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Nutrition In Recovery

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Once a person begins a sober way of life, it is super important to incorporate good nutrition in recovery. English Mountain Recovery's residential drug alcohol rehab program includes all nutritious meals. Other rehab programs require the client to pay for food from a separate account, in addition to the treatment fee. Usually years of substance or alcohol abuse depletes the body of vital nutrients, and we have ingested a ton of sugar. Studies show that eating right also helps to reduce the craving for our old substance of choice. Start your day off right! Before you rush out the door without eating breakfast, considering eating an egg it's brain-food, or grab a quick a bowl of cereal. When you skip breakfast you set yourself up for overeating later in the day. Start off with a healthy meal that can give you energy. Eating breakfast gives you good energy which will enable you to make good decisions and feel good all day long. A bowl of fruit, yogurt with a piece of toast...

STOMACH-YIN DEFICIENCY

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STOMACH-YIN DEFICIENCY Aetiology The Stomach is a Yang organ but it frequently suffers from Yin deficiency.  Indeed, I would say that Stomach-Yin deficiency is very common in the patients we see.  The cause of Stomach-Yin deficiency is irregular eating habits.  That includes eating late at night, eating in a hurry, eating while working, eating standing up, etc. all very common habits in the patients we see.  Another less common cause of Stomach-Yin deficiency is eating too drying foods.  The Stomach likes warm but moist foods such as soups, porridge or rice congee.  “Drying” foods includes broiled or baked foods which would include bread. Broiling and baking makes foods dry and causes dryness when eaten in excess.  That dryness can eventually lead to Stomach-Yin deficiency.  Interestingly, there is very little broiling and baking in Chinese cooking and even bread is steamed ( man tou ) rather than baked. Diagnosis How do we know there is Stomach-Y...
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English Mountain Recovery joins hands with nature’s perfect settings to provide a sanctuary where lives can be transformed. Our facility inspires recovery with hiking trails, horses, a swimming pool, tennis courts, rivers, lakes and lush forests.   Alcoholism and substance abuse addiction are chronic and progressive diseases, and without help can be fatal. Drug alcohol addiction treatment rehab is necessary when the alcoholic or drug addict can not stop on their own.   Excellent Reasons To Consider English Mountain Recovery Center -Quality Addiction Treatment -Affordable Cost -Many therapeutic treatment components and modalities -We accept Most Health Insurance -Accept Major Credit Cards Please call us today and start a new life for you or your loved one