Guest guest Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 All right, another Wisconsinite in the group! Welcome. I'm 23, live in Madison, and have been here for a couple of months only. I'm just getting into NT and all the recipes and food techniques, and I recently started drinking raw milk. I have no health problems to speak of but nutrition has always interested me and I want to live as healthy a life as possible. By the way, if you're interested in raw milk, I can give you some sources in Wisconsin. Tom > Hi! I'm Dan, I'm 53 and live in Wisconsin. > I got interested in " natural diet " after about 35 years of dealing > with chronic depression. Along with the orthodox drug treatments and > talk therapy, I constantly researched alternate treatments, including > nutrition and orthomolecular therapy. I'd try different things, like > taking a B-complex, and get a little relief, but not enough to > compell me to continue. Over the years, I tried lots of individual > things, with limited success. After repeated doses of antidepressants > kindled my latent bipolar disorder, I was put on more drugs. I tried > this for 8 months without any measure of success. 20 months ago, I > quit the drugs, and gathering up all the tidbits I'd learned, applied > a " natural " approach. I changed my diet, and added a group of simple > supplements...vitamins, aminos, essential fatty acids. > I've never felt better in my life. It is a " healing " , not > a " drugging " . I've helped administer this type of program to 3 others > in my household...a 45yr old dx'd bipolar at age 14, a 13yr old > dx'd " early onset bipolar " , and a 17yr old with depression. All are > now drug free, and doing better than ever before. > It is obvious to me that any " treatment " should proceed from " least > invasive " to " more invasive " . The first step is to correct the diet. > When the diet more closely matches the natural diet of humans, the > parts and pieces all " naturally " fall into place. It is a mistake to > assume that humans are not designed to be healthy. We just have to > follow the " owners manual " , and that " owners manual " was written over > tens of thousands of years of our history. Our " modern diet " is a > poor " re-write " of that manual. > Just my .02 > My best to you all, > Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 >It is obvious to me that any " treatment " should proceed from " least >invasive " to " more invasive " . The first step is to correct the diet. >When the diet more closely matches the natural diet of humans, the >parts and pieces all " naturally " fall into place. It is a mistake to >assume that humans are not designed to be healthy. We just have to >follow the " owners manual " , and that " owners manual " was written over >tens of thousands of years of our history. Our " modern diet " is a >poor " re-write " of that manual. >Just my .02 >My best to you all, >Dan Well, I'd certainly agree with you there. I suffered from chronic depression off and on since I was a teenager, and it went away when I revamped my diet, mainly to exclude gluten. Depression is THE most common symptom of gluten intolerance, so if you haven't tried that change to your diet, it's worth a spin. Try googling on " gluten depression " . Making sure you eat good fats works wonders too, and sunlight! -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Welcome Dan, It must have felt wonderful to be able to make an introduction with your success story. I know I really enjoyed reading about the positive changes you have experienced. Since the people in my family tend toward depression, I would like to know in a little more about what has helped you, besides the NT way of eating. I have been eating the NT way for three years and enjoying every bite. I find it has eased my depression to some extent, but I am still looknig for a little more help. I don't know if it is simply taking longer than expected, because I am in my 60's, or if I should take a little something else for a better result?Please write back when you have the time to explain which products worked for you and your friends. Did you read The Omega Connection? TIA, Sheila In , " roadlessgraveled " <roadlessgraveled@y...> wrote: > Hi! I'm Dan, I'm 53 and live in Wisconsin. > I got interested in " natural diet " after about 35 years of dealing > with chronic depression. Along with the orthodox drug treatments and > talk therapy, I constantly researched alternate treatments, including > nutrition and orthomolecular therapy. I'd try different things, like > taking a B-complex, and get a little relief, but not enough to > compell me to continue. Over the years, I tried lots of individual > things, with limited success. After repeated doses of antidepressants > kindled my latent bipolar disorder, I was put on more drugs. I tried > this for 8 months without any measure of success. 20 months ago, I > quit the drugs, and gathering up all the tidbits I'd learned, applied > a " natural " approach. I changed my diet, and added a group of simple > supplements...vitamins, aminos, essential fatty acids. > I've never felt better in my life. It is a " healing " , not > a " drugging " . I've helped administer this type of program to 3 others > in my household...a 45yr old dx'd bipolar at age 14, a 13yr old > dx'd " early onset bipolar " , and a 17yr old with depression. All are > now drug free, and doing better than ever before. > It is obvious to me that any " treatment " should proceed from " least > invasive " to " more invasive " . The first step is to correct the diet. > When the diet more closely matches the natural diet of humans, the > parts and pieces all " naturally " fall into place. It is a mistake to > assume that humans are not designed to be healthy. We just have to > follow the " owners manual " , and that " owners manual " was written over > tens of thousands of years of our history. Our " modern diet " is a > poor " re-write " of that manual. > Just my .02 > My best to you all, > Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Hey Dan! Here is a web sight that has an increadable suppliment for depression and other mental disorders. It helps bipolar especially well. It is pricy at first, they have you take quite a bit to load your body, but the effects are wonderful! It is a nonprofit organization. I highly recommend it. Judy www.truehope.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Dan, I appreciate your .02 cents, and find your story uplifting. Hope to hear more from you, and welcome to the group. Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Hi, not sure what Bi polar refers to could you elaborate ? I'm take Celexa which is for SSRI (seratonin)stuff is this related ? Are there any natural methods to controlling SSRI's ? On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 14:19:06 -0000, " Judy Nielsen " <jjmorgan6@...> said: > Hey Dan! > Here is a web sight that has an increadable suppliment for > depression and other mental disorders. It helps bipolar especially > well. It is pricy at first, they have you take quite a bit to load > your body, but the effects are wonderful! It is a nonprofit > organization. I highly recommend it. Judy > www.truehope.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 > Hi, not sure what Bi polar refers to could you elaborate ? > > I'm take Celexa which is for SSRI (seratonin)stuff is this related ? > > Are there any natural methods to controlling SSRI's ? ----The amino acid tryptophan is back on the market at last! When SSRI's were introduced the FDA used a tainted batch from Japan as an excuse to outlaw tryptophan. I doubt the timing was coincidental, as tryptophan does what SSRI's cannot... increase the amount of serotonin available to the brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 >----The amino acid tryptophan is back on the market at last! >When SSRI's were introduced the FDA used a tainted batch from >Japan as an excuse to outlaw tryptophan. I doubt the timing was >coincidental, as tryptophan does what SSRI's cannot... increase >the amount of serotonin available to the brain. > > Was using tryptophan back in '89 for anxiety and depression when the tainted batch got it pulled. Scary, but had done it long enough to be able to stop with no recurrance. Wanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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