Anxiety and Metabolic Disorders: The Role of Botanicals

Abstract

Anxiety and anxiety-related disorders are becoming more evident every day, affecting an increasing number of people around the world. Metabolic disorders are often associated with anxiety. Furthermore, anxiety branches into metabolic disorders by playing multiple roles as a cofactor, symptom, and comorbidity. Taken together, these considerations open the possibility of integrating the therapy of metabolic disorders with specific drugs for anxiety control. However, anxiolytic compounds often cause disabling effects in patients. The main goal could be to combine therapeutic protocols with compounds capable of reducing side effects while performing multiple beneficial effects. In this article we propose a group of bioactive ingredients called botanicals as a healthy supplement for the treatment of metabolic disorders related to anxiety.

Editorial for the Special Issue “Bioactive Compounds of Natural Products on Metabolic Disorders and Complications”

“…In this regard, Buljeta et al published a comprehensive review of animal and human studies on the impact of red wine polyphenols on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, gut microbiota, and oral health [1]. Trebesova et al also proposed that botanicals and plant bioactive compounds could potentially be a healthy supplement for the combined treatment of metabolic and anxiety disorders [2].…”