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Anxiety
MENTAL WELLBEING · ANXIETY NATUROPATH GEELONG
Anxiety has a physiology. And that physiology responds to treatment.
Anxiety is not purely a psychological condition. It has well-documented physiological drivers — gut-brain axis dysregulation, neurotransmitter imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, blood sugar instability, thyroid dysfunction, and HPA axis dysregulation — that naturopathic medicine can directly address. At The Sana Co. we investigate the body's contribution to anxiety and build a treatment plan that works alongside — not instead of — psychological support.
When anxiety has physical roots
Persistent worry and racing thoughts
Physical anxiety symptoms
Gut-related anxiety
An inability to switch off, constant anticipation of problems, or catastrophising that feels beyond your control. When anxiety is driven by physiology, addressing the body helps the mind.
Nausea before stressful events, loose bowels with anxiety, or gut discomfort that mirrors your anxiety level. The gut-brain axis is bidirectional — gut health directly affects anxiety.
Nausea before stressful events, loose bowels with anxiety, or gut discomfort that mirrors your anxiety level. The gut-brain axis is bidirectional — gut health directly affects anxiety.
Blood sugar anxiety
Anxiety, shakiness, and panic that comes on when you haven't eaten or spikes in the mid-afternoon. Hypoglycaemia triggers adrenaline release — indistinguishable from anxiety at a symptom level.
Anxiety that came on with other health changes
Anxiety that appeared alongside hormonal changes, after illness, with gut symptoms, or in the postpartum period — a strong signal that the anxiety has a physiological driver worth investigating.
The physiology driving your anxiety
Anxiety involves multiple physiological systems that are all modifiable with naturopathic treatment:
Gut dysbiosis — approximately 90% of serotonin is produced in the gut; gut health directly affects mood and anxiety | Nutritional deficiencies — magnesium, zinc, B6, B12, and iron supporting neurotransmitter synthesis | Blood sugar dysregulation — hypoglycaemia triggering adrenaline and cortisol release | HPA axis dysfunction — chronic stress changing the baseline set point of the stress response | Thyroid dysfunction — both hypo and hyperthyroidism produce anxiety-like symptoms | Oestrogen and progesterone fluctuations — perimenopause, postpartum, and luteal phase | Caffeine and stimulant use amplifying a dysregulated stress response
Investigating and treating the body's contribution to anxiety
Our anxiety approach investigates the physiological drivers first, then builds a targeted treatment plan around what we find.
Functional testing
Thyroid panel, iron studies, B12, zinc, magnesium, and blood glucose — the most commonly missed physiological contributors to anxiety.
Stool analysis to assess microbiome health and identify dysbiosis — because gut health is central to neurotransmitter regulation and anxiety.
Thyroid panel, iron studies, B12, zinc, magnesium, and blood glucose — the most commonly missed physiological contributors to anxiety.
Blood sugar stabilisation
Thyroid panel, iron studies, B12, zinc, magnesium, and blood glucose — the most commonly missed physiological contributors to anxiety.
Targeted nutritional medicine
Magnesium glycinate, zinc, activated B6, methylated B12 — therapeutic-dose supplementation based on your testing, with specific compounds for their anxiolytic mechanisms.
Specific herbal formulations based on your anxiety presentation — Withania for HPA axis support, Passiflora for acute anxiety, Zizyphus for anxious insomnia.
Herbal nervines and adaptogens
We work alongside your existing mental health support. Naturopathic treatment for anxiety physiology enhances, not replaces, psychological care.
Collaboration with your GP or psychologist
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