1)  Eat a hearty breakfast with protein. Anxiety is often caused by fluctuations in blood sugar levels. Eating adequate protein in the morning and a few small high protein snacks throughout the day will keep your blood sugar stable and your anxiety levels down. Good things to eat for breakfast that are fast are scrambled eggs, unsweetened yogurt with fruit, or whole grain bread with low fat cheese. Good snacks during the day are low fat cheese, cold cuts, fresh fruit, nuts, and hard-boiled eggs.

2)  Avoid caffeine. Caffeine increases stress by causing a dramatic increase in adrenaline and blood pressure, and it also disrupts sleep. Substitute it with herbal tea or hot water with lemon.

3)  Get adequate sunlight during the day. Low levels of the brain neurotransmitter Serotonin can cause anxiety levels to peak. Getting small amounts of sunlight each day helps to keep Seratonin levels high. Try taking a 10-minute walk after lunch.

4)  Take a daily multi-vitamin with plenty of B-Complex. B-Complex protects the nervous system. With all of the processed foods in our society, these vitamins get stripped away so a deficiency in this nutrient is not uncommon. Contact you doctor before taking any nutritional supplements. Foods high in B-Complex are whole grain bread, wheat germ, liver, beans, meat, fish and nuts. 

5)  Get plenty of Omega 3 in your diet. Omega 3 has been known to improve brain functioning and reduce stress. Foods that are high in Omega are wild salmon, tuna, sardines, and flax seeds.

6)  Get regular exercise. Exercise can help to remove excess cortisol from the body, which is a stress hormone, and exercise also produces endorphins.

7)  Do a few minutes of Stretching once or twice a day. Negative emotions often can get trapped in the body and stretching can help release this. Most of us know how great stretching makes you feel, but most of us do not remember to do it.  This software, Stretchware, reminds you to stretch at the office and has 14 different routines. 

8)  Do a few minutes of deep breathing each day. Deep breathing can revitalize the whole body. 

9)  Keep a journal. This is especially useful if nagging, repetitive, worrisome thoughts are keeping you awake at night. Remind yourself that 90% of things we worry about never happen. Write these thoughts down and challenge them.

10)  Drink plenty of water. Aside from oxygen, water is the second most important substance the body takes in. Very small shortages of water can dramatically change and disrupt biochemistry.

Massage Tools - I personally own and use all of these massage tools on a regular basis and they are a great way to get rid of stress in between regular massage appointments.

Meditation CD for Stress - This is a really good CD for reducing stress.