"How I Overcame Bipolar II And Saved My Own Life"

12:33 PM

Thank you, ladies, very much.

This information is invaluable and needs to be printed in red and underlined so that everyone who reads your posts will take heed to the warnings being provided by your own experiences with this.

Oh, I know that not everyone is sensitive to grains, but with bipolar illness rising in the United States and with, as Ms. Ruth Whalen says, the increase in caffeine consumption rising in the 21st century, there are serious reasons to look at these things from another perspective.

It is important for those who must take medications to know that these changes are not suitable for all bipolar patients. Only those people who are sensitive to caffeine and grains are going to be benefitted most by strong, effective changes.

I haven't been over to Barnes and Noble to buy Dr. William Davis' book yet, but he has an online sight where people are asking him questions about the very things you ladies are suggesting, and he is giving forthright answers, such as: the federal recommendations for grain consumption indicating a switch from white flour products to whole grain products is like "saying that an unfiltered cigarette should be exchanged for a filtered one, such as Salem cigarettes." Both are poisonous, he indicates.

Another point that Dr. Davis points out is that the wheat being grown now does create addiction and does cause weight gain.

Thank you very, very much for publishing this information. I was beginning to feel a little like I might not reach anyone with Ms. Whalen's suggestion that I try to let people know about this.

When I first began to eliminate caffeine, I drank "Arnold Palmer" tea which is 1/2 lemonade and 1/2 tea. Then, switched to Smart Water (electrolytes added), but there is a lemon mineral water that is good (it requires getting used to). I tried it and liked it. From that point, I threw the caffeine out and drink water only now.

You'll get used to that much quicker than I will get used to no wheat, I think!

Thanks again.

Genetic

Oct 02, 2012, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by genetic

Thank you, ladies, very much.

I think it would be a great idea if you would post some websites on these subjects that we may open and read, as we wish, the information on these topics that have arisen.

This information is invaluable and needs to be printed in red and underlined so that everyone who reads your posts will take heed to the warnings being provided by your own experiences with this.

Oh, I know that not everyone is sensitive to grains, but with bipolar illness rising in the United States and with, as Ms. Ruth Whalen says, the increase in caffeine consumption rising in the 21st century, there are serious reasons to look at these things from another perspective.

It is important for those who must take medications to know that these changes are not suitable for all bipolar patients. Only those people who are sensitive to caffeine and grains are going to be benefitted most by strong, effective changes.

I haven't been over to Barnes and Noble to buy Dr. William Davis' book yet, but he has an online sight where people are asking him questions about the very things you ladies are suggesting, and he is giving forthright answers, such as: the federal recommendations for grain consumption indicating a switch from white flour products to whole grain products is like "saying that an unfiltered cigarette should be exchanged for a filtered one, such as Salem cigarettes." Both are poisonous, he indicates.

Another point that Dr. Davis points out is that the wheat being grown now does create addiction and does cause weight gain.

Thank you very, very much for publishing this information. I was beginning to feel a little like I might not reach anyone with Ms. Whalen's suggestion that I try to let people know about this.

When I first began to eliminate caffeine, I drank "Arnold Palmer" tea which is 1/2 lemonade and 1/2 tea. Then, switched to Smart Water (electrolytes added), but there is a lemon mineral water that is good (it requires getting used to). I tried it and liked it. From that point, I threw the caffeine out and drink water only now.

You'll get used to that much quicker than I will get used to no wheat, I think!

Thanks again.

Genetic

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Anika. · 01:34 PM

Sorry about all the typos, I often use my phone, which is not the best for catching these, but that was very bad.

Same to you Genetic, I am so glad that you started this thread so we can all discuss our experiences here with this. I use electrolyte tabs called nuun tabs. I use them because I do hot yoga which involves a LOT of sweating. But maybe I will try the lemon, I drink a fair amount of water, but have been drinking coffee since I was 12! I am only drinking water now, and my coffee, I have never liked soda, nor juice really, I think I can do it. Good luck to you with the grains, just keep in mind that once you get through the tough part, you will probably feel so much more vital. Probably much like when you quite smoking!

Doctors do not always check this stuff out before dx a mental illness. I think there can be many causes of mental illness and we need to talk about it, because some of these are overlooked.

It took me over 6 years of pushing and pushing my doctor and specialists to find out what was wrong. I had seen doctors about the same symptoms since I was a child. But the last 6 years I have really pushed, my dr. strongly felt it was celiacs even tho I failed the celiacs blood tests three times until one of my dr's looked closer and realized that I am Iga antibody deficient which leads to false negative testing. I also had abnormaliteis in intestinal biopsies. So I wish I had known all this info so much sooner.

BNLsMOM · Oct 03, 2012, 10:15 AM

I am having a hard time giving up chocolate and need some support. I am OK switching to raw cacao, but I am having a hard time giving up regular processed sugary chocolate. Other than that, I hardly eat any sugar at all, other than what is in fruit.

