So, what’s in store for 2010 over here? Well, I have no idea. I mean, you know what they say about the best laid plans and all. But here are our goals. One, get back in shape financially and two, attempt to tackle this bipolar issue naturally.
As for the bipolar issue, I have been reading a lot about natural helps and nutrition and I’m putting together a plan. So far I know it will include getting rid of all refined sugar and simple carbs in the house to help with, among other things, candida and histamine imbalances [and this will be really hard for me because I love sugar], getting Rye on a regular exercise plan in addition to what he does now, getting him on a regular massage schedule (you can’t believe how tense his muscles become – they get like rocks and that can’t be good), and adding a few vitamin/mineral supplements of which I have not completely figured out and will ask for professional help with (but no herbs because they scare me a little). Oh, and acupuncture to balance his energy.
Anyway, will this work? I have no idea. But it’s worth a try. It can’t hurt.
If anyone has any experience with trying these things I’d love to hear about it. I found this about going from meds to natural approaches. And I have found many others too to which I’ll post links later.
During our trip I spoke with a friend of ours that works high up in pharma (they make generics) and she was saying how yes, with all of the meds there are side effects as they all take something away from one part of your body to give another part what it needs (putting it very simplistically). This is why one often gets on a spiraling loop of additions in meds. One med has to fix the imblanace and therefore problem the other created and so on. So this fuels me all the more to try and balance this naturally.
It’s definitely worth a try.
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I too traveled extensively this holiday and am very much looking forward to getting back to routine. Hopefully 2010 will be kinder to you and your family.
A close family friend of mine had issues for years trying to get pregnant – she tried for over 10 years with no success whatsoever despite being under the care of an excellent fertility doctor. Amazingly upon visiting a “Guru” that changed her eating habits and added a few supplements, she became pregnant within weeks and now has 3 healthy, happy children. Without a doubt, each and every case is different, but Non-Western medicine can sometimes be very successful.
Good luck with the “Natural Approach” – if nothing else it sounds like your family will be a tad healthier.
hey those are great goals. good luck! as to your comment on my blog, i think there are a lot of people who homeschool their bipolar kids just out of necessity. i don’t know it that’s how we’d end up anyway or not. but we’re gonna try it. i just hope i can handle him all day and don’t lose my sanity. i will still be working part-time though so there will have to be babysitting involved. that may be what keeps me sane.