The Frugivore Diet

Niacin

2013-08-19T15:55:10.000Z

I have read that niacin (vitamin B3) is a natural anti-depressant.

Has anyone tried that? How much do you have to take to feel a difference? Is niacin amide as effective as niacin?

Panic/Anxiety attacks.

2013-07-06T04:28:36.000Z

Okay. I am very pleased with being on LFRV!!! (= its done wonders for me.

All my mental craziness has been maintained except one. My panic/anxiety attacks.

It happened at work and i was literally crying as i was whipping down tables and trying not to hyperventilate. I felt terror and panic and I never wanted to self harm myself more then i did in that moment and i don't know why because I hadn't self harmed myself in such a long time. Maybe a year (minus one incident). I was so scared of my thoughts (suicidal) and feelings.

It came from no where, so strong.

I have had panic attacks before, plenty, but do you guys know if LFRV diet will ever help constrict this at all? I am very scared one day I will successfully kill myself in the midst of a panic attack and I will be dead before I have the chance to ever regret my actions.

My problem is mainly that this specific panic attack was stronger than most. And i dont know if it is because I am not "numb" with food I typically binge on in a state of depression? So...Since I am un-numbed, is it possible I feel panic x10. Because that's how it felt.

Fortunately its only been once so far. but you know...any advice or insight would be most appreciated. xoxox love you all.

B12

2011-05-19T12:37:30.000Z

Hey all

Yesterday I was really struggling with my mental health more so than ever. I did not think anything could help even though I had dealt with depression before and found ways around it when I thought I couldn't. Towards the end of the day I got a little bit of sun and took a B12 supplement. I have to say the end of the day was almost completely different to the rest of it. So it could have been the B12. I don't know. But I think I may have learnt the importance of it and would highly recommend people to look into it in detail if they are suffering depression on or off a fruitarian diet. Some tests are not highly accurate so make sure you're getting good ones. And also some supplements are a lot worse or better than others. I took a sublingual form of methylcobalamin yesterday. If anyone wants me to elaborate on anything further, as this a simplified version of what I could say, I would be happy to.

I'm not positive why we get B12 deffiencies. Mostly absorbtion issues I believe. Other possible reasons could be bad fruit quality, our bodies having to use a lot of B12 dealing with toxins on conventional produce and/or overworking yourself and lack of sleep.

Group name change? Thoughts

2011-05-15T23:50:42.000Z

Hey people :)

It was suggested by a fellow member of this group that this group has a name change to something more positive sounding. Such as "Searching for happiness" or "Searching for happiness together" (I like the idea of us being in this together and supporting each other). So it puts more emphasis on getting better and the solution rather the focus being the depression. I think I said that right. I had to agree with this person for the most part but I wanted to know what everyone else thought. Any suggestions welcome but I would like to keep it very simple. Positive but not overpoweringly to the point where it almost denies the existence of depression.

Have a good day

Take care

Went off meds but started eating junk...

2011-01-05T06:37:14.000Z

Hi everyone, this is my first time posting in this group. I actually didn't know it was here until today. I stopped taking Wellbutrin a few weeks ago - I discussed it with my family doctor beforehand and he agreed with my decision to stop the medication. I hadn't quite made it to being 100% lfrv, but had been doing pretty well for about three months previous. I told myself if I started feeling any withdrawal effects, I would just eat more fruit until it passed... but it felt so much worse than I was expecting. :( I became an emotional wreck, shifting from anger to sadness to despair one after the other. Instead of doing what I told myself I would, I turned back to cooked comfort foods of old. This led to physical discomfort, which led to more emotional discomfort, which somehow led to eating more cooked food. I've gained a bunch of weight and feel bloated, I feel like I'm not thinking straight and I really don't have a lot of energy. I guess I finally realized what I was doing today, as the past couple weeks have kind of passed in a haze, and as upset as I am with myself for my recent eating patterns, I'm trying to remember getting angry at myself won't help anything, I just need to take that first step again and start filling up on fruit. But I'm worrying now that maybe I wasn't actually ready to stop taking my medication, I can't tell right now if all the thoughts and feelings I have right now are from cutting out the meds or from eating junk the past few weeks. I know the easy answer is to cut out the cooked food again and see what happens, but the days have seemed so incredibly difficult recently... I'm finding it hard to be kind to myself and to keep my motivation up. I'm not even sure if I'm looking for advice here with what I'm writing, or just looking for a hug from a sympathetic stranger. :/

Shitty Christmas

2010-12-28T17:18:34.000Z

Hey so I normally don't post much on this group, because fruit makes me feel good. but I kinda need to vent so here goes...

Went on a cruise to the galapagos- something I've always wanted to do but the compromise was eating cooked food on the boat along with some fruit- so fruit and then rice and potatoes so there we go. I have a hard time during the holidays as it is- because losing my dad last year has ripped my family apart and I can't b with them for the holidays anymore, I just can't. So spending it in paradise sounded like a good idea. I mean how can you be sad in the galapagos right? - Well I went alone for one, and while everyone on the ship was with their loved ones I was alone- and the cooked food exacerbated every single emotion I was feeling.

It was terrible, I wasn't myself the entire cruise. I was withdrawn, sad, depressed, exhausted(missed 2 excursions), anxious, unhappy, spacey, quiet, an outsider with my fellow passengers. I can't function without 811. My body was no longer my own but that of a sickly bloated SAD fooder.

