Information and opinions on health from Gabriel at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/93560/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/93560/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/93560/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/93560/28200/mood-cure-julia Sun, 18 May 2008 17:25:22 -0400 Gabriel I read this book recently, and it has been an amazing help in terms of lifting my mood in recent months. This has been particularly amazing since I have just endured a long cold winter, a business collapse, and being unemployed for 6 months +, and being savagely lonely.Basically the book talks about the link between diet and mood, and Ms. Ross advocates high protein, meat (esp turkey and fish), veggies, fruit, brown nice, nuts, eggs. She also... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/93560/28200/mood-cure-julia http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/93560/28199/managing-type-meds Sun, 18 May 2008 17:22:35 -0400 Gabriel Greetings.I'm bipolar I, and have been on meds for 10 years non-stop (currently Depakote and Lemictal). However, my life on meds has been [u]MUCH [/u][b][/b] worse than before: depression, suicidal thoughts, dulled thinking, loss of passion for life, fogginess, etc. Not to mention career and financial collapse. Prior to one manic episode, I was a happy guy with an amazing life. No depression, none of the above. It's all gone to pot since then.To... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/93560/28199/managing-type-meds