Guest guest Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 My wife was diagnosed bi-polar (manic-depressive) in college - 30+ years ago. Has been on and off medication since then. She stopped taking her meds a year ago. She was mostly macrobiotic at that point. Has been 100% raw for about six months. Her energy and moods have stabalized to what I'd say are in within the range of the " normal " world. She's also off of her thyroid meds - Synthroid. Blood tests are now normal. She also has 30+ years of not sleeping well. That's beginning to normalize also. I realize that the degree of the polar swings and the length of one's stay there vary widely between people. And I'm not promising that her results will be mirrored by anyone else's experience. But.. I believe that a large part of what we call depression, anxiety, bipolor, etc. is related to lifestyle and diet. If one can do what's required to allow the body to normalize, I believe the effect of the " syndrome " on one's life will be minimized. ..wyn ---------- http://www.therawretreat.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Many medical doctors (functional medicine doctors) who have been working with brain biochemical disturbances, find that there is a direct relationship between gut, liver and brain. What these doctors are discovering is that most brain biochemical disturbances start with problems in the gut, then the liver and then symptoms appear in the nervous system and brain. To balance the chemicals in the brain, one must address the health of the gut and the liver first. Improvement can be made on a good nutritional program, plus enzymes and probiotics for the health of gut and liver. Add micronutrients from whole food supplements that will help with the brain healing process. Carol http://www.bluegreensolutions.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 The gut has it's OWN brain. Called The Second Brain. Quite literally! :-) Carol <carol wrote: Many medical doctors (functional medicine doctors) who have been working with brain biochemical disturbances, find that there is a direct relationship between gut, liver and brain. What these doctors are discovering is that most brain biochemical disturbances start with problems in the gut, then the liver and then symptoms appear in the nervous system and brain. To balance the chemicals in the brain, one must address the health of the gut and the liver first. Improvement can be made on a good nutritional program, plus enzymes and probiotics for the health of gut and liver. Add micronutrients from whole food supplements that will help with the brain healing process. Carol http://www.bluegreensolutions.com Raw & Live Foods Discussion ! Recipes, Health Challenges & More! http://health.rawfoodsforhealth/messages Erica Albanese Certified Living Foods Instructor & Chef www.SchoolOfRAWk.com www.myspace.com/SchoolOfRAWk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Wow! I have to find out more about this diet. I don't even know what raw food is. pauline Original Message: ----------------- The Raw Retreat therawretreat Tue, 6 Nov 2007 06:34:59 -0500 rawfood [Raw Food] Bi-Polor, Depression, etc. My wife was diagnosed bi-polar (manic-depressive) in college - 30+ years ago. Has been on and off medication since then. She stopped taking her meds a year ago. She was mostly macrobiotic at that point. Has been 100% raw for about six months. Her energy and moods have stabalized to what I'd say are in within the range of the " normal " world. She's also off of her thyroid meds - Synthroid. Blood tests are now normal. She also has 30+ years of not sleeping well. That's beginning to normalize also. I realize that the degree of the polar swings and the length of one's stay there vary widely between people. And I'm not promising that her results will be mirrored by anyone else's experience. But.. I believe that a large part of what we call depression, anxiety, bipolor, etc. is related to lifestyle and diet. If one can do what's required to allow the body to normalize, I believe the effect of the " syndrome " on one's life will be minimized. ..wyn ---------- http://www.therawretreat.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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