Christina Veselak

Contrary to the widespread belief that medication is the only effective intervention for the addicted brain, this keynote presentation will open your eyes to the vast array of nutritional and lifestyle actions which can significantly help to bring the addicted brain back into balance and health.

An in-balance life requires an in-balance brain! Many nutritional, physical and lifestyle factors throw the brain out of balance, setting us up for recurrent addictive behaviors. These can be identified, and then addressed using non-pharmaceutical methods within everyone's control.

Key Takeaways:

• Research is clear about which nutrients the brain needs to stay in balance and function optimally.
• A nutrient-dense diet, available to everyone, provides these key nutrients and can support a robust long-term recovery journey.
• Many other physical issues can throw our brains and bodies out of balance, leading to symptoms, but can be effectively addressed using key nutritional and lifestyle strategies which are easily accessible.

This 50-minute presentation concisely outlines the role the brain plays in supporting a successful recovery journey from all addictive disorders and presents the audience with a clear nutritional strategy for reducing cravings and recurrent use by providing the brain with the nutrients it requires to thrive.

Key Takeaways:

• The brain has many crucial mood-mediating functions, including allowing us to learn and remember to use recovery skills.
• Which foods provide the brain with the nutrients it requires to function optimally.
• When and what we eat matters tremendously to our recovery!
• Practical tips and strategies for consistently getting pro-recovery foods into our diets.

This 90-minute presentation explores the two primary biochemical causes of Post-Acute Withdrawal – depleted neurotransmitters and reactive hypoglycemia. You will learn how powerful nutritional strategies, easily available to everyone, can reverse cravings and the distressing mood issues common to people in early recovery, often within 20 minutes.

Key Takeaways:

• The two major nutritional causes of post-acute withdrawal
• What are neurotransmitters, and why they matter to addiction recovery
• Depleted neurotransmitters and tolerance: The 3 stages of the addictive process
• Amino acid therapy for decreasing cravings and PAW by supporting neurotransmitter restoration
• Reactive Hypoglycemia, its role in cravings, PAW and recurrent use, and how to eating for recovery

Through Christina's deeply personal, transformative story, you will learn how to use brain nutrition to move from crippling depression, anxiety and ADHD, WITHOUT medication, to the possibility of emotional freedom and life transformation.

You will be challenged to STOP looking for the next pill or the next doctor to fix you. It is time to claim your power to be fixing yourself through what you feed YOUR BRAIN!

Key Takeaways:

• How a well-balanced, well-fed brain robustly supports your emotional and physical well-being: the food/mood connection!
• The exact foods and supplements your brain requires, to allow you to cope with stress gracefully.
• 3 common physical disorders which can seriously impair your emotional and physical well-being.