There are many beautiful foods support trauma healing, but today I want to focus three of my favorites with you. The cool thing about incorporating nutrition as a healing tool on your healing journey from trauma back to yourself is that it is one of the most accessible ways and one of the habits that is a bit easier to tweak, because you do not necessarily begin something completely new, you can easily start by only adding one good thing to your plate. One ingredient at a time, one meal at a time, you can achieve big changes for your health and trauma recovery.

Why Coffee Makes Anxiety Worse

Coffee is a modern-day socially accepted drug. That is, it’s an herbal medicinal drug. As an herbal stimulant, coffee has a direct stimulating action on the central nervous system resulting in mental alertness. It potentiates the effect of pain medication like aspirin and, since it can also increase the transmission of dopamine and serotonin, coffee can enhance your mood while increasing both mental and physical performance. - It’s for these exact reasons that many of us rely on coffee to get through the day.

But, if you heal from trauma, the nervous system stimulation caused by coffee can be very triggering. What does this mean for a body recovering from trauma? It can lead to either anxiety and panic attacks or worsen depressive episodes. Let’s explore!

Nourished, Soulistic HealingSoulistic EndeavorMarch 2, 2022Coffee, Caffeine, Anxiety, Triggering FoodsComment

Why is Magnesium Good for Anxiety?

Anxiety is a common symptom many experience as a result of unhealed trauma. When considering a holistic approach to recovery, healing might be facilitated by supporting your body with a focus on specific nutrients. Mindfully incorporating foods high in these nutrients or supplementation can make sense to provide your body with the nutrients it needs to manage the effects of traumatic stress. Magnesium is one of these nourishing and soothing nutrients that can support your body in being able to calm down, and in managing your blood sugar.

How What You Eat Triggers Your Trauma Response

Food is an often overlooked link in the realm of mental health, especially when it comes to trauma and recovering from trauma. But what you eat during recovery can make a difference: Research that goes back as far as 1982 shows that the sympathetic nervous system responds to changes in caloric intake. Certain foods can trigger your nervous system acitivity and along with it your trauma response.

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