Hypoglycimia And Bipolar Symptoms

[Guest guest]

I am coming to the conclusion that bipolar really is a variety of

symptoms caused by a few things and mostly blood sugar

problems...Mania seems to be controled with normal blood sugar

levels...Any feed back?

[Guest guest]

Hi Joanne,

 

 

Dr. Carl C. Pfeiffer ('Mental and Elemental Nutrients') did a lot of

work on chemical and nutrient imbalances in mental illness. If I

recall correctly, in the book he does talk about a correlation between

hypoglycemia and illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia. I

see bipolar disorder as being along the same lines.

 

My own experience is that I suffered from episodes serious depression

for most of my adult life. In addition to that I did have very poor

blood sugar control. If I didn't eat frequently, my blood sugar would

drop and I would have the most horrendous physical symptoms plus

terrible mood swings.

 

Ultimately, I attended the Brain Bio Centre in London -

http://www.mentalhealthproject.com/content.asp?id_Content=994, which

is a sister clinic of Dr. Pfeiffer's clinic in the US -

http://www.hriptc.org/.

 

They helped me a lot with my depression and other health issues -

including hypoglycemia. Treating the body as a whole, most of my

health problems cleared up and I feel so much better physically and

mentally.

 

 

I have posted some more information on this in previous postings:

http://health./message/48998

http://health./message/54049

 

 

So long story short... I would agree that hypoglycemia can be a factor

in any mental illness. I feel that mental illnesses are a combination

of emotional issues coupled with physical issues, including

malnutrition. And by that I mean, poor diet, inability to absorb and

integrate nutrients efficiently, or an individual need for a high

quantity of particular nutrient(s) which is not being met by current

diet or supplements.

 

Hypoglycemia I believe to be no different, in that, because of

malnutrition, the body does not have the correct tools to control

blood sugar properly and the whole body is affected, especially the brain.

 

Unfortunately, the orthodox idea is to view the patient's symptoms as

separate entities unrelated to each other. That is you are bipolar

and have hypoglycemia... Not that both have the same root cause and

can be treated nutritionally.

 

All the best

 

Sharon