Natural Supplements for Anxiety

Many of us, myself included, suffer from anxiety problems. Prescription medications can be addicting and expensive! You may be wondering if there are any anxiety supplements that are effective and available in your health food store. The answer is yes!

In order to choose the natural anxiety supplement thats best for you, you need to educate yourself about the available options. There are dozens of products that tout that they help relive anxiety, but few are proven. There are anxiety supplements, however, that have been shown to effectively relieve anxiety.

Valerian extract is one herb shown to relieve anxiety in numerous scientific studies. When taken in doses of 50-500 mg, Valerian extract can help you feel more relaxed and less worried. It usually works quickly after about 30 minutes, and unlike anti-anxiety drugs, Valerian is not addictive. High-quality natural anxiety supplements contain Valerian extract thats standardized to contain at least 0.8% of valerenic acid, the active constituent.

Passion Flower can also help calm your nerves and reduce worry. Look for a natural anxiety supplement that provides at least a few hundred milligrams of Passion Flower extract. Scientists believe that a compound called vitexin is responsible for Passion Flowers relaxing effects, so extracts with at least 3-4% vitexin are most effective.

L-theanine, an amino acid extracted from Green Tea, is a third natural anxiety supplement with a pronounced anti-anxiety effect. In fact, many people report that L-theanine works as well as anti-anxiety drugs when taken in doses of 100-300mg. Some products marketed as "L-theanine" actually contain very little pure L-theanine, and thus arent effective. For this reason, you should make sure to use a natural anxiety supplement with SunTheanine®, a 99% pure form of L-theanine.

Some good products for anxiety can be found in the UK here