Cried myself to sleep on Christmas.

I feel so sad, erratic, bipolar- (our cruise ended early as well that night a crew member tried to force himself on a 14yr old girl) my first day back in port was yesterday and I ate my emotions away with cooked food just to numb all of the pain I was feeling. Normally I would have eaten fruit and gone hiking etc...LIVED LIFE. But I holed up in my hotel room and ate crap.

I want to break the cycle today but I don't know if I have the emotional strength, depression has me in its hold- I've fallen

I feel so completely alone. ugly. unworthy

Please share your personal stories....looking for hope and inspiration

2010-12-22T22:17:38.000Z

Hello! I just found this group today. I'm looking for some inspiration....some stories from those of you that have improved and/or alleviated your depression/mental situation/happiness levels via 811lfrv. Was it a gradual improvement for you or was it like riding a slingshot out of your downward spiral?Here's my situation: I don't remember ever being a very happy person in general. I'm pessimistic and highly defensive. I'm guilt ridden for no apparent reason. I worry incessantly - thoughts just circle and circle and I never manage to grab one, apply some reasoning (at least any that convinces me), and resolve it (make it disappear). I feel stuck, like there's a leash around my core and I'm pulling one way while this invisible force pulls the other way and we just cancel each other out. I feel hopeless, like there's no chance of finding something I enjoy doing and actually making a living from it.On the other hand, I am a very strong person. I have discipline, work ethic, and a drive to be the best at most things I do. I just accomplished an 8-year old dream of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail. (I started in Georgia on March 22nd and hiked 2,179 miles to finish in Maine on Oct 8th carrying 30 lbs on my back and living in the woods). Coming home to the same old thing, the same pressures and expectations (even though I rebelliously reject them, they still get to me) has been incredibly difficult. I've lost all of my fitness, gained 10 pounds, and the money is gone. I CAN say that I've made an improvement and that I've jumped up one notch in the spiral that I've been sliding down. I've been smoking weed nearly every day for 7 1/2 years. I haven't smoked in a week and honestly the #1 reason for that is b/c I can't afford to buy any more but it is also because of my desire to fully awaken and become healthy. I am going through some serious detox from not smoking. Sleep is a struggle. Dreams are crazy. I feel borderline sick most days - my tongue is coated, my throat is sore, random bouts of nausea.I plan to jump in cold cucumber to 811lfrv on Dec 26 or Jan 2nd, depending on my readiness. I've done a 30 day trial (a la Steve Pavlina) in the past but that was before I found this site and understood how much I really need to eat. I am very well educated as to why I want to do this and why I should do this. Educating myself on natural hygiene/ 811lfrv has been my passion for 2 solid years now but knowing that I was going to be hiking for 6 months without access to fresh fruit stopped me from jumping in when the initial passion and excitement would have helped me.Please....I would love to hear some inspiring stories. Thank you so much for "listening." I appreciate your time.Sincerely,JP Jaime

Really Affected by Environment

2010-10-17T23:10:54.000Z

I'm concerned about the not-so-distant future. The rainy season has started and in general my current environment makes me uncomfortable socially. I live with SAD eaters and I have to shield a 3 yr. old from that, as well as artificial fragrances, lots of drinking and cigarette smoke. I'm also only about 2 mos. postpartum(pregnancy) and I didn't real heal up like I should've... I need to establish a routine for prevention, but I'm not sure where to start.

Here are some quotes that may help or inspire someone here..

2010-08-07T01:51:25.000Z

"Constantly seek difficulties. You shouldn't be afraid to fail; rather you should fail continually, so that you can win in the end. Without difficulties, we cannot grow." - Michio Kushi

"When we see the human race, we must see before all else environment and food. Historians write about social change without taking these factors into account. This is why it is difficult for them to see the reasons decline and prosperity in society." - Michio Kushi

"We are always seeking our opposite, whether we know it or not. When we discover what that is we can dissolve our arrogance." - Michio Kushi

"Many people believe that they were made by their parents: 'I didn't ask to be born.' they cry. This is completely wrong. Please try to remember when your were five. If you try then you will remember that this memory had no beginning. It seems as if you can remember living infinitely; that your life didn't begin when you were born but continues without limit." -Michio Kushi

"It is easy to love friends and sweethearts. This is selfish love. Higher love embraces enemies and all ugly, bad people. The highest love doesn't see goodness or badness at all. One should even love warmongers, bad food producers and priests." - Michio Kushi

"An exclusive person hates ugliness, discomfort, enemies, sickness, poverty, ignorance. He finally concludes that there is no God and give himself over to abandonment." - Michio Kushi

"Yoga breathing control is practiced to influence our thinking. The lungs correspond to our fore brain and can influence our consciousness." - Michio Kushi

"You, the real you, which is creating your body and judging every day - that is the Infinite Universe itself." - Michio Kushi.

Who here is actually taking antidepressants?

2010-07-19T12:01:32.000Z

I have been on Lexapro for over 7 years, tried unsuccessfully to wean off several times. My doctor emphatically states that I will be on it for the rest of my life.... I am determined as heck to prove him wrong. Right now, I have weaned myself from 20 mg to only 2.5, and I am almost ready to go off altogether.

Is there anyone else in my shoes? Are you taking meds, weaning off, or have successfully remained med free for any period of time? I would love to hear your story.