We have two family members who are bipolar. It's possible to work on this holistically, but really, really hard. My brother-in-law is diligent about checking his blood, and does pretty well in moderating things with Lithium. My sister-in-law has not been so successful. Here are some things that have caused real trouble for her.
1) A proper diet is critical - I don't know what the "proper" diet would be, but it's not just one thing. 2) NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. 3) Proper sleep cycles, every night. As I said, it's a LOT of hard work to manage bipolar holistically, and the person has to really want to do that work. In my experience, doing all the research for someone and giving them the info doesn't work very well. I have tried it a couple of times - once with a terminal cancer patient, and once about childhood vaccines. Both people realized I was trying to be compassionate and helpful, but neither ever followed up on any of the research. The cancer person died, and the mother of the children just said "there's nothing I can do. They have to have the vaccines to be allowed into school." Bipolar is at least as tough as that - maybe tougher, because when they're in a manic "high" they are often super-productive. They "think" they're "cured" and stop medications, or loosen up on their routines, and by the time people around them realize they're crashing, it's too late.... Linda The Truly Educated Never Graduate ________________________________ From: Marshalee Hallett <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:54:19 PM Subject: Re: CS>Bipolar disorder My son (31, married, 2 kids) has found that one caffeine tablet knocks his moods right out! He never takes any coffee, tea or colas, so it really does some good. His lithium never worked very well. Hope this helps. Marshalee 2009/1/29 Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> Someone I know has started dating a girl with bipolar disorder. Does anyone know of anything natural or holistic that might help or cure? Thanks, Marshall
