The Food and Mood Connection: How Diet Influences Emotional Stability and Recovery
At the Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition, we emphasize the critical role of diet in mental health and recovery. One of the foundational concepts in our approach, and the core content of our Amino Acid Therapy Level 1 Certification Training, is the Food/Mood Connection.
Redefining Health Coaching: A Course That Reshapes Our Understanding of Brain Function and Behavior
Ketino Beim, MA Integrative Nutrition Health Coach and Barre Instructor, recently shared her thoughts on the Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition’s level one course. She described it as […]
Amino Acid and Nutrient Support for Pain Relief
This article will focus on the biochemical/nutritional tools we have available to us. We will explore ways to reduce inflammation, decrease pain awareness, improve pain tolerance or resilience, speed up tissue healing, and even positively impact impaired neural pathways.
What is Amino Acid Therapy?
Amino acid therapy is a promising approach to addiction and mental health recovery that focuses on repairing the neurotransmitter system in the brain. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, which are essential for the growth and repair of tissues in the body.
Amino Acid Therapy for Stress Relief
By Christina Veselak MS, LMFT, CN. Director, The Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition In honor of Stress Awareness Month, I would like to explore the roles our four […]
The Antidote to St. Paddy’s Day Shadow Side
On St. Patrick’s Day, let’s talk about the darker side of Irish culture – the heavy drinking that is often associated with it. Did you know that people from Gaelic or Scandinavian backgrounds have a genetic disruption that can lead to depression and alcohol dependence? Learn more by reading our latest blog post.
Thoughts from an Addiction Conference on Sugar as a “Bad Food!”
This article was written on the last day of a 4-day addiction conference in Colorado. I was there presenting on a genetic test, GARS, that purports to be able to […]
How Functional Nutrition May Hold the Key to Successful Addiction Treatment and Recovery
I believe that Functional Nutrition and Functional Nutritionists hold the key to transforming the efficacy and success rate of addiction treatment and recovery efforts. However, addiction is not typically addressed nor taught in nutrition circles, and therefore people with addictive disorders as their primary complaint are a massively underserved population.
Community Prevention Strategies for Mental Health Issues and Substance Misuse which Address Underlying Biochemistry
As we all know, prevention itself is a powerful long-term strategy in our fight against addiction. It takes many shapes and forms, but the key is to build resilience in vulnerable populations.
But I SHOULDN’T need to take this amino acid? I SHOULD be able to cope on my own.
Have you ever thought, “But I SHOULDN’T need to take this amino acid? I SHOULD be able to cope on my own??? Or, you’ve been on the aminos for a […]
