Anxiety Tour #3: Self-care, Nutrition and Our Anxious Spirit with Taryn L Kennedy
Certified nutritionist Taryn L Kennedy talks with Susan about how nutrition affects our nervous system, particularly in times of stress, and how our diet contributes to our anxiety.
Susan and Taryn’s Anxiety Tips for Challenging Times
Pay mindful attention to how we begin and end the day. Either quiet with music, with reading, looking out the window, going outside, winding down without electronic devices, and waiting a while before we approach our email.
Do things throughout the day that give us rest when our feelings are particularly strong. Or actually give us rest when we feel weary. Be gentle with yourself and others.
Pay attention to what you are eating. Getting proper nutrition is even more important in stressful times as stress depletes our nutrients and weakens our immune system. Eat for nourishment, not for comfort.
Contact friends and family to strengthen relationships and alleviate feelings of isolation or loneliness.
Get moving in any way that you can. Any kind of exercise helps reduce stress and anxiety.
Meet This Episode's Guest
Taryn L Kennedy
Taryn L. Kennedy is a qualified Nutritionist, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nutritional Medicine. Originally from New York, she moved to Australia to pursue her true passion: natural health and food as medicine for anxiety and mood disorders.
In addition to helping clients with their diets and overall health, she is also a food trainer at Jamie's Ministry of Food where she teaches people to cook wholesome and nutritious meals, the Assistant Producer and Director of Online Media for In the Balance: Nurturing Mind, Body & Heart, and a post production assistant for FX Medicine, the premier Australian podcast for evidence-based functional and integrative medicine.
Taryn also researches and writes about a variety of natural health topics and has been published on the FX Medicine website and in the sustainability magazine Waste Free Planet.
Connect with Taryn on her facebook page, sign up for her nutrition newsletter, or email her at tarynleeknutrition@gmail.com to schedule a free 15 minute obligation-free chat to see if working with her is right for you.
