Setting targets for the treatment of Enterprise Health Bipolar Disorder (2)
Copyright (c) 2008 Stephen Lau
To treat her bipolar disorder, needs to see himself as an Olympic athlete, no education is necessary only for you but also for family members. Yes, they have to participate with bipolar depression. The reason is that they need to see and recognize the triggers of bipolar disorder, particularly the factors that can disrupt his dream and began her depression or manic episodes.
Train yourself to maintain a regular sleep schedule, and they need to ensure that comply with it.
Anxiety is a common experience of a bipolar patient. Anxiety can be another cause of your sleep disorder. Due to anxiety, you may want using alcohol, drugs or tranquilizers to overcome your anxiety disorder. These may seem like a solution, but only aggravated the problem. For example, if you use alcohol to make you be asleep in order to sleep more easily, alcohol can also be deprived of a more deep, restorative sleep necessary for bipolar disorder. These substances have side effects, you have to think much about the future when it comes to what you put in your body.
Because you have bipolar disorder, your brain is different from others. Naturally, they can also choose to treat your disorder mood swings by eating foods that increase energy and raise its mood. All these years, may have developed a craving for junk food – what is known as "comfort food." Your mood often are linked to periodic fluctuations in their level of blood sugar. "Comfort food" offers little comfort in the long term. The reason is that food scrap, usually contain lots of sugar and empty calories may temporarily fulfill a desire caused by sudden tiredness and irritability, but will also energy and mood to fluctuate, creating episodes of depression and mania.
Therefore, one of the key factors in the treatment of bipolar is to use food to balance your mood, instead of using food as a quick fix to get out of a mood.
Your neurotransmitters – dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin – regulate your mood. These neurotransmitters are made from amino acids, which enter your body in small quantities. In addition, the body has naturally made them, and therefore must be obtained from your diet. Studies have shown that one of the most effective ways to control the bipolar disorder is through the diet: eating pure protein without carbohydrates, eat complex carbohydrates without protein. It is important to increase energy level without affecting the level of blood sugar. If you eat properly – avoiding junk food – not only can regulate its neurotransmitters, but also require lower doses of drugs, which can mean fewer nasty side effects for you.
However, knowledge is one thing and doing is another. The temptation to use food and drink loaded with caffeine and sugar to boost your mood is irresistible to a bipolar patient. That's why we need discipline and training of an Olympic athlete to help you stay the course, and members of his family should serve as your coach to ensure they do not deviate from the training program. You need their support and firmness to help you persevere in their fight against bipolar disorder.
About the Author
Stephen Lau is a researcher and writer. He has published several books, including “No Miracle Cures” on natural healing; he has also created many websites on Chinese natural healing, eating disorders, Zen healthy lifestyle, and mental depression. For more information on depression, go to: http://www.rethinkyourdepression.com
Testimonial Janet 2008