bipolar triggers
Copyright (c) 2008 Stephen Lau
To treat his bipolar disorder, has to see himself as an Olympic athlete, it is necessary not only for training you but also for members of his family. Yes, need to be involved with bipolar depression. The reason is that they need to see and recognize the factors triggers of bipolar disorder, particularly the factors that can disrupt sleep, triggering your depression or manic episodes.
Train to maintain a regular sleep schedule, and must ensure that they comply with them.
Anxiety is a common experience of a bipolar patient. Anxiety can be another cause of your sleep disorder. Due to anxiety, you may want to use alcohol, drugs or tranquilizers to overcome your anxiety disorder. These substances can seem like a solution but only aggravate the problem. For example, if the consumption of alcohol to make your being sleepy in order to sleep more easily, alcohol also can deprive him of a more deep, restorative sleep necessary for bipolar disorder. These substances have side effects, you have to think into the future when it comes to what you put in your body.
Because you have bipolar disorder, your brain is different from others. Naturally, you may also want to treat his disorder mood swings by eating foods that increase energy and elevate your mood. All these years, may have developed a desire for food garbage – what is known as "comfort food". His mood swings are often linked to periodic fluctuations in their level of blood sugar. "Comfort food "offers little comfort in the long run. The reason is that junk food, usually loaded with sugar and empty calories, temporarily unable to comply a desire caused by sudden tiredness and irritability, but also because of his energy and mood to fluctuate, creating episodes of depression and mania.
Therefore, one of the key factors in the treatment of bipolar disorder use food to balance your mood, instead of using food as a quick fix to get you out of a mood swing.
Your neurotransmitters – dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin – regulate their state of mind. These neurotransmitters are constructed from amino acids, which enter your body in small amounts. In addition, the agency is not, of course, that do, and therefore must be obtained from your diet. Studies have shown that one of the most effective ways to control bipolar disorder is through the diet: eating pure protein without carbohydrates, eat complex carbohydrates with no protein. It is important to increase your energy level without affecting the level of blood sugar level. If you eat well – to avoid junk food – not only can regulate neurotransmitters, but also require lower doses of drugs, which would mean fewer unpleasant 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. So you need the discipline and training of an Olympic athlete to help to stay the course, and members of your family should serve as your coach to make sure they will not deviate from the training program. You need their support and its 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
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