Nutrition is a lifesaver if you have a mental disorder. There are certain things you should avoid, and things you simply must have. Studies have shown that people with bipolar tend to be obese. With that comes the laundry list of other issues, diabetes, high blood-pressure, heart disease, high cholesterol.... to name a few.
So what should we avoid?
1)Processed foods, most anything that comes in a box. I limit my processed food, just because it is sometimes the most easy option, like rice.
2) bread, enriched flour. I am not going to say gluten, because I am not entering that debate.
3)SUGAR! Including Most of the wonderful cereals we ate as kids, pop, breads with enriched flour, most snacks that are processed (poptarts, doughnuts, juices)
4)Energy drinks, please just have coffee, not only does it have tons of sugar, but the caffeine and chemicals can cause manic episodes.
5) limit dairy
When eating you should consider food in a more natural state, like
1) whole fruits and veggies fresh or frozen.
2) Lean protein ie turkey, chicken
3) Fish
The important thing to remember is that even if you just cut out one thing on the avoid list and add one from the do list you can start feeling the difference.
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