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Anxiety isn't just a mental health issue; it's a signal. Conventional wisdom often misses the mark, focusing on symptoms rather than the deep-seated origins. Integrative You reveals two primary root causes for anxiety that go far beyond superficial stress management. One involves overlooked nutrient deficiencies, often exacerbated by hidden toxicities that prevent absorption. The other, perhaps more provocative, points to a profound misalignment between your authentic self and the decisions you make, or refuse to make. This isn't about blaming you; it's about empowering you to uncover the true drivers behind your unease and reclaim your inner compass.
What you'll learn
- Anxiety often stems from nutrient deficiencies like B6 and zinc.
- Toxicity, such as heavy metals, can prevent nutrient absorption, fueling anxiety.
- Unwarranted anxiety may signal deep-seated nutrient deficiencies or toxicity.
- Warranted anxiety often arises from avoiding hard decisions and conversations.
- Injected values, not your own, create misalignment and anxiety.
- Reclaim your authentic self to alleviate anxiety from external pressures.
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- Dr. Nicole Rivera, DC, IFMC — Co-founder, Integrative You · Integrative & Functional Medicine
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Let's talk about anxiety on hypers speed Let's talk about anxiety on hypers speed Let's talk about anxiety on hypers speed of what conventional medicine isn't of what conventional medicine isn't of what conventional medicine isn't telling you. So one is going to be telling you. So one is going to be telling you. So one is going to be pretty straightforward. The other part pretty straightforward. The other part pretty straightforward. The other part is going to maybe piss you off a little is going to maybe piss you off a little is going to maybe piss you off a little bit. But here we go. So anxiety, this is bit. But here we go. So anxiety, this is bit. But here we go. So anxiety, this is something affecting so many people. It something affecting so many people. It something affecting so many people. It is ruining people's lives. Sadly, it is is ruining people's lives. Sadly, it is is ruining people's lives. Sadly, it is plaguing a lot of the younger plaguing a lot of the younger plaguing a lot of the younger generation. One aspect of anxiety that generation. One aspect of anxiety that generation. One aspect of anxiety that is overlooked very often is this could is overlooked very often is this could is overlooked very often is this could be a simple nutrient deficiency. So, for be a simple nutrient deficiency. So, for be a simple nutrient deficiency. So, for those of you like my anxiety is that those of you like my anxiety is that those of you like my anxiety is that simple. I've done many webinars and simple. I've done many webinars and simple. I've done many webinars and podcasts on a resource page that goes podcasts on a resource page that goes podcasts on a resource page that goes deeper into this topic. There's a lot of deeper into this topic. There's a lot of deeper into this topic. There's a lot of layers here. I'm talking about two. One, layers here. I'm talking about two. One, layers here. I'm talking about two. One, B6 and zinc. If you are massively devoid B6 and zinc. If you are massively devoid B6 and zinc. If you are massively devoid of both of those, you can easily have a of both of those, you can easily have a of both of those, you can easily have a lower threshold in your nervous system, lower threshold in your nervous system, lower threshold in your nervous system, which is going to make you anxious that which is going to make you anxious that which is going to make you anxious that you don't understand. It's not you don't understand. It's not you don't understand. It's not warranted. You're like, I don't know why warranted. You're like, I don't know why warranted. You're like, I don't know why I'm having a panic attack in the grocery I'm having a panic attack in the grocery I'm having a panic attack in the grocery store. I don't know why I feel this way. store. I don't know why I feel this way. store. I don't know why I feel this way. This could easily be a nutrient This could easily be a nutrient This could easily be a nutrient deficiency. The pro I don't want to say deficiency. The pro I don't want to say deficiency. The pro I don't want to say the problem but the complicated layer to the problem but the complicated layer to the problem but the complicated layer to this is one of the major reasons why this is one of the major reasons why this is one of the major reasons why people are so so so so deficient in B6 people are so so so so deficient in B6 people are so so so so deficient in B6 and zinc which was myself included was and zinc which was myself included was and zinc which was myself included was be is because of crypto pyrol this is a be is because of crypto pyrol this is a be is because of crypto pyrol this is a condition it doesn't matter what the condition it doesn't matter what the condition it doesn't matter what the name is this is a condition that happens name is this is a condition that happens name is this is a condition that happens when you have massive toxicity in your when you have massive toxicity in your when you have massive toxicity in your body that it is kicking out the B6 and body that it is kicking out the B6 and body that it is kicking out the B6 and the zinc and not allowing you to absorb the zinc and not allowing you to absorb the zinc and not allowing you to absorb whatever you are consuming from your whatever you are consuming from your whatever you are consuming from your food. So sometimes this isn't just about food. So sometimes this isn't just about food. So sometimes this isn't just about taking the zinc and B6 because if you taking the zinc and B6 because if you taking the zinc and B6 because if you take it and you feel a little better, take it and you feel a little better, take it and you feel a little better, but then you stop taking it and you feel but then you stop taking it and you feel but then you stop taking it and you feel like [ ] again, then that means you like [ ] again, then that means you like [ ] again, then that means you