Herbal Medicine

& Nutrition for

Stress
Management
Stacey Story
Purdue Global University
HW499- Professor Henningsen
January 31, 2023
Holistic
Approach to
Health and
Wellness

• Herbal Medicine
• Nutrition
• Herbal Medicine & Nutrition that Helps Manage Stress
• Emphasis of Presentation- Stress Management with the use
of Herbal Medicine & Nutrition

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Herbal Medicine

❑ Herbal Medicine
✓ Types
✓ Benefits
✓ Risks

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Herbal Medicine
❖Herbal Medicine and Traditional
& Traditional Medicine Combined
Medicine

➢ Contraindications

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Common Contraindications When
Using Herbal Medicine
Side Effects of Select Herbal Drug Interactions with Herbal Products
Products
• “Herbal product Side effects • “Herbal productInteracting drugs
• Ginkgo biloba Bleeding • Ginkgo biloba Aspirin, warfarin (Coumadin),
ticlopidine (Ticlid), clopidogrel (Plavix), dipyridamole
• St. John's wort Gastrointestinal disturbances, allergic (Persantine)
reactions, fatigue, dizziness, confusion, dry mouth,
photosensitivity • St. John' s wort Antidepressants
• Ephedra (ma huang) Hypertension, insomnia, • Ephedra Caffeine, decongestants,
arrhythmia, nervousness, tremor, headache, seizure, stimulants
cerebrovascular event, myocardial infarction, kidney stones
• Ginseng Warfarin
• Kava Sedation, oral and lingual
• Kava Sedatives, sleeping pills,
dyskinesia, torticollis, oculogyric crisis, exacerbation of
antipsychotics, alcohol” (Cupp, 1999).
Parkinson's disease, painful twisting movements of the
trunk, rash” (Cupp, 1999).

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Nutrition as
Medicine

• Unrefined foods
• Superfoods
• Plant-based Foods
➢ vegetables
➢ fruits,
➢ whole grains
➢ legumes
➢ nuts
➢ seeds.

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Superfood “Chocolate avocado mousse with cacao nibs

Recipe
❖INGREDIENTS
• 2 very ripe bananas, peeled, chopped
• 2 ripe avocados, flesh scooped
• 2 tbs hazelnut or almond butter
• 1/2 cup (40g) raw cacao powder
• 2 tbs coconut milk
• 1/4 cup (30g) cacao nibs
• 2 x 125g punnets raspberries

❖METHOD
• Place the banana, avocado, nut butter, cacao powder, coconut milk and a pinch of salt
in a blender and whiz until smooth. Pour into a shallow serving dish, then cover and
chill for 30 minutes or until set. Scatter with the cacao nibs and berries to serve.”
(Delicious.com.au, n.d.).

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Herbal Medicine, Nutrition and the
Benefits for Stress Management
❖Natural Remedies that Help Manage Stress
✓Herbs (incorporated into recipes or used separately as supplements such as tinctures
and teas)
✓Natural foods (unrefined, no unnatural sugars, minimally processed, plant-based)
❖Stress Management
✓The right herb and food choices can help alleviate anxiety and other anxiety related
disorders.

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Tincture
Recipe for
Stress
Managment

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References
• American College of Lifestyle Medicine. (2023, January 25). Nutrition as medicine. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from
https://lifestylemedicine.org/nutrition-as-
medicine/#:~:text=Food%20as%20medicine%2C%20also%20known,as%20diet%20related%20chronic%20disease).
• Cupp, M. J. (1999, March 1). Herbal remedies: Adverse effects and drug interactions. American Family Physician. Retrieved
January 31, 2023, from https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/1999/0301/p1239.html
• Delicious.com.au. (n.d.). Chocolate avocado mousse with cacao nibs – recipes. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from
https://www.delicious.com.au/recipes/sugar-free-chocolate-avocado-mousse-cacao-nibs/4aaa644b-090e-4d82-9ec9-
b546ade1fc79?nk=a9c0933881156871ddc72fa5a3deb9e3-1673884808
• Johns Hopkins Medicine. (2021, September 24). Herbal medicine. Herbal Medicine. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/herbal-medicine
• Lakhan, S. E., & Vieira, K. F. (2010, October 7). Nutritional and herbal supplements for anxiety and anxiety-related disorders:
Systematic review. Nutrition journal. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2959081/
• Mountain Rose Herbs. (n.d.). Herbal elixir recipe for stress relief. blog. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from
https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/herbal-elixir-recipe-for-stress-relief
• NYU Dispatch. (2018, July 2). The benefits and risks of herbal supplements and natural medicine. The NYU Dispatch.
Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://wp.nyu.edu/dispatch/2018/07/02/the-benefits-and-risks-of-herbal-supplements-and-
natural-medicine/

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