Eating healthy for mental health

QueenBeeKeep

Hi I am new. I am eating grain free, sugar free, and starch free to reach my mental health goal! I have been eating this way for 2 years and I am now on the lowest dose of medication in 15 years! My goal is to get well and get off medication. I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 2000. I am looking for a fitness friend for support. I am also a beekeeper and wife/mother of three grown girls. hello!

LKArgh

Good luck and please keep up with your dr appointments, even if you feel better. If something does not work out, you do not want to let things progress and set you back.

RedLipsThinHips

Wow! A beekeeper, how cool is that. Congratulations on being on that lowest dose on 15 years, thats impressive.

QueenBeeKeep

Thank you for the support, it means a lot to me

elykt

Congratulations! That is amazing. I know how eating healthy and taking care of yourself can have a bit impact on mental health as well as physical health. I've had issues with anxiety the past few years and the last few months I've noticed a big difference after eating well and making sure I work out regularly.

Whatever you are doing, keep it up! Being a mom and a beekeeper sounds like a lot of work, but a lot of fun too.

IILikeToMoveItMoveIt

I am bi polar as well. I switched to organic food and OMG the difference was amazing. I never realized how bad off I was until I got out of it. Eating for mental health works and I wanted to support you on that. I am a total believer from experience. Yay bees!

59newGIRL19

Wow! Congratulations! I have been reading about the effects our diet has on neurotransmitters and the immune system and it is fascinating! Have you read Dr. Perlmutter's books, Brain Maker and Grain Brain? I just got them last week and even just skimming the information, I have learned so much. If we fuel our bodies right, they work MUCH better!!! And I don't have to tell you how healthy honey is! Great job!

traceylyn68

QueenBeeKeep wrote: »

Hi I am new. I am eating grain free, sugar free, and starch free to reach my mental health goal! I have been eating this way for 2 years and I am now on the lowest dose of medication in 15 years! My goal is to get well and get off medication. I was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 2000. I am looking for a fitness friend for support. I am also a beekeeper and wife/mother of three grown girls. hello!

bbrantner

So happy to have found others with a common goal! I have Bipolar Type II. Sugar, carbs and caffeine cause me to be hypomanic (bouncing off the walls with energy). I work in an ER as a medical provider so I have become addicted to sugar to make it through my 12-16 hour shifts. Since starting my career 7 years ago, I have gone from running 30-40 miles a week at 145 lb to huffing and puffing after walking a few minutes at 265lb. Let's keep this thread going and work on our physical and mental health!

QueenBeeKeep

Thank you for all the uplifting comments! And yes, PearlyGirl135 I have read Grain Brain, It is a very good book

beautifulsparkles

I have Bipolar as well.

christchick7

Bipolar 2 also. Checked for link between bipolar, sugar and starch online. Could only find depression and sugar.
Ideas?

QueenBeeKeep

There is nothing written about diet and Bipolar. I've searched too. Though there is a chapter on diet and the effects of the brain in Elaine Gotchall's book Breaking The Vicious Cycle. The diet she promotes for Celiac and other bowel problems is the diet I am on.

christchick7

Thank you Queen Bee...I'll check it out!!!

darrienmichael

I am bipolar type I. I'm on 3 meds and am very dependent on them. It would be nice get off of them. I've been doing Weight Watchers and that plan allows a person to have high amounts of sugar, a real flaw, and I'm a sugar fiend. MFP is much less tolerant of sugar intake. I'm addicted to sugar so restricting will be tough, although I've heard that the less you eat, the less you crave. We'll see.