bipolar disorder, long post our experience

[Guest guest]

I wrote this up once but I think I didn't send it properly, if this

isn't the case I apolegize for the repeat.

Swami Sita of the Grass Valley Sivanada ashram said, " When

you feel the goverment is evil and the world is going down the

problem isn't the goverment is bad, it's that you ate a piece of

chocolate cake the night before. "

When a close friend's bipolar symptons got much worse we

embarked on researching what others have found about natural

treatments. One reoccurring theme was changing the food and diet

and increasing the nutrients absorbed by the body. Brain chemistry

is very complicated and it doesn't take much of a nutritional

deficiency to alter it's function. Lot of things can affect

nutrient absorption, ranging from food allergies to mucoid plaque

linings along the intestines to parasites and beyond. If the brain

isn't being fed properly it won't work properly. Frequently, a

change in diet made for big differences in the way a person thinks

and feels.

Immediate action when we found he was near suicidal,

curled up in a ball in his apartment whenever he wasn't working, was

to provide some intervention. We made sure he started eating good

wholesome food (loads of organic produce) and visiting a lot as an

excuse to do that. He was willing to try medicinal nervine teas, St

John'swort and lemon balm worked quite well to help level him out.

WARNING:Some folks report mixing St John'swort with certain

antidepressents can mess you up big time, so if you're friend is on

some don't give him that. We had him make and keep a chart of how

he felt and everything he ate during the day for a month. We

started seeing trends and continued for 3 months. Thus we cued in

on 3 major food allergies, caffein, chocolate, and ice cream. Any

one of those 3 things would make him crash and he would spend days

recovering. The problem was he would crash, then go to those same

substances to get a boost which would obviously sustain the

depression or feed the manic episode. Once he cut those 3 things

out there was a leap upward in how he felt. I am of the opinion he

also had a wheat/gluten allergy. The later can serously affect the

absorption of nutrients through the intestines as can other

allergies. In trying to protect itself from the allergin, the body

pumps out more mucous to line the intestines. This cuts down on the

contact with the allergin, but also funks up your digestion of other

stuff. Over time this mucoid plaque can build up. Then your body

gets even less of the nutrients it needs and the person's behavior

gets more bizarre...

While this process of observation was going on, he was

willing to do dietary changes moving away from the standard American

processed crap to more nutritious, mostly organic diet

incorportating lots of produce. This took a long time, it isn't

done overnight. Over time he found the better he ate the better he

felt so in addition to avoiding those things that were directly

triggering a crash he was systematically increasing the food value

of what he ate. He also ate more fish, especially salmon, to

increase the Omega 3s he was getting (lab boys have found links

between depression and low omega 3). He maintained the nervine teas

while this slow process was happening.

Eventually he found Bach Flower Essences. Turns out

mustard FE fit him to a T. Taking that at the first signs of one of

his black moods would lesson the severity and eventually head off

entirely the cycle of dysfunctional thinking. There was another fe

he took to that he said worked good.

During this time he also did Hulda Clark parasite cleanse.

Her theory is sometimes parasites will get into different body

symptons and cause different diseases. So, liver flukes or

something similiar can end up the brain and cause mental

dysfunctions. I took him a zapper and the antisparasite tinctures

called for and we had fun hooking him up to the little electronic

box (homemade, under $25) that was suppose to kill off the body

parasites. Turned out to be quite fun especially when others were

there, " Dude, check this out. We're going to nuke C----'s brain

parasites. " " That's awesome, like StarTrek. " " Yeah, it's borg

technology, Resistence is futile. Your nutrients will be

assimulated. " Did it work? After 4 days he passed some sort of

parasitical worms in his stools. Just as importantly he knew his

friends were there supporting him.

After the parasite cleanse he did a liver/gallbladder flush

and 4 gallstones came out along with a bunch of other gook. He felt

much better after both the deworming and the liver flush. By this

time he was clearheaded most of the time.

