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“If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

“Hydrogenated oils (which are oils processed to extend shelf life) are detrimental in two ways: not only does refining oil reduce its omega-3 content, but hydrogenated oils also take up the fatty acid receptor sites and interfere with normal fatty acid metabolism.”
― Stephanie Marohn, The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder: New Revised Edition

“Postpartum mania due to the hormonal changes following childbirth can occur in women who do not have bipolar disorder, but women who do have it, or who have a family history of it, are twenty to thirty times more likely to have a manic episode triggered by childbirth.”
― Stephanie Marohn, The Natural Medicine Guide to Bipolar Disorder: New Revised Edition