Manic Depression (Bipolar) and Raw Food, episode #531

[faroorooash]

did you ever use Lithium carbonate for medication?



[akturboboy]

this sounds so good... what about supplements?

[achapteraday]

Thank you for this video! It solidifies what I am going to do with raw!

[333Happymuffin]

Thank you so much for this video. I'm in the process of going raw which made me decide to get off of the anti depressants I have been on for over ten years. I'm doing it slowly. Thank you Tonya for being honest about this process. :)

[answerlove42]

but you're not paying off other peoples mortgages anymore. How can you be a good slave to the system if you don't participate in their big charade?

[multiversedancer]

Awesome and pure inspiration!!! This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[happydownunder]

well done tonya . it cant have been easy . you are a brave girl. blessings.

[TauroTalia427]

This chick is CRAZY inspiring! Thank you so much for this video...if she could do what she did then I can definitely meet my small goals with raw food!

[healthfreak18]

Amazing Story.

[Drhamburgerhill]

She is an inspiration......those drugs are terrible and so tough to get off.....but she left a trail to freedom and a return to life for others

[michealjohnedmondson]

But how can we gain weight on a raw food diet. I am about 160 and I am trying to eventually reach 205lbs. What foods can you eat?

[BipolarBowler]

I think I'd rather be blind than see people so beautiful it hurts to live my life without having them know and love me.

[EntitySeventySeven]

Angela wears glasses, I guess raw food don't correct vision problems.

[hatestheastroturf]

@EntitySeventySeven They must be for style, because it's proven that it does

[HystericalStrength]

This is so inspiring.

[DominionOfTheSword]

absolute lies

[SuperMrt1212]

Naw, still effing crazy.

[TheScorpionqueen23]

You have my sisters name :D

[NorCalMediGrower]

The Queen of england

[roblovegreen]

When someone is in a hypo-manic state and they think they are superman or whatever, they give them lithium in it brings them down to reality. I think it's interesting because lithium is a mineral. Doesn't it make sense that some mental illness including manic depression may be caused by a mineral deficiency? A mineral deficiency that a high nutrient raw food diet might address?

[RobindeValkNL]

the raw food revolution needs more people like her. She's a sexy piece of dynamite.

[maya28a]

She looks like Jared Leto . Beautiful. I am glad that she has cured herself congratulations to her. Bravo Tonya.

[gesine1]

i need more of this!

[seastorm12]

Tonya what do you think of some of the awakening thories? I was 43 when I started getting phychological help and went through a compleate personality change. I've been looking at videos talking about identity crushing and how chemical imbalances can occur as the ego protects its self. One issue is the activation of the pineal gland. Since it's associated wtih sleep I've been left very little sensitive.

[exussupremebeing]

Wow, she's my answer!!! Can I take her on a date!!!???

[freedomjohnnyfive]

Tonya's the bomb <3

[bluesdog88]

I like her already, how hard is it to be honest with yourself and then share that with the world ;)

[Redrumhydro]

look like she was manic rite there. I love manic girls.

[thegorn68]

I always love to hear about a victory when it comes to natural health remedies versus DRUGS. Take that pharmaceutical companies.

[justrixx]

So eating raw foods can erase one's mental illness?

[FM897]

@justrixx It is possible, yes. Even just going vegan will improve your metal state dramatically.

[muzicluva0]

@justrixx in some cases :)

[cmhoch2002]

I have had some success using Concentrace ionic minerals. I would recommend trying it.

[praiznhim]

Amen sister! I can relate on everyone wanting you to take drugs and you wanting to get all natural and healthy. It's amazing what people will tell you when greed and the love of money (root of all evil) is involved. I am not able to do all raw, but your videos are very inspiring and help me make foods that keep me from processed foods! Thank you Matt and Angela!

[drshamast]

good job

[fonebender]

There is so much truth to this. Having cleaned up the way I eat has helped my mental state so much. Congrats Tonya, you got it!

[MysticTruth]

Amazing video! Thanks. 

[reaklin]

sexy super heroee

[Sa52ze12]

(Excuse my english but am french )

What causes violence is stress.And to fight stress :

First thing you have to do is finding out the origins.

Second : you have to do some sport

Food plays an important role too but not that much regarding to sport (for exemple).

PS : Tonya Kay has a beautiful barbie face Makes me want to hug you and make you many many kiss :-)

[joyisaware]

wow she's amazing, thanks 4 sharing!

[rehndawg]

What Medications was she on? Shit! Amazing. I managed to get off 2 medications on my own safely. Earlier today I decided to go Raw. I used to be normal and Prozac withdraws made me BiPolar. I was lied to that I was born that way. It's B.S. Bravo! You are a hero.

[ReGreta9]

I've just recently been learning about the raw food diet and I love watching your videos. But I think this video is presented a little bit irresponsibly. Many bipolar people can become severely suicidal and homicidal going off their meds. It can be a very dangerous thing if a transition to a med free life isn't at least supervised by a natural health physician experienced in this field.

[loveedigveggies1004]

i did raw for 4 months and about three months later  my husband and i were pregnant ... i have been a vegan for 14 years .. and it was so wonderful to do i will do it again next time for a year..

[rzarzarzarza84]

She is so amazing and wonderful!!

Amazing story, thanks for sharing!

[Luv4Learning]

This is great! I wish that I could interview her personally, as I want to know what specific steps she took. Both my boyfriend and I have mental health issues, and I am a follower of the raw food movement and lifestyle.

[dddux]

I like the "removing people that are arguing and creating stress" idea... actually I've done it already. I suggest everybody do that. A friend... errr a "friend" is not irreplaceable. The hard part is to become aware of that. The point is, you just don't need people who create too much stress for you in your life. Fullstop.