I wanted him to try a master cleanse to flush the sludge

out of the system (the mucoid plaque that lines the intestines) but

he hasn't tried it yet. Doing so would help the body to absorp more

nutrients. We also sent him to a reiki master and got him taking

yoga class. Pranayama alternative nostril breathing exercises

helped him to make it through the depressed states with some degree

of dignity. After a while he could identify at what stage in the

depression he was in by what series of thoughts were going on and

then be a witness to the drama as it unfolded. It helped him to

maintain some degree of amused detachment as his mind played it's

tricks.

So, his bipolar symptons were coming a lot from his food

allergies and a poor (normal) diet. By eliminating the allergins

and helping eat better food along with a bunch of cleanses helped to

cure him of what ailed him. He hasn't had an attack for over two

months now after 6 to 8 months of steady improvement and knows

usually mustard flower essence is there if it starts to happen.

Hope this experience helps someone else. When a close

friend or loved one goes into black mode or into manic excited mode

in front of your eyes it is difficult to deal with. Thankfully, we

caught this one before it got so serious as to require medication.

Once that happens, it can get far trickier.

[Guest guest]

Very good post.The world needs more individuals like you.There are

many good points made by your discussion.Are you a practioneer or

just one who has learned these finer points as you have come to

maturity about life and health?

Dr John D. Son

, " prayerfulmantis "

<prayerfulmantis> wrote:

> I wrote this up once but I think I didn't send it properly, if this

> isn't the case I apolegize for the repeat.

> Swami Sita of the Grass Valley Sivanada ashram said, " When

> you feel the goverment is evil and the world is going down the

> problem isn't the goverment is bad, it's that you ate a piece of

> chocolate cake the night before. "

> When a close friend's bipolar symptons got much worse we

> embarked on researching what others have found about natural

> treatments. One reoccurring theme was changing the food and diet

> and increasing the nutrients absorbed by the body. Brain chemistry

> is very complicated and it doesn't take much of a nutritional

> deficiency to alter it's function. Lot of things can affect

> nutrient absorption, ranging from food allergies to mucoid plaque

> linings along the intestines to parasites and beyond. If the brain

> isn't being fed properly it won't work properly. Frequently, a

> change in diet made for big differences in the way a person thinks

> and feels.

> Immediate action when we found he was near suicidal,

> curled up in a ball in his apartment whenever he wasn't working,

was

> to provide some intervention. We made sure he started eating good

> wholesome food (loads of organic produce) and visiting a lot as an

> excuse to do that. He was willing to try medicinal nervine teas,

St

> John'swort and lemon balm worked quite well to help level him out.

> WARNING:Some folks report mixing St John'swort with certain

> antidepressents can mess you up big time, so if you're friend is on

> some don't give him that. We had him make and keep a chart of how

> he felt and everything he ate during the day for a month. We

> started seeing trends and continued for 3 months. Thus we cued in

> on 3 major food allergies, caffein, chocolate, and ice cream. Any

> one of those 3 things would make him crash and he would spend days

> recovering. The problem was he would crash, then go to those same

> substances to get a boost which would obviously sustain the

> depression or feed the manic episode. Once he cut those 3 things

> out there was a leap upward in how he felt. I am of the opinion he

> also had a wheat/gluten allergy. The later can serously affect the

> absorption of nutrients through the intestines as can other

> allergies. In trying to protect itself from the allergin, the body

> pumps out more mucous to line the intestines. This cuts down on

the

> contact with the allergin, but also funks up your digestion of

other

> stuff. Over time this mucoid plaque can build up. Then your body

> gets even less of the nutrients it needs and the person's behavior

> gets more bizarre...

> While this process of observation was going on, he was

> willing to do dietary changes moving away from the standard

American

> processed crap to more nutritious, mostly organic diet

> incorportating lots of produce. This took a long time, it isn't

> done overnight. Over time he found the better he ate the better he

> felt so in addition to avoiding those things that were directly

> triggering a crash he was systematically increasing the food value

> of what he ate. He also ate more fish, especially salmon, to

> increase the Omega 3s he was getting (lab boys have found links

> between depression and low omega 3). He maintained the nervine

teas

> while this slow process was happening.

