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Health – In Recovery

Staying healthy is an important part of a recovering person’s drug and or alcohol recovery. There are several reasons why this is true;

First, feeling physically good and fit removes a trigger for using or drinking. When someone does not feel well or quite right physically, using drugs and or alcohol may sound like an easy quick way to feel better.

Second, research tends to indicate a lack of certain vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients can cause a recovering person to drink or take drugs. Poor nutrition has also been proven to affect a person’s mental health, including depression. According to this article, it states “These may be appropriate for controlling and to some extent, preventing depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and anxiety disorders, attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), autism, and addiction.”

According to medlineplus.gov, “A person with substance use is more likely to relapse when they have poor eating habits. It’s why regular meals are important. Drug and alcohol addiction causes a person to forget what it is like to be hungry and instead think of this feeling as a drug craving. The person should be encouraged to think that they may be hungry when cravings become strong.”

Also in the article, it states the following guidelines;

 to help improve the odds of a lasting and healthy recovery:

  • Eat nutritious meals and snacks.
  • Get physical activity and enough rest.
  • Reduce caffeine and stop smoking, if possible.
  • Seek help from counselors or support groups regularly.
  • Take vitamin and mineral supplements if recommended by the health care provider.

Stay healthy, clean and sober!

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