Your Recovery journey continues with Step 7 of 11 basic but powerful strategies for achieving addiction recovery.  Look for a Recovery Step and Strategy every day through September 18th. Use these steps and strategies to help guide you to a solid recovery.

Step 7 - Take care of your health.  Addictive behaviours, especially substance abuse, deplete your body of vital energy, as well as compromise your physical and psychological well being.  You may be suffering from malnutrition and exhaustion.  Focus on the basics, i.e. getting enough rest, eating a healthy diet - avoiding stimulants like sugar and caffeine - and exercising.  If in doubt, get a physical exam by a naturopath or physician.  Nutritional supplements may be especially important during the first months.  Extra Vitamin D is essential during northern winters, and don’t neglect those B vitamins either!

Recovery Strategy:  Basic nutrition is simple.  It revolves around a balance of vegetables, fruits, proteins, complex carbohydrates and healthy fats. Research also shows that regular physical exercise is one the most effective antidotes to depression and anxiety.  As one of my clients humorously put it, “It gets the endolphins going”!

Stay Tuned Tomorrow For Step 8 !

To help get  your recovery journey moving in the right direction, for the month of September '09 I am pleased to offer a Free 50 minute Consultation to new or prospective clients, either in person in Vancouver BC, or by telephone across North America.  To book your free consultation call 778-837-0616 or click here for Email