> Eventually he found Bach Flower Essences. Turns out

> mustard FE fit him to a T. Taking that at the first signs of one

of

> his black moods would lesson the severity and eventually head off

> entirely the cycle of dysfunctional thinking. There was another fe

> he took to that he said worked good.

> During this time he also did Hulda Clark parasite

cleanse.

> Her theory is sometimes parasites will get into different body

> symptons and cause different diseases. So, liver flukes or

> something similiar can end up the brain and cause mental

> dysfunctions. I took him a zapper and the antisparasite tinctures

> called for and we had fun hooking him up to the little electronic

> box (homemade, under $25) that was suppose to kill off the body

> parasites. Turned out to be quite fun especially when others were

> there, " Dude, check this out. We're going to nuke C----'s brain

> parasites. " " That's awesome, like StarTrek. " " Yeah, it's borg

> technology, Resistence is futile. Your nutrients will be

> assimulated. " Did it work? After 4 days he passed some sort of

> parasitical worms in his stools. Just as importantly he knew his

> friends were there supporting him.

> After the parasite cleanse he did a liver/gallbladder

flush

> and 4 gallstones came out along with a bunch of other gook. He

felt

> much better after both the deworming and the liver flush. By this

> time he was clearheaded most of the time.

> I wanted him to try a master cleanse to flush the sludge

> out of the system (the mucoid plaque that lines the intestines) but

> he hasn't tried it yet. Doing so would help the body to absorp

more

> nutrients. We also sent him to a reiki master and got him taking

> yoga class. Pranayama alternative nostril breathing exercises

> helped him to make it through the depressed states with some degree

> of dignity. After a while he could identify at what stage in the

> depression he was in by what series of thoughts were going on and

> then be a witness to the drama as it unfolded. It helped him to

> maintain some degree of amused detachment as his mind played it's

> tricks.

> So, his bipolar symptons were coming a lot from his food

> allergies and a poor (normal) diet. By eliminating the allergins

> and helping eat better food along with a bunch of cleanses helped

to

> cure him of what ailed him. He hasn't had an attack for over two

> months now after 6 to 8 months of steady improvement and knows

> usually mustard flower essence is there if it starts to happen.

> Hope this experience helps someone else. When a close

> friend or loved one goes into black mode or into manic excited mode

> in front of your eyes it is difficult to deal with. Thankfully, we

> caught this one before it got so serious as to require medication.

> Once that happens, it can get far trickier.

[Guest guest]

THANK YOU!!

 

Your friend is so lucky to have friends like you in his

circle!

 

Will you give permission to file and share this?

I am a bit of an anti-Ritalin and anti-Prozac crusader.

Many people migh benefit from this story.

 

Ien in the Kootenays************************************************"There are only two ways to live your life.One, as if nothing is a miracle.The other as though everything is."~Albert Einstein.************************************************Rainforest Miracles: http://wildhealing.net

 

[Guest guest]

Go right ahead and file if you want, stuff like that is meant

to be shared with others. Hope it will help someone else.

[Guest guest]

, " johndson2600 "

<johndson2600> wrote:

> Very good post.The world needs more individuals like you.There

are

> many good points made by your discussion.Are you a practioneer or

> just one who has learned these finer points as you have come to

> maturity about life and health?

> Dr John D. Son

 

Thank you Doctor,

I'm not a health care practioner, at the time I was a produce

clerk in a health food store. I read a lot and then experiment to

see if it works. Our circle of friends who worked together on this

were mostly yoga/meditation/spiritual types who had a good sense of

awareness and lots of active compassion. His partner deserved the

big credit, she lived with him through his cyclic yoyoing and did a

lot to help coordinate our efforts making our interventions seem

less intrusive and more like a spontaneous visit.