What is Reddit's opinion of Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, A.D.D., Dyslexia, A.D.H.D., Depression, Schizophrenia?

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Sure it does, just matters on what you're willing to believe, like: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Syndrome-D-D-D-H-D-Schizophrenia/dp/0954852028

The book does have sources linked to every claim, it covers details thoroughly and looks at how the patients with mental illnesses who were worked with had similar food and gut problems and recovered very well with diet change.

The lady talks about this book, which is pseudo scientific bullshit and tbh I think in a fair world the author would face charges for criminal negligence or something similar for trying to advise people to do this shit.

So it's safe to say that whatever she's blasting up there probably shouldn't be entering your body in any direction.

The GAPS diet is a great resource/starting place. Stands for Gut and Psychology Syndrome. It's like Paleo on steroids. I have a number of friends who have had great success with this diet, as well as the Candida Diet & Paleo (obviously).

https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Syndrome-D-D-D-H-D-Schizophrenia/dp/0954852028

I think you are doing excellent. Even the $40 per month for a gym membership isn't bad since it keeps you healthy.

I think embracing cooking could help you cut the eating out budget if you are able to make more of your own meals and enjoy them.

Do you have a friend who loves to cook and needs money? Perhaps you could have them make you some dishes and freeze them to save money. Or you could get together with friends and do big casseroles, chili, soups etc and share.

I also have eating problems (achalasia - not like yours) so I understand issues around needing to find foods that work.

Here is an interesting book that might assist with some of your food issues. Ignore that it talks about autism - it is a great book about why many of our health problems are based on our unhealth guts.

Here are some resources:

- "The Mind-Gut Connection" - by Emeram Mayer (UCLA). Its about the microbiome in general and focuses on the connection between the brain, nervous system and biome.

- "Missing Microbes" - by Martin Blaser (NYU). The first part of this book talks about the microbiome in general and about the effects of antibiotics in particular. This one is full of stuff that resonated with me personally. People with c-section are at risk of all kinds of mental health disorders at higher rates than everyone else. More autism, ADHD, depression, etc.

If you Google either of these guys they have interviews and lectures available as well. But I would check these out at your local library.

Both of these books are by top researchers and are very much part of mainstream science and I consider these books highly reliable.

Another book from the more "naturopathic/alternative medicine" side of things is "Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS)" by Natasha-Campbell McBride, the creator of the GAPS diet. The first part of this book talks about the gut and the microbiome and draws on her clinical experience dealing with autistic kids. This book is older and the research she draws on is a few decades older than the other two. Also, its not always clear which claims she is making are backed up by the sources she cites or her own experience, so overall this book is less reliable. That being said, it resonated so strongly with me personally and my own life experience, I'm convinced she is onto something and its worth reading.

Don't walk, but run, to buy this book https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Syndrome-D-D-D-H-D-Schizophrenia/dp/0954852028

The gut microbiome plays a huge role in our health, both physical and mental.

The GAPS book. It's all there - https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Syndrome-D-D-D-H-D-Schizophrenia/dp/0954852028

GAPS then?

We're getting pretty close to figuring out why it happens and how to prevent it.

https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Syndrome-D-D-D-H-D-Schizophrenia/dp/0954852028

Hi there, I hope you feel more positive soon, I know how you feel in a depressive part of bi-polar. I just thought I would share that you can be a high-functioning person with bi-polar, I am a contractor and can hold down a 9-5 in London. It took me 20 years of understanding my diagnosis and monitoring myself constantly: my sleeping patterns and how much I drinking alcohol. I try not to drink very much at all, if I do it is marginal by others standards. I probably drink about 3 units in a week if that. I make sure I catch up on my sleep if I go out on an all-nighter at the weekend and only weekends! I have my condition well under control. I have a diagnosis of psychoaffective disorders so am bi-polar and schizophrenic so if I get bi-polar I also get psychosis, which I prevent at all costs! I found writing a wellness plan and a wrap plan helpful....so a wrap plan you can download from the internet you say in it who you want to be in control of your life if you are not sane and can't make decisions for yourself....and in it you also say what your triggers are and how you cope with them. Just writing these things down help you to realise there are things you can do that can prevent a further breakdown. I found I had to learn to appreciate the symptoms of my illness to feel a "whole person", I know that if I stay awake late at night I will eventually get manic and a few times I let myself get like that for a reminder that I can feel great for no reason! I feel so high when I am manic - I feel so positive, I feel like I can do anything, I feel organised, I feel on top of things......When I am depressed I like all feel hopeless, want to just disappear in a deep hole in the ground. However, I am in a depressive part of bi-polar now...in a way but it isn't too bad....I am just missing a guy who I was seeing for a couple of months. I am 40 so the pickings are pretty slim. Don't feel hopeless and sad. It will take some time, however if you know your triggers and how to compensate or over come them and you can prevent those triggers from ever occurring, then you are able to be as pretty normal as anyone else. The things you need are :- something to motivate you - a dream, a job, a purpose.....then a hobby to keep you learning while in your free time, then exercise: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/public-health-nutrition/article/influence-of-physical-activity-on-mental-wellbeing/3C363AEECE5C8CAC490A585BA29E6BF8 the diet is also very important there are links to diet and toxins that can accumulate in the brain that can affect your mental health : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0954852028/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I3HL464BQO33F2&colid=1YPWT6000MB9Y&psc=0 I decided to try cutting out lactose to see if there was a difference, my IBS is gone now, my bi-polar symptoms are much less and I have been able to cut my meds by 10 mg, due to just this. It is possible, think of Rufus May : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_May. All the best!

