Completar frases Food Anxiety Fill in the BlanksVersión en línea Test your knowledge about food anxiety by filling in the missing words in this text. por marco rabadan 1 metabolic kefir microbiome anxiety mental health diet kimchi fermented foods nutritional GAD Can changing your calm ? From upping your omega - 3 intake to adopting a keto - based diet , experts believe there are ways you can enhance your diet to help reduce anxiety symptoms . Anxiety is a common issue in the UK . While it ? s normal to feel anxious because of specific situations like exams or job interviews , many people experience the physical and mental symptoms of anxiety on a regular basis . Almost 6% of adults in the UK are reported to experience generalised anxiety disorder ( ) within a given week . The NHS describes GAD as a long - term condition that causes you to feel anxious about a wide range of situations and issues , rather than one specific event . People with GAD feel anxious most days and often struggle to remember the last time they felt relaxed . In recent years , a growing body of experts have turned their attention to diet as a method of treatment for a variety of issues ? including anxiety . The practice goes by different names , including psychiatry and psychiatry . It ? s the idea of seeing mental health conditions ? at least in part ? as metabolic conditions , just like diabetes or obesity . There ? s no reason to think the brain operates differently to any of the other organs in the body ? all of which are impacted by diet . And for that reason , nutrition and lifestyle could really provide the basis for building successful mental health interventions . So , alongside therapies and medication , which foods and diets could help alleviate symptoms for people with anxiety ? Probiotics and . There's a bi - directional relationship between the and anxiety , says Norwitz , who points out that our gut bacteria speaks to our brain via the vagus nerve . If your gut is speaking to your brain and vice versa , you can see how this would establish a cycle of either a positive mental state or a negative mental state depending on what you ? re eating . Norwitz points to foods such as and unsweetened as being beneficial to the gut biome and , in turn , helping the brain stay healthy .