Tag: diet

Diet and Depression

September 20, 2020 Avalon Malibu Healthy Living Recovery

Substance use disorder (SUD) wreaks emotional and physical damage, and in treatment, you can learn to balance your diet and reverse the effects of continuous substance abuse. How Does Your Diet Affect Depression? Dr. Monique Tello writes in the Harvard… Read More ›

Why Healthy Nutrition Is Important in Recovery

September 20, 2020 Avalon Malibu Addiction Healthy Living

Self-care seems to be the first thing that suffers when in the throes of addiction. Even in recovery, it can be hard to motivate ourselves to take care of daily dietary and hygiene needs. These problems are exacerbated when there… Read More ›

Can Negative Emotions Affect The Way We Eat?

September 12, 2018 Avalon Malibu QA Food and Nutrition Healthy Living

If we don’t have the proper support and tools to safely manage our emotions, they can affect our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors – including what we eat. If you experience this, think about times you feel very depressed, anxious,… Read More ›

10 Things You Can Do For Self Care This Year

January 2, 2017 Avalon Malibu Recovery Addiction Healthy Living

Go On An Adventure. Living with mental illness can feel limiting at times, but it is quite the opposite. Learning to live with a mental illness means learning to live. Feel the fullness of life by planning and taking an… Read More ›

How Everyday Sugar Contributes To Poor Health

December 14, 2016 Avalon Malibu Addiction Alternative Treatment Healthy Living Food and Nutrition Treatment

Check the labels all you want, you’ll rarely see the word “sugar”. Today, sugar and its analogous compounds run under 61 different names, making their way into over 70% of all processed and packaged foods. Humans are supposed to consume,… Read More ›