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How Nutrition Can Help Recovery

Integrative Life Center is a drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment center in Nashville, TN. Located on a quiet, picturesque campus, weu2019re a cozy place to recover away from the hustle and bustle of a hectic life.

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How Nutrition Can Help Recovery

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  1. 9/19/22, 2:11 PM HowNutritionCanHelpRecovery|EatingDisorder Treatment|Nashville HowNutritionCanHelpRecovery: The Healing Foods Program at IntegrativeLifeCenter Home/EatingDisorder / HowNutritionCan HelpRecovery:… Eatingwellmakesyoufeelstrong.Soifyou’reabouttoembarkonalife-changing journeytorecoveryfromsubstanceusedisorder,strengthfeelsgood.That’swhy nutritionissuchanimportantaspectofanyrecoveryprogram.Whenyourbody andmindfunctionhowtheywereintended,recoverybecomesthatmucheasier. Thus,learninghownutritioncanhelprecoveryisvaluable. https://integrativelifecenter.com/how-nutrition-can-help-recovery/

  2. 9/19/22, 2:11 PM HowNutritionCanHelpRecovery|EatingDisorder Treatment|Nashville HowNutritionCanHelp Recovery Scientistsarediscoveringstrongcorrelationsbetweenhowweeatandhowwe feel. It’s generally accepted that much of today’s convenience foods are unhealthy.They’refilledwithsugarandsalttomakethemtasteaddictive.Even non-organicproducemayalsohideharmfultoxinssuchaspesticidesand herbicides.Consequently,tofeeltrulyhealthy,wehavetoeatfoodsthatfuelour bodiesandhelpbalanceourgutmicrobiota. Inhumans,thegutmicrobiotaistheculminationofallbacteria,fungi,viruses,and more that live within this area of our bodies. Accordingly, to feel healthy and be disease-free, we must balance this microbiome. But how? By eating well. This is hownutritioncanhelprecovery. BalancingOurGut Microbiota Since there are roughly 1,000 different species of bacteria that live in our guts, forustofeelwell,theymustallbebalanced.Sotodothis,wemustfeedexisting bacteriathefoodstheyneedtogrowandprosperwhileintroducingnewfoodsto our systems that bring more living microbes. More concisely, we must eat pre- andpro-biotics.Thisisalsohownutritioncanhelprecovery. PREBIOTICFOODS Prebioticfoodsessentiallyfertilizeourgoodgutbacteria.Consequently,many foodsarenaturalprebiotics,including: Barley Garlic Onions https://integrativelifecenter.com/how-nutrition-can-help-recovery/

  3. 9/19/22, 2:11 PM HowNutritionCanHelpRecovery|EatingDisorder Treatment|Nashville Bananas Apples Flaxseed It’seasytomixfoodssuchastheseintoourdailylivesasseasoningsandspices on healthy dishes. Additionally, others can be conveniently juiced, baked, or eatenrawaslightanddelicioussnacks. PROBIOTICFOODS Probioticfoodsaretheonesthataddliveorganismstoyourmicrobiome.In effect,thesearethehealthyorganismsyourgutneedstoachievebalance. Probioticfoodsinclude: Yogurt Sauerkraut Kimchee Rawgoatcheese Kombucha Probioticsaremostlyfermentedfoods.Evenapplecidervinegarandlemon juicehaveprobioticpropertiesthatcanhelpbalanceyourgutmicrobiota,yet moreinformationisneededonhownutritioncanhelprecovery. NutritionAndRecoveryFrom SubstanceUseDisorder Eatingwellhelpsflushtoxinsfromourbodies.Additionally,itcanhelplessenthe effectsofanxietyanddepression.Better—eatingwellhelpsussleepbetterat night.Theseareallbenefitsthataidinrecoveryfromsubstanceusedisorder.But indulginginahealthydiethasotheradvantages,too.Theseinclude: Sharpeningour focus andcognitivefunction Givingusenergyandhelpingusfeel morealert https://integrativelifecenter.com/how-nutrition-can-help-recovery/

  4. 9/19/22, 2:11 PM HowNutritionCanHelpRecovery|EatingDisorder Treatment|Nashville Improvingourmemoryskills Helping usavoidthe onsetofchronicdiseases Lowering blood pressure Slowingcognitivedeclinewith age When we’re trying to recover from substance use disorder, we need every advantage we can get. If we’re able to think, have plenty of energy, and can maintaingoodfocus,wecanachieveloftygoals.Regardless,thereisstillmuch weneedtolearnabouthownutritioncanhelprecovery. EmphasisOnNutritionAt IntegrativeLifeCenter IntegrativeLifeCenterisadrug,alcohol,andmentalhealthtreatmentcenterin Nashville, TN. Located on a quiet, picturesque campus, we’re a cozy place to recoverawayfromthehustleandbustleofahecticlife. Ourdedicationtoourclientsinrecoveryextendstoourkitchen,whereweserve healthy, farm-fresh meals daily. Because we understand how nutrition can help recovery, we make sure the foods we serve are beneficial and packed full of prebioticsandprobiotics. Whenyou’rereadytobeginyourpathtorecovery,callonIntegrativeLifeCenter in Tennessee at 615.891.2226. We’ll help you find healing through evidence- basedpracticesthatincludeeatingahealthy,balanceddiet. © 2022IntegrativeLifeCenter|DualDiagnosisTreatmentCenterNashvilleTN |PrivacyPolicy| Sitemap|AddictionTreatmentCenterNashville|MentalHealthTreatmentCenterNashville https://integrativelifecenter.com/how-nutrition-can-help-recovery/

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