Natural Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
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Natural Treatments for Bipolar Disorder
Medications used to manage bipolar disorder and depression can have serious side effects; but there are no side effects to God given natural treatments for bipolar disorder such as proper nutrition:

• vitamins
• Green barley grass
• kelp
• omega-3 oils
• lecithin

• exercise
• water
• rest
• sunshine
• temperance
• pure air
and trust in the Divine

So if you're looking for a NEW START in your life and natural treatments for bipolar disorder then you have come to the right place. We hope this information will give you the NEW START in life that you have been looking for.

Benefits of NEW START

• Relief from Bipolar Symptoms
• Relief from Depression
• Relief from Sluggishness
• Relief from the "Blues"
• Relief from Fatigue
• Relief from general Aches and Pains
• Relief from that Overall "Out of It" Feeling

Some of this information on natural treatments for bipolar disorder might sound a bit old fashioned but we have found it not only can give you relief from these symptoms but for most people it brings back energy, a positive outlook and a GREAT feeling of "I am glad to be alive!

NEW START is an acronym for the eight essential laws of the universe that incorporate the natural treatments for bipolar disorder you may be looking for. NEW START can redirect your body and mind toward wellness and bring you back to overall optimal health.

NEW START when followed in moderation can help you find relief from years of manic depressive behavior as well as other typical mood disorders. Here, we will discuss these eight essential natural treatments for bipolar disorder that are necessary in your life to give you the NEW START you are looking for.

When your body wants to send you a message that something is wrong, it sends you a symptom. Those symptoms may be diagnosed as a mental health disorder, like bipolar disorder and depression, or a physical disease like diabetes. These symptoms are often very unpleasant and usually very painful if not down right insufferable, distressful, and fearful. Do you want to get that message from your body? You bet you do! Recognizing your messages are warning signs you will want to have in order to get a NEW START on life right away.

Decoding that symptom - figuring out what your body is trying to tell you is vital. Finding out what is causing that symptom often helps you correct something you or your body is doing wrong. One of the natural treatments for bipolar disorder is, if you are not eating right - begin doing so. Or if you're not getting enough exercise then begin an exercise program. Or if you're being exposed to something not good for you, stop the exposure.

If you don't, your body will let you know you haven't obeyed the natural laws of health...by sending a symptom or two. Some are easy to interpret: "you got a headache" message might read like this, "You're too stressed," or "You had too many night caps last night." Sometimes the symptom/message is not so simple: like those involved with depression and bipolar disorder symptoms.

Medical science can only offer limited possibilities and suggestions. So that's why we're here to give you some answers medical science may not have. We depend on natural treatments for bipolar disorder and other mood disorders, not the pharmacy.

We will start with the very simple yet Natural Laws of Health. These health laws are universal and apply to everybody. Every living breathing person needs these eight essentials in order to be and remain healthy, physically active, and of sound mind.

Check out these natural treatments for bipolar disorder first. If you find that something in this list needs improving then improve it. Some people are sick enough to be able to make the changes themselves. Others need to have a friend or support group. Whatever works for you do it.

If after you have checked out the list and start doing the recommended changes and still find you have "symptoms" then we will move onto more specific avenues of natural treatments for bipolar disorder and other mental and physical health disorders.

NEW START is an acronym for:

Nutrition
Exercise
Water
Sunshine
Temperance
Air
Rest
Trust in a higher power

Nutrition
Real nutrition from real food is one of the natural treatments for bipolar disorder. Man-made, imitation foods are fine for imitation people. God-given, real foods are made for real people (that includes you).

Personally, I do not favor processed foods - canned or packaged - because they have lost too many needed nutrients plus they are embalmed with additives to give them greater shelf life - or shelf death - however you look at it.

Further, they have many hidden ingredients which can bring on food sensitivities and allergies. Illness is your body's typical "message" to man made foods. Cooperate with your body, and it will cooperate with you, making your visits to the doctor and hospital fewer and farther between.

And believe me, that is a great advantage. Norman Cousins has a great way of characterizing the institution of the hospital: "...A hospital is no place for a person who is seriously ill." Or anyone else Norman.

If your diet is rich in canned and packaged foods and poor in raw foods this may be the first place you want to start applying natural treatments for bipolar disorder. Doing so will give you a NEW START:

Carrots, Apples, Celery
Begin by replacing some of your canned veggies with 16 oz. fresh "juiced" carrots, apples and celery once a day.

This natural treatment for bipolar disorder alone will begin to make you feel much better, lower your blood pressure and feed your body needed live enzymes. Living humans need living food to prosper in health. Now don't make food your religion but rather make food your wisdom toward health.




Kelp
Health and nutrition from the sea. This is the most important natural treatment for bipolar disorder. Without kelp in my diet a few days, I see a noticeable change in my way of thinking and acting. So listen up. Read more about this wonderful gift of the sea.


