Natural Relief for Anxiety and Stress: A Practical Guide

"While stress and anxiety may be part of everyday life, ignoring their symptoms can cause harmful conditions in the body. Natural Relief for Anxiety and Stress: A Practical Guide by authors Gustavo Kinrys, MD and Alexandra Gold, MA offers medically researched alternatives to conventional medication." - OnlineBookClub.org "Natural Relief For Anxiety And Stress offers options other than or in conjunction with the medications available. I also appreciate the reminder that all alternative treatments are most effective and safe when taken under proper medical care. As a person working through anxiety and stress issues, I highly recommend this book to anyone facing the same issues. Though not all of the suggestions may work for you, there are many options to work with, and in actively seeking to create a better life."- Kris Moger, Reader's Digest "The authors have included ways of relieving anxiety outside medication. I think this is very helpful as some people may not want to use medication or may want something to go alongside it. This is an interesting read and I think it would do well on the market. I also think it would do well for the family members of a person who suffers from anxiety as they may have a hard time explaining what they are going through. This book can offer them tips on how to calm the person down or at least to be more understanding of what they are going through. An insightful and detailed book with plenty of helpful information. I would recommend it." - Samantha Gregory, Reader's Digest "Thisxa0well writtenxa0book provides xa0anxiety sufferers their families, and those in the general public wishing to learn more, clearly presented information aboutxa0the nature of anxiety disorders, their treatments, and practical strategies that they can use to manage these distressing and often disabling conditions." - Mark H. Pollack, M.D., The Grainger Professorxa0andxa0Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center; Past President, Anxiety and Depression Association of America About the Authorsxa0Gustavo Kinrys, M.D. is a graduate from the Mayo Clinic and the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is the Associate Medical Director of the MGH Clinical Trials Network and Institute (CTNI), and a member of the Dauten Center for Bipolar Innovation (DCBI), Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition, Dr. Kinrys has been a faculty at Harvard Medical School for over 15 years. Dr. Kinrys has published over 100 articles, reviews and posters, has been a recipient of numerous awards, and has delivered lectures in national and international forums. He is the author of the books Anxiety Disorders manual and Conquering your Stress and Fears. Also, of the upcoming volumes Natural Relief for Depression, and Natural Relief for your Sleep. His areas of interest include treatment-resistant depression, bipolar and anxiety disorders, development of novel pharmacologic agents and diagnostic tools for mood and anxiety disorders, cross-cultural and minority issues in clinical trials, and applications of natural remedies and new technologies alone and combined with conventional pharmacologic therapies for treatment-refractory patients.xa0xa0Alexandra K. Gold, MA is a researcher in clinical psychology and psychiatry at Boston University. Her research interests are in the application of natural treatments across a range of psychiatric disorders and in discovering novel treatments for co-occurring bipolar disorder and substance use disorders.