by admin | Oct 29, 2010 | Cravings for a Drink, Detox, Eating for Recovery, Health, Nutrition Issues, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
Ever wonder why you are so hungry the next day after a binge? Well, there are several reasons, but one of them is that you probably didn’t have a very good night sleep. Either you slept too lightly and didn’t go through all the sleep cycles or you woke up...
by admin | Sep 17, 2007 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Moderation, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
The meditation for today in Mark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have is entitled, “The Lazy Susan Self”. Nepo describes the process of how we learn to show only certain parts of ourselves to...
by admin | Sep 4, 2007 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Detox, Journal to Recovery, Moderation, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
While you were growing up, or even recently in a relationship, were you told that “you’re just too sensitive”? Or an old expression-“boy, do you have a chip on your shoulder!” Well, we are who we are, at least as children! Studies show...
by admin | Aug 15, 2007 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Eating for Recovery, Health, Journal to Recovery, Moderation, Nutrition Issues, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
I felt so bad the other day after drinking instead of eating supper the night before! It was actually scary. While I was berating myself for so obviously causing myself my own misery, I remembered a chapter in nutritionist Frederick Beyerlein’s book, Drink as...
by admin | Jul 17, 2007 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Detox, Medications, Moderation, Neurotransmitters, Nutrition Issues, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
From The Edge Effect-Eric R. Braverman, MD ¨The classic example of a biochemically based addiction is alcoholism. Faced with an excess or deficiency of dopamine, some people will begin to self-medicate, using alcohol to quiet their brain. Alcoholics usually attribute...
by admin | Jul 10, 2007 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Detox, Medications, Moderation, Neurotransmitters, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
Since some of the latest research shows that “there is a common biological basis for the addiction to both alcohol and tobacco,” a new medication, varenicline (brand name Chantix), which has been used as a non-smoking aid for almost a year, is also showing...