Posted by bleauberry on October 25, 2008, at 21:59:16
In reply to ideas for regenerating GABA receptors?, posted by cactus on October 25, 2008, at 17:13:39
Best things I can think of...
Slowly eliminate caffeinated coffee.
Slowly eliminate and avoid sugars...regular sugar, fruit juices.
Heavy on proteins.
Heavy on raw or slightly cooked veggies.
Some fruits, mostly either berries or granny smith apples. Others have too much sugar.
Low dose 5htp...by low dose I'm talking dust on the end of a finger, maybe 5mg to 10mg.
If you are a chocolate lover like I am, stick to small amounts of dark only.
B vitamins, with emphasis on B6, niacinimide (not niacin), and thiamine. Possibly avoid folic acid.
Low to medium dose magnesium.With the above diet implemented in a slow orderly strategic fashion, the same as tapering on or off a drug, your body and hormones and neurotransmitters will have the environment they need to do what they were designed to do. The above strategy reduces or eliminates the things that put us in reverse gear in terms of healing the nervous system and hormones. We want to be in forward gear.
By the time you slowly get all the things above well under control will be 4 to 6 months from now and you will probably have forgotten, so print this out and hang it on your fridge. If you are following the plan like a bible and you mess up one day, don't worry about it, get back on track the next day and stay on track. Once a week or a couple times a month, treat yourself to something you miss as a reward. One time now and then won't derail the process.
The power of what we consume is highly underappreciated. That's probably because results take 3 to 12 months to see, not days or weeks, and we are all in a world of wanting things right now by taking short cuts that actually keep us entrapped in a non-healing state.
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