YOGA AND MEDITATION PARALLEL HEALTHY RECOVERY PRACTICES
It is late on Saturday night. The week has been tough and the endless notifications from your phone have filled your week up to the brim with stress. It’s time to check out. So you go for that bottle of whiskey that has so often addressed the feelings of discomfort. To your surprise, you are […]
CBD AND PAIN RELIEF
When you think of professions that are likely to leave people with chronic pain, professional athletes are probably at the top of the list. They demand so much of their bodies that they’re seen as over the hill by the time they hit their 40s, and it seems like there’s always some big star sitting […]
THE BLAME GAME
It’s late and you haven’t begun the assignment the professor set due for tomorrow’s 9 a.m. class. This last rerun of The Simpson’s was way too good to miss out. Time to pull an all-nighter. It’s ok you have done so many times this semester, you have it down like clockwork. So you sit back […]
THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
The road to a healthy recovery is always about surrounding yourself with support. From Alcoholics Anonymous to drug rehabilitation programs, there are plenty of solutions available to help get life back on track. All it takes is a decision to change what no longer works. In life, there is always an opportunity for improvement. That […]
THE SCIENCE BEHIND HYPNOSIS
Hypnotherapy, or the use of hypnosis to help patients change their behavioral patterns or emotional states, can be difficult to understand. At times, it can seem like magic. Indeed, the use of hypnosis in performance has done a disservice to a treatment method that is actually scientifically sound and has been officially recognized as an effective treatment […]
CAN YOU BECOME ADDICTED TO SLEEPING PILLS?
Many people use sleeping pills and do not become addicted. Often, sleeping pills are prescribed for temporary insomnia or an inability to sleep through the night. But these instances are usually only for short periods of time while the patient tries to figure out why they are having difficulty sleeping. The thought is that while […]
SOBER ACTIVITIES CAN STILL BE FUN
Before entering rehab, you probably spent a lot of your free time using. Once you go through rehab, you find that you have a lot more time on your hands after. For so long, you have equated partying with having a fun time. This is far from the truth. Using drugs and/or alcohol is harmful […]
TIPS FOR STAYING POSITIVE THROUGH RECOVERY
The hardest part of the road to recovery can be the damage done over time and the feelings of disgust and embarrassment one suffers from their addiction. Alcoholism often gives those suffering from the disease a negative outlook on how they feel about themselves and their relationships. No matter the anxiety that it caused, it is possible […]
HEALTH AND HAPPINESS: LIVING A HAPPY SOBER LIFE
Can a life of sobriety be fun? It sure can! You do not need to give up a life of fun solely because you are in recovery; however, you need to learn how to feel pleasure in your life without illicit drugs or alcohol. This may seem like an impossible task, but there are various […]
WHAT IS THE DEA?
When you hear “DEA,” odds are that your mind goes straight to movies or television shows, with officers wearing vests and windbreakers, brandishing weapons and kicking down the door of a crack house. While it’s true that there are DEA agents who do this sort of thing, there’s a lot more to the Drug Enforcement […]