Green Barley Grass
Along with my regime of natural treatments for bipolar disorder I used a powdered barley green product. Today the name of that product is Jade GreenZymes and is a very nutritious, mildly alkaline powder made from organic young barley grass juice.

Young barley grass contains perhaps the most balanced nutrient profile of all green plants with an abundance of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids, proteins, active enzymes, and chlorophyll.

So with as little as one tablespoon daily consumption of Jade GreenZymes, you will help provide your body with essential nutrients that promote the health and vitality of your entire body. After taking JadeGreenZymes daily for as little as one week, you too may report how much better you feel.

Many people have reported feeling a dramatic increase in clarity of mind, energy, better looking hair, skin, and nails, and increased regularity - all signs of good nutrition, just as I had experienced and just as Calla had experienced in my elderly care home.

So, if you haven't been getting your five to nine raw fruits and vegetables a day, regularly, try this quick, easy and efficient way to do so without having to change too much of your daily routine at one time. Barley grass is one of the best known natural treatments for bipolar disorder.

Sauerkraut
Another "live" food you may want to introduce into your daily routine is raw sauerkraut. Raw sauerkraut is teaming with live enzymes and lactobaccilli (a natural microflora normally present in a healthy human digestive tract). Live foods promote life and sauerkraut does that for you. Again one of the natural treatments for bipolar disorder because it livens up your whole system and awakens your mind, body and soul.

The healing powers of plant foods have been known for centuries (Remember, I told you this info may be a bit old fashioned). In ancient Egypt, cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, kale, brussel sprouts) were cultivated primarily for medicinal purposes and were used therapeutically against headache, deafness, diarrhea, gout, and stomach disorders. Pliney the Elder declared that the consumption of cabbage would cure as many as eighty seven diseases including mental health disorders.

The next step you may want to take toward using natural treatments for bipolar disorder is:

Exercise

Do you exercise daily? Can you walk a mile, two miles, three miles, how about 5 miles a day? Even my 90 year old husband walks 1 mile a day, so how about you? When the body partakes in physical activity (whether you walk or join an exercise class) your heart rate is elevated which in turn increases your blood flow throughout your body.

Why would exercise be considered one of the natural treatments for bipolar disorder? Exercise increases the blood circulation in turn sends much needed nutrients, white blood cells and oxygen throughout the body (including your brain) at a quicker pace. Take a brisk walk each day and see how much more energetic you begin to feel. Start out easy at first, then little by little increase your efforts. Even a little exercise will eventually make you feel more relaxed, decrease stress, will decrease the aging process, aid in respiratory problems, increase muscle tone and vitality. Give it a try today. You can't go wrong.

Water

Water is indeed one of Heaven's choicest blessings. Especially when you consider how the human body is composed of approximately 70% water. Just think of the benefits that are gained in giving the body its daily requirement of water. For instance, water is important in the process of digestion, absorption and circulation.

But have you ever seen water used as one of the natural treatments for bipolar disorder? Just like exercise, water is essential to transport nutrients throughout the body (including the brain) while maintaining a normal body temperature. Water helps the body to rid itself of wastes and toxins (caused by the environment, or bad habits) through the bowels, urination and perspiration thus the importance to replace our body's supply throughout the day.

Our bodies require at least six to eight cups of water per day to maintain the body's vital functions. Please treat yourself to this natural treatment for bipolar disorder. When your body's water requirements are met the results are astounding! But only if the water is pure and not laden with chemicals such as found in tap water.

It is advisable to drink only fresh filtered well or spring water that has been tested by your local extension center. If neither of these sources are available it is advisable to liven up your tap water using a quality pi water filter system that gives you the same type of live water that is found in fresh streams. You can read more about the importance of drinking live pi water here.

So if you're not drinking plenty of good clean filtered water (some say as much as half your body weight in ounces per day) why not begin today? Begin your journey now from bipolar disorder to wellness. Don't wait or it may be too late. Start drinking live water today.

Sunshine

Too much sunshine can indeed be harmful but when used wisely sunshine can purely be a blessing. Yes, it is one of Nature's healing agents. While it is true too much sunshine can be damaging to the skin, used wisely, exposure to the sun can lower cholesterol levels in the blood. It also helps to tone and energize your body's vitality.

Are you getting 10 minutes exposure to the sun each day? Doing so it will provide your body with its essential Vitamin D thus help the body in healing and rejuvenation. Sunshine makes us feel good. Why? Because it wakes up the hypothalamus!!!!!

The hypothalamus controls an immense number of bodily functions: autonomic functions, wakes up the emotions, endocrine system, homeostasis, motor functions, helps regulate food and water intake, and regulates your sleep and wake cycle. The sun another one of God's natural treatments for bipolar disorder as well as many other maladies.

