Important Information
Introduction
Part 1
What is Anxiety?
1. You Are Not Alone
2. “I’m Afraid to Get Help!”
3. Anxiety Alters Relationships
4. A Worried Mind
5. The Primary Types of Anxiety Disorder
6. What Causes Anxiety?
7. The Diagnosis of Anxiety
8. Anxiety Is an Exaggerated Stress Response
Part 2
Herbs for Anxiety, Insomnia, and Stress
9. The Herbal Medicine Revolution
10. Using Herbs Safely and Appropriately
11. Herbal Medicines or Synthetic Drugs for Anxiety?
12. Kava—the Natural Tranquilizer
13. Healing Anxiety with Hypericum (Saint-John’s-Wort)
14. Valerian—Nature’s Valium—and Other Sedative Herbs
15. Adaptogens—the Antistress Herbs
16.Ginkgo biloba—Antidote to the Angst of Aging
17. Herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine
18. Herbs in Ayurvedic Medicine
19. Herbal Scents—Aromatherapy
20. Flower Power
Part 3
Natural Self-Healing
21. The Healing Journey—Nurturing Your Natural Self
22. From Pressure and Panic to Personal Power
23. Active Living and Antistress Nutrition
24. Liming—Doing Nothing, Guilt-Free
25. Emotional Freedom
26. Ending Worry, Sleeping Deeply
27. Are You Anxious or Angry?
28. Healing the Anxiety of Loss and Change
29. Spiritual Crisis and Renewing Your Soul
Appendix A: Bibliotherapy
Appendix B: Organizations for Further Information on Herbs
Appendix C: Herbal Medicine Practitioners and Resources
Appendix D: National Associations of Mental Health Professionals
Appendix E: Anxiety Self-Help Groups
Appendix F: Internet Resources for Anxiety and Herbs
Notes
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Searchable Terms
About the Author
Other Books by Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D
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