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Naturalgal Patient Expert

U, Minnesota
After years of suffering from depression, I went to the medical doctors for help. I believed the... Full Bio
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Take your supplements by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Recently I promised you I would post a list of the supplements I take.At night I make up a cocktail of supplements in two little little sherbet bowls one for myself and one fo ... Read on »
Slowly, steadily losing weight by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Yesterday was scale day with our Weight Watchers routine. It is so tempting to skip meetings because what you learn is common sense and we could weigh at home. But for some re ... Read on »
Haven’t you given that stuff up? by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating The other day I felt like crap. I decided I missed my coffee.(Read about that day here.)I was in the store filling my bag with whole coffee beans when a voice sneaked up behin ... Read on »
Health is the wealth of wealth or "Whealth Watchers" by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hubby and I went to Weight Watchers today. I only lost 4/10 of a pound. Hubby lost 1 and 6/10 pounds.We were kinda disappointed, but happy that we lost something and didn&rsq ... Read on »
Backsliding and fear by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating I am not sure how many people who read my blog are totally off psych meds or who no longer believe in the diagnoses of the DSM. (But I would love your comments.)Currently I t ... Read on »
Newsweek: Growing up Bipolar by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Just got my mail. I’m to busy to read it…but the cover story is “Growing Up Bipolar, one family’s struggle to raise a trouble son.” Hmm… ... Read on »
The holistic doc or my first appointment with an anti-psych-drug doc by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Read the rest of this entry »Read the rest of this entry » Read on »
Quick post for those who check by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Quick post for those who check blogs.I am looking through old papers and receipts as I write about how I found my holistic doc.For the time period just before I went to see hi ... Read on »
Happy Saturday & Subscribe! by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hello everyone,I am working on the story of how I met my present holistic doc who convinced me to wean off psych-drugs.I have it half written, but it is a beautiful day and I ... Read on »
Who told you that you needed a psychiatrist? by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Susan of Bipolar Wellness Writer asked me how I came up with my regime of supplements.To tell you the truth, I didn’t come up with them. A medical doctor did.When I fir ... Read on »
“A Stroke of Insight” into the brain by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating This woman studies the brain, she has a brother with schizophrenia. Maybe we can learn something. She actually had a stroke, which gave her additional insight.Click the link ... Read on »
Good treats? or naughty? by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Hubby and I weighted in at Weight Watchers two days ago. I lost 4/10s of a pound. Hubby lost 8/10s of a pound.We were a little disappointed. But at least we didn’t gain. ... Read on »
My supplements have arrived by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating My box of supplements arrived yesterday. I use Swanson’s Vitamins because because my M.D. recommended them as reliable AND inexpensive.Of course if you are lucky enough ... Read on »
Exercise, swimming and chlorine by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating We just got back from swimming. I have been very busy lately. I did manage to make some organic potato salad before I met hubby at the pool. Now, he is really hungry. I am go ... Read on »
Plugging along, whether it is shedding psych drugs or pounds by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Today was weigh-in day at Weight Watchers. I lost 8/10ths of a pound. Hubby lost 1 and 4/10ths of a pound.Hey, that’s pretty good for Memorial Day Weekend!We ate at a f ... Read on »
How to stock a natural kitchen by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating How to stock a natural kitchenYou can’t eat what you don’t have whether it is This includes potato chips AND fresh fruits and vegetables. Don’t want to eat ... Read on »
My anniversary, missing what I had by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Obsessing is a problem for me. Do you suppose that was one of the reasons I was labeled mentally ill?I have a hard time letting things go. I play them over and over in my mind ... Read on »
Peter Breggins response to Newsweek’s bipolar child by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Peter Breggin writes a response to the Newsweek article about the bipolar child.Dr Peter Breggin makes war on bipolar children bipolar http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-peter-b ... Read on »
Are you feeling lonely or blue? by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Today I attended a farmers market. I purchased these pretty tulips for only 50 cents a piece.I felt good after visiting with the people at the market. I re ... Read on »
Your recovery depends on a “free” neutral Internet by Naturalgal Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Eating Save the InternetVisit: http://www.savetheinternet.com/I love the Internet. The Internet helped me heal. The Internet gave me encouragement and I met people who could support ... Read on »