[loveedigveggies1004]

@dddux you are so right , i have been doing that and i feel so liberated and free

[SHUPChase]

tonya is the hottest chick EVER kk

[herbgardner00]

i really appreciate her honest and transparency on this matter.

[KennieFocker]

Hey ... Tonya plays the convenience store cashier in the Trace Adkins video "I Got My Game On"

I LOVE HER!

Thanks Matt and Angela, this was a very insiprational video!

[eddes]

omgomgomgomgomg I saw this chick in a movie a year ago, she inspired me to the raw society (Vegan Fitness Built Naturally)! :D awsome! Loving the random interviews =)

[Necrowitch]

This is so true. I mange my panic disorder and agoraphobia into non-existence the same way she does. greens and seaweeds. I didn't even know i could do that when i started raw foods and It was a happy surprise to me... it took 3 months for my agoraphobia and panic attacks to go away... lingering anxiety for 3 months after that. Then cured! yay!My friends bullied me into not being raw recently and the agoraphobia came back. I went raw again and I am cured again. panic attack free over a year now.

[ray180597]

@Necrowitch So what is the basic diet to ease acute anxiety ? What exactly did you eat for your Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia to go away ?

[Necrowitch]

@ray180597 about 1 head or bunch of greens daily.. raw foods, spirulina, fruits, nuts and seeds, seaweeds etc.. I was about 95% raw foodist when the panic disorder went away... i find if i get lower then 80% raw some of the anxiety starts to come back but nothing like it use to be... thats a rough guess btw.. because i wasn't trying to cure panic disorder when i was doing this... I just wanted to supply my body with what it needed to heal it's self and get more nourished.. thats it really. =^-^=

[ray180597]

@Necrowitch Thanks! 

[Necrowitch]

@ray180597 your welcome. =^-^=

[achapteraday]

@Necrowitch This gives me real hope! I have agoraphobia, severe social anxiety, panic attacks, as well as having been diagnosed with bi-polar 1 mix in 2003. I went off my bipolar meds last year, but remain on my paxil. I really want to phase it out.

[OneSproutAtaTime]

As a therapist, this is great news!!!! I am totally convinced that all those "chemical imbalances" supposedly responsible for psychological disorders...might in fact be the result of our unhealthy lifestyles...which in turn create chemical imbalances in the brain! So, definitely, you are what you eat :) Great interview!

[amiyahb25]

Very beautiful lady,reminds me of amy smart.

[cinmingrrl]

Courageous Tonya Kay! You trusted your intuition bravely to reveal more of your gifts. Let food be thy medicine. :)

[montyloree]

This is good news! Thanks Tonya Kay for being open about this.!!

[ruthshivani]

Celebrating the warrioress within the heart of this syster. Thankyou for trusting the space and sharing your story with us all. x

[toscapage1]

This is awesome and so true!! Thanks for sharing her story -- there are so many people that are diagnosed with "depression" these days and there are so many other options than psychiatric therapy and medication! Hopefully a lot of people get to watch this.

[JasonHervey]

She is really hot!

[edstar83]

@JasonHervey Affirmative.

[rawvegan35]

Good for her withdrawning from pyschiatric drugs is brutal. She is such a great example of raw fooder.

[HannahsHolistics]

Tonya Kay is genius!! This was so helpful ♥

[yogangel7]

what a beautiful inspiration! how tremendous, thanks for bringing this info out to the public

[nellie58]

This young lady needs to write a book! Seriously, I hate that they want to put everyone on drugs instead of finding the cause of behavioral problems.

Yay!

[polkadot0tanktop]

@stanzibritovsky That's a really interesting concept! Although I wouldn't use the "crazy" label, I do agree that many people with mental "disturbances" are very aware of the differences between their mentality and that of a "normal" person, and then try to compensate, sometimes overcompensating.

That being said, I really admire her because I know first-hand that overcoming/working on mental illness with CBT is a long, hard process that will probably never end for most of us.

[stanzibritovsky]

@polkadot0tanktop crazy people isnt the nicest way of saying it. its just that i think that everyone is kind of crazy, and to one degree or another, mask who they really are. I dont think one person on this planet would feel comfortable playing even an hour of the movie thats going on inside there head to all of there friends and family on a nice big high def tv. not one person. i truly sympathize with Tonya though. my heart goes out to her.

[Nuwerra]

Tonya needs to write about her experience!

I'd love to read it, she's so articulate!

great vid!

[CAlex6977]

Good god she just glows. Her energy is engaging. wowowow Thanks for sharing.

[roseslacks]

i am so impressed with her. a brave, brave soul and a beautiful inspiration.

[yoteeblu]

This brings me such hope, I too am Bipolar and have used medication for 17 years!!

[samkurz]

She is so right!!!! Very pretty woman and very strong and wise. I'm faced with

a mood condition, and refuse to do drugs. I am going raw too.

But you have to watch your triggers. Thank you Tonya and I want to

know more about you.

[erictheraw]

"Removing the trigger of stress"... WOW!!! I needed to hear this. I want to hear more about the "tools" she uses to control stress. Thanks for posting.

[RainbowYoga2011]

Can OCD be cured with raw foods? Is it also possible to heal schizophrenia..just askin'..

[freezesucker13]

What a strong woman. Good on her.

[stanzibritovsky]

good for her for making positive changes for herself. it seems like she had a tough time doing it.

[demanding2bfree]

she seems abnormally normal. but a little nuttyness iz hot

[quietman18]

She seems pretty normal and happy, wouldn't have suuspected her being violent.