Since I've cut out gluten, corn and dairy from my diet I haven't been on any medication for bipolar, NONE, and I haven't felt better or been more stable in my life! This means I've been able to be at my best in caring for my daughter, I've even been able to nurse her, which I couldn't do if I was on medication. I feel like my life has been given back to me and I praise God because I know He has been my healer and has used my doctor and others to help bring me into the wellness I'm experiencing.
The bad news, there are a lot of people out there who are suffering severely from food allergies and they don't even know it. Their symptoms are being treated by well meaning doctors, but the root problem has yet to be unearthed and dealt with. Some of them have digressed into such a critical state that their lives are being sucked away from them. I'm talking about people with severe mental illnesses and crippling diseases. I know that not all of these disorders are caused by food allergies, but I think it would be surprising to find out how many actually are.
When I first started professional treatment for my bipolar not one doctor looked beyond the symptoms. They just hammered away at the symptoms and forgot that there might be a cause behind them. Yes, they considered a chemical imbalance, but what was behind the chemical unbalance? None of them seemed to ask that question. Unfortunately a lot of patients are treated this way. I thank God that I was finally able to seek help from an excellent doctor who was willing to look beyond the surface and "get down to the nitty gritty" (more Nacho Libre).
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