has anyone tried a nutriceutical (non-drug) approach to controlling anxiety?

You can always look up studies if you don't trust someone.

I had mood issues and did well with mucuna pruriens for dopamine and noni for serotonin. Around 5-10 grams of each. If you get an extract then you use much less. St. John's wort extract is also good for serotonin in a much smaller dose but higher price. You also need to check the bottle dosage vs the studies dosage and get the right amount. There's also picamilon for GABA. Anyway I got better and don't use them anymore. I mean I get happy and sad or stressed like anyone, but overall I tend to be in a good mood.

The aminos are likewise converted into mood hormones, but you need B vitamins to do it. Eat lots of bran and whole grains.

The problem with books is anyone can write them. I can write a book about how picking your nose will cure cancer. This doesn't necessarily make it true. When it comes to anxiety, I'll always stand behind the method that has been proven, and that method is therapy. Specifically, cognitive behavioral therapy.

The underlying concept behind CBT is that our thoughts and feelings play a fundamental role in our behavior. For example, a person who spends a lot of time thinking about plane crashes, runway accidents, and other air disasters may find themselves avoiding air travel. The goal of cognitive behavior therapy is to teach patients that while they cannot control every aspect of the world around them, they can take control of how they interpret and deal with things in their environment.

True..about the book/s..but it is by a well-known doctor who has multiple resources to quote AND a clinic who treats people in CA with success. Plus, I've done my own extensive research. I've seen enough of your answers to know you are knowledgeable and yes, how we think, affects our mental state, but as you know, the brain can under produce endorphins, dopamine etc which affects our moods/outlook.

"Worry is a payment on a debt you may never owe." but if you are severly depressed/anxious all the talk and cognitive therapy is not going to help until you feel better so you are able to take advantage of cognitive therapy.