Most addicts are significantly depleted in many nutrients and benefit from supplementation with vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids. The most crucial nutrients for early recovery, however, are amino acids. Some of the key supplements used in a nutrition-based treatment program include the following: L-Glutamine: L-Glutamine is a perfect fuel for the whole brain, balancing blood sugar levels to maintain energy and clear thinking. BloodAdd some more info about this item... sugar deficiency symptoms: irritability, shakiness, weakness, dizziness, especially if too many hours have passed since the previous meal. Symptoms of deficiency may include cravings for whatever gives quick relief to low bl

The Pro-Recovery Diet: The Second Essential Factor in Successful Addiction Recovery Never Skip a Meal The most important meal of the day is every meal of the day for someone in recovery. In fact, according to Julia Ross, MA, after 35 years of directing addiction treatment programs in California, “a skipped meal is the number one cause of relapse.” Most recovering people are profoundly malnourished. That’s why, along with individualized amino acid and other nutrient supplementation, a pro-recovery diet is required to make recovery possible. What does this mean? Eat A Cow! Why eat a cow? Because high-protein foods are such important components of the three or more meals a day required by reco

The Craving Cure Julia Ross, MA, Flatiron Books, 2017 A comprehensive description of treating cravings for food and other substances with amino acid therapy, useful for both the public and the medical professional. The Prevention of Alcoholism Through Nutrition Roger J. Williams, PhD, Bantam, 1981 Williams discovered pantothenic acid, named folic acid, and was founder/director of the Clayton Foundation Biochemical Institute at the University of Texas, Austin, where he taught from 1939 to 1986. His experiments with rats showed how normal rats uninterested in alcohol could be manipulated into craving alcohol instead of water just by changing the quality of their feed. Overload: Attention Defic

Are You Looking For Help For Yourself or Someone You Care About? How the Alliance Can Provide Some of That Help Whether you have already been in some kind of treatment or not, you will find pages on this site that pertain to your problem. For example, if opiates are a problem, read the page on the nutritional treatment for opiate addiction. Read about nutritional help for family members of addicts if that applies. You’ll find specific suggestions at the end of each section for books and other resources that will give even more details about the specific nutrients you’ll need for your personal recovery project. Most conventional programs are now honest about the fact their relapse rates are b