I’ve created this roadmap for The Anxiety Summit 6: Toxins, Meds & Infections because I want to make it easy for you to get the best value from these wonderful interviews. I don’t want you to feel totally overwhelmed and more stressed when you see all these experts and interview topics and wonder “where am I going to start?”
I’m using the map analogy because as a hiker I know I need a map to be able to find where I’m going and because being out in nature is a big part of the healing process. I’m a visual person and I like to have a clear picture in my mind of the lay of the land BEFORE I set off somewhere new.
It’s for this reason that I’ve created this document with these handy dandy charts that you can refer to at the start of the summit, come back to during the summit and refer to after the summit when you’re re-listening to interviews and reading transcripts.
I hope you enjoy it and find it easier to navigate the summit with these maps:
- Root Causes/Triggers – figure out which may be your root causes/triggers
- Solutions – for you to explore with the summit interviews
- Conditions – see which ones are relevant for you
The numbers in parentheses refer to the number in the cross-reference table at the end – which then gives you the actual talk/s where this topic is discussed.
Here is an example of one of many possible root causes of your anxiety – in the Foods section on the first root causes/triggers map you’ll see: Bone broth, tea, wine and kombucha (fluoride) (17).
These are all surprising sources of fluoride and we talk about these and much more in the interview with Melissa Gallico: “Fluoride: Neurotoxicity, Anxiety, Acne and Hypothyroidism.”
What you’ll learn –
- Prenatal fluoride exposure and lower IQ scores in children aged 3 to 4 years
- How fluoride can be a trigger for cystic acne, depression, anxiety, Tourette’s, migraines, insomnia and hypothyroidism
- Surprising sources of fluoride and protective nutrients
As you know, anxiety can be related to your daily life experiences BUT it can also be triggered by:
- foods you eat and what you drink (like wheat, oxalates, alcohol and more)
- environmental toxins (like fluoride, lead, plastics, fragrances, insecticides, fluoride and more)
- many types of medications (like the benzos/SSRIs, birth control pill, acne medication, fluoroquinolone antibiotics and more) and/or
- chronic infections (like Lyme disease, PANDAS, parasites, candida and more).
Once you identify the root causes and understand anxiety’s mechanisms you can support the liver/gallbladder, detox, address infections, implement targeted and supportive solutions, and get relief!
This is my 6th Anxiety Summit, featuring all new topics and the latest research related to anxiety and toxins, medications and infections.
I’d love your feedback in the comments section below
- Let us know you find this helpful for navigating the summit
- Give us suggestions for improving it and let us know which topics we missed and we’ll do our best to create an updated version
- Tell us which aspects of the roadmaps you loved and topics you’d like to learn more about
Thanks Trudy, this makes things a lot simpler!
JS – Glad to hear!
Wow – 18 groups of root causes/triggers to investigate – thanks!
Thank you.
I’m signed up to attend the Anxiety Summit 6 and had already downloaded the Roadmap but today I really LOOKED at it! Thank you so much! This is extremely helpful! Wish there had been such a map for the Gut Microbiome Summit last month (which, by the way, was also excellent!). Looking forward to learning more in November! Margaret
Margaret
Thanks so much!
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Hi Trudy. I can’t seem to find the search on your blog page. I wanted to ask about Gabba and other. I have severe anxiety and panic and am on meds but Gabba low dose in the am makes me feel like a zombie. Anything else for anxiety and intrusive thoughts negative ? Thanks.
Melinda
Too much GABA can do this or if GABA isn’t needed. With intrusive thoughts we also look at low serotonin.
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Thanks for your info on the increase of anxiety for some when collagen lacks tryptophan. Collagen made me so anxious until I tried one with fermented tryptophan added. You were so right! I experience no anxiety when tryptophan is added. I am very thankful I read that on your site. You have helped me and so many others! Bless you, Trudy, for the your work and research done and shared by you and your team. I also appreciate your seminars!
Judy
Thanks for sharing and you’re most welcome. I’m guessing it’s the Biotrust Ageless product. Just be aware that it is processed in a facility that processes wheat and other allergens.
Sharing the collagen blog for other readers https://www.everywomanover29.com/blog/collagen-gelatin-lower-serotonin-increase-anxiety-depression/
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Trudy, you always come across as being very kind and caring, and your information has been priceless! i loved you right off the bat, the first time I ever heard you speak on someone else’s summit!
I’ve been trying your suggestion for taking gaba and 5 htp, but one of them was raising my bp which tends to be high, and I dont take meds for it, so I stopped the 5htp and that seemed to be the culprit. It wasnt my imagination. I monitor my bp and I was feeling some agitation, having sleep difficulty (which normally isnt a problem for me) and couldnt figure out why. When I stopped the 5htp, those symptoms seemed to subside. I was following the 1-3xs/day dose (300mg total). I dont take SSRIs or anything else for anxiety, b/c i had read there can be some problems with that. The gaba seems ok, although I cant really feel that much of a difference. I take the gaba lozenges a few times daily. I do have problems with caffeine, so maybe the 5htp reacts in a similar fashion???
I really appreciate all the ways in which you help people deal with their anxiety! if only I had known about this when I was a young mother!
I have already seen #6, so I’m writing this after the fact and didnt know about your roadmap. It was fantastic! Thank You! My son bought your book for help with his trichotillomania. He found NAC to be effective for him.
Adrienne
Thanks for the kind words and so pleased to hear your son is doing well
5-HTP can raise cortisol and cause a wired-tired feeling (https://www.everywomanover29.com/blog/5-htp-can-raise-salivary-cortisol-does-this-cause-a-wired-tired-feeling/) and presumably also affect blood pressure. Too much may be problematic too – 50mg is a typical starting dose. And some folks do better on tryptophan.
My book “The Antianxiety Food Solution” covers all this (more here https://www.everywomanover29.com/store/aafsbook.html) and the online group programs are helpful if you have questions and need guidance.
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Thank you, Trudy, for hosting the Anxiety Summit. You did a great job interviewing the presenters and asking relevant questions. The summit connected me to Dr. Margaret Christiansen who specializes in mold toxicity. This is such a complicated issue so I’m encouraged to have scheduled an appointment with her for mold detox. Help is on the way, and I feel hopeful. Best blessings to you, D.M.
D.M.
You’re most welcome and thank you for posting here. I wish you much healing. Dr. Margaret is wonderful!
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Trudy,
Have you ever had any experience with Tourette Syndrome? Something made me thing that the Amino Acids might calm some of that static down.
Many Thanks,
Kim
Kim
The amino acids may help someone with tics if they do happen to have low serotonin too. And especially since anxiety and obsessiveness/compulsiveness is common in those with Tourette’s. I would look at symptoms per the questionnaire and use the trial/evaluation.
If there is anxiety I also always assess for low GABA and high cortisol too.
If you are new to the amino acids (and other anxiety nutrition solutions like gluten/sugar/caffeine removal, blood sugar control, gut health, pyroluria etc) my book “The Antianxiety Food Solution” is a great place to start. More here https://www.everywomanover29.com/blog/the-antianxiety-food-solution-by-trudy-scott/
Much of this may help with tics/Tourette’s too. For example, one possibly factor could be gluten issues and associated deficiencies – Efficacy of a Gluten-Free Diet in the Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome: A Pilot Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29735930/
When symptoms come and go and vary with severity I always look at stress levels and if symptoms are worse under high stress situations I also look into pyroluria.
I would work with a functional medicine practitioner in order to address all possible root causes including infections like Lyme disease, mycotoxin exposure, heavy metals, excessive EMFs/wifi exposure etc