Posted by Heart4Beepers on June 30, 2005, at 19:11:26
In reply to Re: Alternative Treament for Bipolar, posted by LOOPS on June 16, 2005, at 10:11:40
Don't be confused by low listed dose of vitamin B. When it occurs naturally in a food source, such as brewer's yeast, it is recognized and utilized much better by the body.
For example, it would take pounds of rice polish to supply the amount of B1 (thiamine) that is listed in a high potency B supplement. Yet just a quarter teaspoon a day of rice polish will cure the related deficiency disease, Beriberi, while the synthetic will not. This was discovered among POWs in WWII. Similarly, it takes the whole vitamin C complex, not just the ascorbic acid portion, to cure scurvy.
Also, minerals in organic form (naturally chelated) are a natural calmative, without causing any grogginess. Examples (in order of strength), Min-Tran, Min-Chex, or Orchex from Standard Process. Plants take up minerals from the ground and turn them into utilizable forms, which allow for effectiveness at a lower intake. This is why lithium orotate is safer than the drug form. Lower amount of lithium is needed when it is chelated with orotic acid.
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