I used to do a program called Body for Life where it was very important to plan out your 6 small meals each day and the daily workouts. I wonder if a raw vegan version of that plan would be a good idea. The Body for Life was concieved by Bill Phillips and he moved on to create a program called Transformation which takes the BFL program and adds a whole body/mind program. It is something that has worked for me in the past and I think that maybe with this new knowledge about sugar and grains, I can work everything together to make a plan that works...

I wish I could get my family to join me. It would cut down on the temptations in my house. Not to mention, I want them to be healthy. My husband's diet is so poor that I am afraid he will die an early death.

BlueInanna · Oct 03, 2012, 02:48 PM

I am on day 3 of no caffeine drinks and no smoking. I have been drinking the fresh lemon in water with great results. I usually have headaches, but they appear to have gone. I have no headache! I got a little over ambitious last night and tried to sleep without my usual meds, that didn't work, I was up until 4am. Live and learn.

I looked into gluten free bread, but the regular store didn't have any. I need to go to the health food store, and it will be refrigerated, correct?

BNLs your family will absorb what you're doing by osmosis. These are big changes to make, give them time to get used to the idea, and they might follow. Your kids are definitely impacted by seeing mom doing something so healthy, and it will wear off on them.

Anika. · Oct 03, 2012, 03:06 PM

you are both doing awesome! So cool.

Yes Blue the GF bread will be refrigerated most likely frozen. And you will probably want to keep it frozen at home. It dries out very quickly, and already it pretty dry. The ones that have some flax usually taste best I think, I don't like like brown rice ones usually either, the flavour and texture is kinda meh. There is a brand here called Rudi, I think, and their stuff has been the best of what I have tried.

If you want to try GF Blue, check out some websites like celiac.com or others to get a good list and idea of what you need to look for on labels. Because it is added to so much of our foods.I found the easiest way to avoid it was to stop buying processed foods including meat, and stick with whole natural foods. There are also some GF apps, which are super helpful with this.

Confusedinomicon · Oct 03, 2012, 07:29 PM

I need to cut dairy from my diet. I recently watched something on the news that said there is an increase of food allergies in the younger population. I wish they could do a controlled study on this on people.

Oct 03, 2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Confusedinomicon

I need to cut dairy from my diet. I recently watched something on the news that said there is an increase of food allergies in the younger population. I wish they could do a controlled study on this on people.

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Part of it is the acidity in milk products. If you like
buttermilk, you can sneak by with that one because
it's much less acidic. In fact, I think I remember reading
that it's considered an alkaline food.

And as for the increase in allergies in younger generation, I think
it's because of ingestion of so much acid-reacting foods (especially in junk foods).

Take care.

Genetic

cocoabeans · Oct 03, 2012, 07:55 PM

I'd make healthier choices if I could develop a proper appetite for anything. I'm afraid restricting my choices to various "healthy" options would mean I'd not bother eating for even longer. I'm not sure I ate more than a few snacks and a weeks worth of meals all last month anyway.

And of course, I'm not sure I want to be "without bipolar", seems like it's all I know and by my doctor's definition lamictal worked wonderfully for me...and I said, hey, I miss the life of a full on mood swing.

Feeling 'em all muted like makes no sense.

I'll plan to overcome this so called bipolar thing by accepting it, appeciating and dealing with it.

Really, life's problems run deeper than some exhausting moods anyway.

Oct 03, 2012, 08:33 PM

It's difficult for me to know how to respond to your thread, Cocoabeans.

But whatever keeps your boat afloat is ultimately what works, I guess.

cocoabeans · Oct 03, 2012, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by genetic

It's difficult for me to know how to respond to your thread, Cocoabeans.

But whatever keeps your boat afloat is ultimately what works, I guess.

Just ideas. No need to respond but, if you do, honesty is always appreciated, even bluntness is good with me.

Oct 03, 2012, 10:34 PM

Well, that's an appraisal from me. I'm a serious person and am trying to help people who are disturbed about having the illness in the first place and want to do something to improve their feeling tone.

I'm in the process of reading for the second time Dr. Kathleen DesMaisons work called "The Sugar Addict's Total Recovery Program" and she discusses almost immediately in the opening chapter the condition of low serotonin and beta endorphin levels in people who have sugar sensitivity and the inherited low serotonin and beta endorphin levels in children of people who were alocholics.

These sensitivities resemble bipolar highs and lows, and following Dr. William Davis' construct regarding cerebral allergies, I think all of the threads written on this topic have been shown to be extremely important to anyone who wants to improve feeling tone by changes in diet and lowering levels of required medication.

You are the first peron with whom I've communicated who did not wish to see any changes in his life as a result of bipolar illness. I grant there are many who are satisfied, but I've never met them before.

That's why it's difficult to respond to your thread. I wasn't being blunt; I was being honest.

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