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If you have been experiencing more anxiety over the past 20 months than you ever have in the past,

well, just know that you're not alone. According to a new study, it was done by the Center for Disease

Control and Prevention,

more United States adults are reporting having symptoms of both anxiety and depression during this COVID-19 pandemic.

So currently, they state that about 42% of adults are reporting to struggle with anxiety and depression.

So that's most half of the adult population.

So again, I just want to repeat, if that is you, if you're one of those experiencing anxiety or depression, you're definitely not alone.

Now, it's no news that we have been and are

currently remaining to be in a very stressful time. So today on our show, we want to let you know

what you can do personally to relieve some of that anxiety and depression.

There's so many things out of our control these days, but there are some things that are in

our control, and that is what we put into our mouths, what we're eating, what we're drinking.

And some of you may be thinking, well, I can just take a medication and that will

help my anxiety and depression. And I'm not saying, you know, stop your medication by any means.

You'd want to work with a professional with that. But as nutritionists and dietitians at

nutritional weight and wellness, we know that so many improvements can be

made for our moods through eating better. What does eating better mean? You might be wondering that

and how can that help to manage anxiety and depression? Well, those are the questions that we are

going to address today. So I better

introduce myself. My name is Kara Carper. I'm a certified nutrition specialist. I'm also a licensed

nutritionist. And I will be sharing some personal stories because I've experienced a lot of anxiety,

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