Natural Relief for Anxiety: Complementary Strategies for Easing Fear, Panic, and Worry

Twenty-five million Americans suffer from diagnosable anxiety disorder, and our cultural climate seems to breed more apprehension and fear with each passing day. It is no surprise that international pharmaceutical companies spend billions each year to research and develop psychoactive drugs that counter psychological symptoms. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be any magic pill for people who are chronically anxious. Successful treatments that rely on drugs have an extremely high incidence of relapse, and the side effects of most prescription anti-anxiety drugs are as debilitating as the disorder itself.

From the best-selling author of The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook and a naturopathic physician, this book helps you develop a treatment strategy for anxiety that is totally drug-free. The authors begin with an introduction to healthy lifestyle choices. Then they discuss a variety of conditions that can aggravate anxiety-related problems. They provide an overview of complimentary approaches to anxiety treatment using herbs and supplements, massage, chiropractic, and homeopathy. In later chapters, learn about controlling body toxicity.

Edmund J. Bourne, PhD, has specialized in the treatment of anxiety disorders and related problems for over three decades. For many years, Bourne was director of the Anxiety Treatment Center in San Jose and Santa Rosa, CA. His bestselling anxiety books, which have helped over 1.5 million readers throughout the world, include The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook, 8th Edition, Beyond Anxiety and Phobia, and Coping with Anxiety, 2nd Edition, and Natural Relief for Anxiety. The latest 8th Edition of The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook was released in July 2025. Other related publications include Pocket Therapy for Anxiety (fits into your pocket) and The Anxiety & Phobia Card Deck.

In the past few years, Dr. Bourne has carried forward his long-standing interest in philosophy, dating back to a major in philosophy at Colgate University in the late sixties. He has recently published a new book, Journeys of the Mind: The Benefits of Exploring Philosophy, which addresses long-standing philosophical issues such as different views of the afterlife, the nature of consciousness, the scope of the Cosmos (what lies beyond the physical universe), integrating science and spirituality, and a natural ethics based in the inherent order of the universe rather than as a human construct.

Arlen Brownstein, MS, ND, is a naturopathic physician. She lives in San Rafael, CA.

Lorna Garano is a freelance writer and publicist.