, an important mineral in the proper functioning of the nervous system.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html"><SPAN>Artificial preservatives</SPAN> such as nitrites, monosodium glutamate (MSG), and artificial colorings and flavorings are also responsible for increasing our anxiety.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thoughtsontherapy.blogspot.com/2009/06/we-are-what-we-eat.html">a lot of the <SPAN>meat </SPAN>you get in large grocery stores have been fed hormones to promote weight gain and growth.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/11DE53C5-DA93-4FF4-88FD-46AC1D3D03EC/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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