With diabetes, drinking alcohol can cause a rise in blood sugar. It may also fall, depending on the person’s metabolism and other factors. Alcohol has a lot of calories. If a person is following a calorie-controlled meal plan, one drink of alcohol should be counted as two exchanges of fat. Drinking alcohol may not be…
If you or a loved one experienced trauma, you may know that brain injuries and mental health struggles often go hand in hand with addiction. A brain injury can happen from accidents, assaults, or any physical trauma. The effects can be life-changing, affecting your mood, memory, and how you handle emotions. It’s a challenge when…
It is easy to fall into the trap of emotional eating in recovery. It is a tough time to be focusing on anything but healing, and it can feel like all of life is throwing lemons at you. When you start thinking about it, there is a lot to work on all at once and…
Eating healthy is not just something people do as a wellness trend. It may seem that way, but healthy food and habits around the consumption of food and beverages do more than fuel the body. It actually improves the mind. Some simple changes can boost cognitive function and may reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and…
A diabetes health issue can be complicated when drug abuse is involved. It may also be a contributing factor, but people have to watch what they eat and drink as a result. Some people will add drugs or alcohol into their diets, which makes controlling the disease of diabetes difficult. Learn more about the complicated…
Everybody seems to be going on less sleep these days, especially people in recovery. Insomnia is not a friend to many who enter recovery. Sleep deprivation can have serious ramifications on how a person thinks, feels, and acts. Low mood, impulsivity, and increased likelihood of relapse are all possible issues that may come as a…
Eating healthy is not just a matter of comfort or desire. It is actually better for you in recovery if you can fill your body with nutritious food because it has been deficient of vital nutrients after so many years trapped in addiction. Oftentimes, people don’t realize in recovery how much their bodies needed good…
When people think about arthritis, they don’t always think about the relationship is has with addiction and recovery. Arthritis is a term that focus on overall joint health, specifically some of the more debilitating aspects of the disease. Learn more about the role of addiction in joint health and how to support better bones in…
Sleep is the one area many people think they can skimp on but has the biggest impact on their overall health. Sleep is not just for people who want to feel more rested. It is a necessary component, some argue, of making sure the brain and body function properly. Restoration Sleep is one way the…
Getting a full night’s sleep should be on everyone’s docket to achieve every single time they lay their head down. That is not the case for many whose schedule does not allow for it and for whom the full night’s rest is simply impossible due to many reasons. However you may look at it, there…