When I checked into rehab, I was the sickest I had ever been. Within 72 hours of walking through the doors, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. This was a ...
Nutrition plays an important role in recovery from substance abuse. Drugs and alcohol can affect metabolism, organ function, and mental well-being, and can prevent the body from properly absorbing, ...
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This is a guest post by David Wiss MS RDN. David is the founder of Nutrition In Recovery (www.NutritionInRecovery.com), which specializes in: Addictions, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Body Image, ...
Good nutrition also helps your brain rework old connections and make new ones. That’s called neuroplasticity. Alcohol and drug misuse interrupt these connections. This can make it hard to stay away ...
The more alcohol you drink, the more calories you get. This makes you less hungry for food, so there’s a higher chance you’ll skip meals or choose foods that are low in nutrients. There hasn’t been a ...
Before opioid addiction unraveled Mike Wallace’s life, food was his livelihood. Wallace, now in recovery, worked for years as a dishwasher and line cook. And on a recent sunny Boston morning, he again ...
This is a guest post by David Wiss MS RDN. David is the founder of Nutrition In Recovery (www.NutritionInRecovery.com), which specializes in: Addictions, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Body Image, ...