Treatment for Drug Addiction

minutes.

I guarantee you will be winded. That model is called High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, and the exercise gurus have refined it expertly.

Actually, one of the side effects of regular exercise besides increased neuroplasticity and neurogenesis, is the production of endorphins, again in the brain, which leave us feeling relaxed and content.

It is a relaxed and content which is better than any resulting from a recreational chemical.

Those endorphins follow exercise.

Of course, no treatment for drug addiction program is going to neglect nutrition.

Your recovery requires giving your body what it needs in terms of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, phytochemicals, glyconutrients, and omega 3 fatty acids for those recovering neurons in your head.

Your neurons need omega 3 for replacement parts if you will, as neurons are about 60% omega 3 fatty acid.

The best source of omega 3 is ocean going fish, which involves the risk of mercury poisoning, so you may need to consider a supplement. Make sure the supplement is processed to clean out the mercury also.

Besides nutrition and physical exercise, novel learning experiences are required for the brain to maximize neuroplasticity and neurogenesis.

That novel learning experience is usually described as learning a new language or learning a new musical instrument, both of which may be impractical for someon who is in treatment for drug addiction.

However, there are some computer based brain fitness programs well suited to enhance treatment.

The research on on one program, involving the dual n back task, says that the more you practice the more you improve and the tool used to measure the improvement is an IQ test.

The practice involves a time commitment of 1/2 hour a day for 19 days, and even the most jittery detox client can begin in order to get the brain ciruits firing in sequence again.

The point being, if you are living a brain fit life, your treatment for drug addiction can be enhanced and energized by attending to the pillars of brain fitness.

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