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Azi Jankovic, EdD

Recovered From Bipolar
Started Journey 07/2023
Last Updated 08/2025

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Key Symptoms Addressed

Blood sugar instability, depression, and mania.

My Top Three Strategies

Earlier bedtime and consistent sleep schedule, whole foods, and authentic social connection.

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Therapeutic

I've worked with functional MDs and health coaches over the course of this shift. There were no prescription drugs that needed monitoring by the time that I began, although I do believe changing my nutrition has been helpful for me in tapering.

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Integration

I checked fasting glucose before beginning and now regularly in my process, and it has gone down to a healthy range from what was pre-diabetic. I take magnesium glycinate, multi-vitamins, probiotics, and DHA.

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Nutritional

I followed a green keto diet for six months after which point I transitioned to a paleo regimen with more carbs but still completely from vegetables. I steer clear of seed oils, flours, sugars, and chemicals. On keto I was tracking my food by eating according to a plan; now, on paleo, I focus on proteins, healthy fats, and nutrient dense fiber.

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Ketosis

I have used the Keto-Mojo blood and ketone monitor. The next step in my process will be wearing a glucose monitor for a month to track the effects of food on my glucose in real time. I plan to update my diet according to the results.

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Sleep

I go to sleep early-on most nights I'm in bed by 9. I track my sleep with an Apple Watch and look at the data each day. Each morning I sit outside or walk outside within an hour of waking up. During the day I aim to move for 90 minutes or more and much of that takes place outside. In the evening, I dim the lights in our house to reduce exposure, and I steer clear of screens, especially large tv or movie screens in the evening hours. While this means skipping out on certain nights out, I have learned that sticking to a healthy routine at night makes all the difference for me.

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Move

Strength training 3-4x / week plus walking, jogging, and sprinting.

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Avoid

I no longer drink alcohol. My sensitivity to the negative effects of alcohol has gone up, and I realize that it no longer serves me to even have one glass.

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Rebuild

I've worked on acquiring metacognition tools (CBT/DBT) that I can rely on when I need them. I've also shifted to view my social interactions as a genuinely important part of health and not a mere 'luxury' or bonus.

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Track

I am repeating my lab panels and assessing them quarterly.

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