DOES FOOD RESTRICTION REALLY ALLEVIATE PTSD SYMPTOMS?
Food restriction, like exercise, triggers a biological program that stimulates the restoration of energy balance following a decrease in the amount of energy stored. This response involves genetic and hormonal components that in turn drive food intake (i.e., hunger). Previous studies linked this biological response to a reduction of anxiety in both humans and rodents. […]
EXERCISING TO RELIEVE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
Aerobic exercises have been found to produce beneficial effects on PTSD and anxiety symptoms. Types of aerobic exercises and special considerations are developed in more details.
BODILY SYMPTOMS IN ANXIETY: PANIC DISORDER (PD) Vs POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)?
Post-traumatic stress disorder and panic disorder share similar bodily symptoms of anxiety, however they differ in how unstable and severe they are across the disorders.