Wow, that all sounds super rough. Kudos to you for dealing with it while pregnant!

My story is nowhere near as extreme as yours, but I've had success with the GAPS diet and wanted to tell you about it, in case you hadn't heard of it before. My mother has Crohn's, which puts me at higher risk as well. I've always had a sensitive digestive system, and about a year ago I stopped taking BC after finding out it can trigger or exacerbate Crohn's, especially in people who are already high risk. At this stage I wasn't super sick, but I was having mild issues, and was beginning to get random joint pain. It was obvious to me I was working my way towards having the full blown symptoms my mom has.

Around the same time, I stumbled across a blog talking about the GAPS diet, which is actually very similar to the AIP. The point of GAPS, in a nutshell, is to eat only easy to digest foods and supplement with probiotics - this allows the gut to heal, and re-establishes proper bacteria. The diet is designed to last for 1.5-2 years, after which your system is supposed to be healed and can handle normal foods again. Although, it's expected you won't go back to the standard American diet of tons of sugar and processed foods.

Personally, I've been on it for about a year now. My joint pain cleared up in the first month or two, and other random symptoms have also disappeared. I was somewhat lucky, in that I didn't have an extreme case yet, and that the bacterial imbalance I had happened to be rather well studied. Turns out I have an overbalance of histamine-producing bacteria, which can cause severe allergies, bad PMS, and migraines, among other things. My PMS cleared up in about 3 months after starting, and I've had very few issues with allergies this spring where I typically am completely miserable and end up with sinus infections. And so far, no migraines, although they only came 1-2x per year.

You would have to make the decision for yourself if you think GAPS would work for you. The chance to be healed was a huge motivator for me, and I think your previous success with AIP is a good sign as well. The full GAPS diet is fine for pregnant or breastfeeding women, although you have to be careful to get enough fats/energy. Here's the link for the book on amazon, although I'd recommend getting it from a library first.

I hope you are able to figure out the best way to manage your UC, and let me know if you have any questions!

Oh ok.

If you haven't already, you could try look through the "Gut and Psychology (GAPS)" diet.

This guy here: http://glassdimly.com/blog/food-justice/heal-sibo-small-intestinal-bacterial-overgrowth-natural-foods-scd-gaps

He had success with it and says it worked well, he tells his story, what worked, what didnt, where he failed and more.

There's a book subjected around the diet: http://www.amazon.com/Gut-Psychology-Syndrome-Depression-Schizophrenia/dp/0954852028

GAPS is based on the SCD diet though (Specific Carbohydrate Diet), but meant as a further developed version of it.

https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Syndrome-D-D-D-H-D-Schizophrenia/dp/0954852028

Yeah? And why is bad that people are trying to cure autism?

Google is your friend. The reason fiber is important is that it feeds your gut microbiome which is a developing area of science proving to be important for overall health. Everything from mental health to various physical ailments are being linked to the gut microbiome. Some sources I would recommend would be the Thought for food lifestyle podcasts, this one is one of my favorites but they did a whole series on fiber last year that is really good. This one would be the other I would highly recommend as it goes deep into the science on fiber and why it is important. But theres plenty of other stuff out there if you don't prefer podcasts or info from people that advocate a plant based diet, such as the GAPS diet which was my introduction into the gut microbiome. Sorry, I don't mean to offend but its the honest truth at this point. Anyone who denies the importance of a varied diet consisting of lots of fiber being good for health is either uninformed or science denier equivalent of climate change deniers in my view.

Edit: Also, I will point out in case you or anyone is wondering about the Thought for food podcast, they provide links to all of the studies they discuss in their science based episodes. All of the sources are right there in the links I provided.

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