have a deeper layer, a more foundational have a deeper layer, a more foundational have a deeper layer, a more foundational layer, which is get the toxins out and layer, which is get the toxins out and layer, which is get the toxins out and also figure out what they are. I also figure out what they are. I also figure out what they are. I personally had massive mercury toxicity personally had massive mercury toxicity personally had massive mercury toxicity because I ate buffet sushi. Yeah. And because I ate buffet sushi. Yeah. And because I ate buffet sushi. Yeah. And Costco fish. Yeah. So that was my Costco fish. Yeah. So that was my Costco fish. Yeah. So that was my college years. I thought it was healthy. college years. I thought it was healthy. college years. I thought it was healthy. Okay. So runner up is when you have Okay. So runner up is when you have Okay. So runner up is when you have warranted anxiety. aka you know okay warranted anxiety. aka you know okay warranted anxiety. aka you know okay this happened and you know I feel this happened and you know I feel this happened and you know I feel anxious about it or I'm feel anxious anxious about it or I'm feel anxious anxious about it or I'm feel anxious going to work I feel anxious doing this going to work I feel anxious doing this going to work I feel anxious doing this it is because you are not willing to it is because you are not willing to it is because you are not willing to make hard decisions in your life and make hard decisions in your life and make hard decisions in your life and you're not willing to have hard you're not willing to have hard you're not willing to have hard conversations in your life yes I know conversations in your life yes I know conversations in your life yes I know that might piss you off but listen there that might piss you off but listen there that might piss you off but listen there is a lot of reasons why we might tiptoe is a lot of reasons why we might tiptoe is a lot of reasons why we might tiptoe around certain things there's a lot of around certain things there's a lot of around certain things there's a lot of reasons why we might tolerate certain reasons why we might tolerate certain reasons why we might tolerate certain things there is a lot of stories that we things there is a lot of stories that we things there is a lot of stories that we can tell ourselves and then there is a can tell ourselves and then there is a can tell ourselves and then there is a lot of stories being told to us aka this lot of stories being told to us aka this lot of stories being told to us aka this is what we call injected values. One of is what we call injected values. One of is what we call injected values. One of the cool things in our programs is you the cool things in our programs is you the cool things in our programs is you figure out your values and you figure figure out your values and you figure figure out your values and you figure out who has been injecting values on out who has been injecting values on out who has been injecting values on you. If it's a person, if it's society, you. If it's a person, if it's society, you. If it's a person, if it's society, religion, culture, church, whatever. But religion, culture, church, whatever. But religion, culture, church, whatever. But they tell you what you should do, how they tell you what you should do, how they tell you what you should do, how you should act, what you should be, what you should act, what you should be, what you should act, what you should be, what you should what you should should should you should what you should should should you should what you should should should should. And really what it comes down to should. And really what it comes down to should. And really what it comes down to is if it is not aligned to you and you is if it is not aligned to you and you is if it is not aligned to you and you are saying yes or you're doing [ ] that are saying yes or you're doing [ ] that are saying yes or you're doing [ ] that is completely and utterly out of is completely and utterly out of is completely and utterly out of alignment with your values. And then alignment with your values. And then alignment with your values. And then secondarily is you're not willing to secondarily is you're not willing to secondarily is you're not willing to address it. You're not willing to say address it. You're not willing to say address it. You're not willing to say no. You're too scared to say no. You're no. You're too scared to say no. You're no. You're too scared to say no. You're not willing to have a hard conversation not willing to have a hard conversation not willing to have a hard conversation with a person who's just a [ ] with a person who's just a [ ] with a person who's just a [ ] [ ] Then yes, you are going to be [ ] Then yes, you are going to be [ ] Then yes, you are going to be anxious. If you're not willing to delete anxious. If you're not willing to delete anxious. If you're not willing to delete the Instagram offer of your phone even the Instagram offer of your phone even the Instagram offer of your phone even though you know that it's [ ] up though you know that it's [ ] up though you know that it's [ ] up your mental health. you're going to be your mental health. you're going to be your mental health. you're going to be anxious. So sometimes it's about having anxious. So sometimes it's about having anxious. So sometimes it's about having hard conversations and making hard hard conversations and making hard hard conversations and making hard decisions, but it's a little more decisions, but it's a little more decisions, but it's a little more comfortable doing that when you have a comfortable doing that when you have a comfortable doing that when you have a compass to know who you are at your core compass to know who you are at your core compass to know who you are at your core and you have a compass to know what is and you have a compass to know what is and you have a compass to know what is the [ ] that's been pushed on to you of the [ ] that's been pushed on to you of the [ ] that's been pushed on to you of what you should do, how you should act, what you should do, how you should act, what you should do, how you should act, and what you should Hey. Hey.
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