Temperance

When self - control or temperance is practiced you reap a harvest of happiness. Temperance is attained when practicing balance and moderation in your life. Temperance is avoiding things which are harmful, and being balanced in things which beneficial. Habits which are harmful and should be avoided are eating between meals, using harmful substances such as alcohol, caffeine, sugar, tobacco, and prescription and non prescription drugs.

If you are on prescription drugs and wish to get off them please consult your doctor on how best to do that. It's never wise to just quit without knowing the adverse side effects of withdrawal that may occur with such a decision.

Once you have done that and gain a sense of temperance in your life, you will find that life is a gift that you can enjoy with a sound peace of mind. Temperance another one of nature's natural treatments for bipolar disorder. No more bipolar disorder for you.

Air

It's been said that you can live days without food and water but only a few minutes without air. Now that's something to think about. Fresh air taken in by deep breaths gives us the vital oxygen we need to maintain life. With fresh air in our lungs we benefit from the oxygen which aids in proper circulation of rich healthy blood through the body.

Another one of the recommended natural treatments for bipolar disorder, is to get out in the early morning hours when the air is fresh and crisp. It feels good and rejuvenating to breathe in this life giving wonder. We should make a practice of daily taking at least ten or more deep breaths of fresh air a day. A tip: sleep with your window open at night and your rest will be more beneficial than you can imagine provided you are breathing clean air not air pollution.

If you find yourself in a city where air pollution abounds please consider an air purifier and give yourself the gift of fresh air. Not just any purifier because all purifiers don't produce the all important negative ions that indicates the air is infused with live activity. You can read more on the importance of negative ionized air.

Rest

Often times patients with bipolar disorder do not get enough rest. Did you know that proper balance between activity and relaxation can be rewarding and rejuvenating to your health?

Often times too much activity (or racing thoughts) leaves but little time for proper rest. After a long days of mental or physical work there is nothing more beneficial to the body and mind than some rest. A natural treatment, for bipolar disorder and other health maladies, is to especially get your six to eight hours of sleep at night. It is during your night sleep that your body replenishes the used and dead cells with new ones. If you can't sleep, find other ways to relax.

Some ways of relaxation can include a quiet walk in which you can benefit by relieving stress, depression symptoms, and bent up nerves. Spending time reading out under a tree on a nice day is a very pleasant way to relax and more beneficial than most realize. If a hot bubble bath intrigues you go for it.

The important thing is to take just a little time each day to pause and rest for a bit so we don't find ourselves overtired in the evenings. Doing so we would find ourselves able to go to sleep at night thus be much more productive and useful the next day.

I guess that's why God (to some known as the Source of Life or by others Nature or the Universe) commanded us in the Scripture, "to work six days and rest the seventh." He knows what He is talking about because He made us.

So are you resting a little bit everyday? Are you taking one day a week just to rest, relax and rejuvenate? If not this is a good time to begin. Not only will your body benefit but so will your mind and soul. Why not try it? This is one of God's own natural treatments for bipolar disorder and coping with depression, stress, and the rat race of life.

Rest is one of the easier natural treatments for bipolar disorder to implement in our lives. If you're not getting enough rest you may want to check out this page, No ZZZ,s? - How To Tips.

Trust in a Higher Power

Often times the words, "I can't do it!" arise when making choices. But the "can't" can be turned into "can." It's true that from our human stand point often times situations seem worse than they really are, especially when making choices about our lifestyle. Breaking away from old practices and taking on new positive ways can sometimes appear overwhelming.

Be encouraged! There is help available in times of need. Consider the words, "You are fearfully and wonderfully made." The Divine Creator who made you and me knows each need we have. Why not make Him a part of your daily lifestyle. Today, commit your life to Him and you will see that He is willing and able to bring you through every trial when you begin your NEW START.

In him we are strong. So whenever you are tempted to think, "I can't do it!" Remember the promise, "All things are possible with God."

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Bon Voyage,

Dr. Cares™

Catherine Sinclair, PhD., uses the trade name Dr. Cares™. She is a licensed pastoral counselor. The information contained in this website is not to be taken as a substitute for professional advice from your qualified medical "practitioner."

The author of this website is not an M.D. and therefore must post this required FDA disclaimer. None of the statements, self testing, nor recommended alternatives to overcoming bipolar symptoms have been evaluated by the FDA. Therefore, the tested and proven experiences, testimonies, supplements and alternative and natural therapies are for informational purposes only and does not purport to prescribe, diagnose or cure any mental or physical condition.

Though as a licensed counselor she does advise her clients to be informed and involved in the recovery of their physical, spiritual and mental health. The above information has transformed many lives and the same can happen for you, but you alone are responsible for the decisions you make concerning all aspects of your health.

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