We all experience anxiety—a physical and mental sense of fear or panic that can overwhelm even the most stoic among us. Like other unfavorable human experiences such as fever or rash, anxiety is a normal physiological behavior hard-wired into our bodies to serve as an effective response to stressful circumstances. Anxiety is activated upon the perception of an impending threat—actual or perceived—that triggers our bodies to prioritize energy to more life-saving functions like increasing cardiac output, sharpening eyesight, and enhancing alertness while simultaneously suppressing less critical processes like digestion, urine production, and immune system functioning.1
Common Effects of Anxiety
- Increased heart rate
- Nervousness
- Worry and tension
- Inability to concentrate
- Sweating or shakiness
- Tightness in the chest
- Difficulty sleeping
- Elevated blood pressure
- Headaches
- Gastrointestinal dysfunction
- Immune suppression
Unfortunately, for too many—close to 30% of American adults—an anxiety disorder develops where overwhelming symptoms persist and become a chronic disruption to daily living, reducing quality of life and wreaking havoc on overall health and well-being.2 This is why being proactive and managing anxiety appropriately is an effective way to help prevent the development of diseases like diabetes, COPD, or heart disease.3
How can Z-SHIELD help?
One of the many truths Dr. Zelenko was passionate about reminding people of was the devastating effects that fear and anxiety have on the immune system and subsequently health and well-being. He knew that living in a state of fear or anxiety, like that instilled regularly by doom peddlers like the mainstream media, was a fast pass to disorder and disease. With this understanding, he set forth to create a natural blend of potent herbs that in bonus to supporting an optimized immune system, would also help reduce symptoms of anxiety exacerbated by a world saturated in stressors like ‘pandemics’, traffic jams, and rising food costs.
Z-SHIELD™ is Dr. Zelenko’s nutraceutical answer to a toxic environment teeming with threats to immune health, including stressors such as anxiety. Z-SHIELD™ is a specially formulated blend of natural ingredients including St. John’s wort, lemon balm, and turmeric that work together to support the immune system and further optimize its functioning through the secondary anti-anxiety effects embodied by these three herbs.