Worried sick: break free from chronic worry to achieve mental & physical health (Berkley trade pbk. ed.)

An empowering how-to guide to managing anxiety and limiting the harmful effects worry and stress can have on the body.

Worry can take a toll on the body as well as the mind-from weight gain and hair loss to irritable bowel syndrome and nausea, excessive anxiety can upset the natural balance of a person's body, leaving them with a weakened immune system and susceptible to illness.

Worried Sick examines the patterns of worry-and offers practical strategies on how to kick the habit and restore well-being, covering topics such as:

Proven techniques for staying unworried and centered
 Exercises that relax tense muscles and unwind the mind
 How to identify and avoid toxic people and information that encourages anxiety
 Mantras and "thought blockers" to use to prevent negativity from taking over
 Which serotonin-boosting foods to reach for and which stress-inducing foods to resist

Worried Sick takes a holistic approach to coping with the circumstances and situations that give rise to anxiety and the symptoms that often result, so that readers can start experiencing a better quality of life.