avoid coffee, soda, and energy drinks whenever possible.

Sugar highs and lows can make an unbalanced mood even more erratic, and sugar crashes can make a depressive phase much worse.

These foods can cause severe hypertension in people taking MAO inhibitors.

High-fat meals may delay the time it takes for some bipolar medications to be absorbed into your system.

Avoiding the "Western" style diet that's rich in red meats, saturated fats and trans fats, and simple carbohydrates. This eating style is linked to a higher risk for obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.

Bipolar patients may be more prone to obesity, since imbalances of seratonin in their brains may lead them to crave more unhealthy carbohydrates.

Alcohol is a leading trigger of depressive episodes in many people who are vulnerable to depression or bipolar disorder.

Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice with your bipolar medication.

Fresh fruits, vegetables

Cold-water fish

Eggs, low-fat dairy

Soy products

If you're vegan look for possible benefits of fish oil, Walnuts, flaxseed, and canola oil contain alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), which is converted to omega-3 fatty acid in the body.

These may reduce symptoms and improve your response to treatment.

Healthy fats like those found in avocados and olive oil can help keep you feeling full longer, and decrease your cravings for the “foods to avoid”

Let your salt intake get too low

Salt is very necessary to regulate the levels of bipolar medication in your bloodstream.

Magnesium — found in whole grains, beans, and dark leafy vegetables like spinach — has been shown to have an effect similar to lithium, the most common bipolar medication.

Upping your intake of magnesium, a natural mood stabilizer, may decrease your need for medication.

A diet rich in fiber from fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes improve Bipolar disorder treatment.