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Expert: - 10/21/2007


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Hi

I am looking for understanding into my "bipolar" illness which i have battled with for many years.

Are you someone who thinks that it is a chemical balance or not?

I have always tried to combat my condition without drugs but now am trying st. johns wart to try and stop me having all these very negative thoughts.

Could you maybe advice me on how to treat this?

Thanks

Toby

Answer
Hi toby,

I wonder whether you have discussed this with your doctor. It is not always a good idea to get off medication, when you have Bipolar Disorder. St John's is a good anti-depresasant remedy, but there are many other ones. The trouble with single remedies that the may miss the target. Most people with BD benefit from going on a Hypoglycemic diet.

Read:

Hit or Miss Supplements for Depression
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/hit_miss_supplements.html

If you want to treat your bipolar disorder this is best done by specialists in this area, namely Nutritional Doctors. It is best to familiarize yourself with Nutritional Therapy by reading articles at our web site.

Index of Articles at The Hypoglycemic web site at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/i-articles.html

Also read:

Alternative Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/default.htm#B

and then ask your doctor to be referred to a Nutritional Doctor.

I hope I have been of some help.

Jur

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Jurriaan Plesman BA (Psych) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
Editor of
The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia.
www.hypoglycemia.asn.au
Author of "Getting off the Hook"
Freely available at Google Book Search

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Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist

Expertise

Have worked as a psychotherapist for overv twenty years, dealing with many personality disorders

Experience

I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Organizations
Editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia. Its web site is at:

http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

Publications
Author of the book "Getting off the Hook", It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in the Hypoglycemic Health Association's Newsletters

Education/Credentials
BA (Psych) (University of Sydney), Post Gad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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