http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/06/23/anxiety-solutions.aspxMost people have experienced the clammy hands and the waves of nerves in their stomachs just before public speaking or the restless anxious feelings just before taking an exam. These anxieties that emerge throughout our days are considered normal, howeverenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2004/06/23/anxiety-solutions.aspx#35727Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:56:37 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:35727MDS_203<p>I often wonder how much of this is about &quot;stress&quot; and now much is something as simple as hypoglycemia or low blood sugar. &nbsp;The symptoms of low blood sugar are: Nervousness, Panic/Anxiety, Mood swings, Faintness, Depression, Phobias, Heart palpitations (etc.). &nbsp;Given the typical American diet, is it any surprise that so many people have &quot;some type of anxiety disorder&quot;? &nbsp;Does the fact that depression and anxiety have tripled in the last ten years have much to do with the increased sugar consumption in the U.S. ?( 26 pounds 20 years ago to 135 lbs. of sugar per person per year today)? I think YES!</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=35727" width="1" height="1">