What Fish Is in Your Omega-3 Supplement and Why It Matters
Omega-3 supplements are widely used, but many people do not realize that not all Omega-3 products are the same.
Amino Acids for Addiction Recovery: How to Rebuild Brain Chemistry and Reduce Cravings
Amino acids can help repair brain chemistry in recovery, reducing cravings, stabilizing mood, and supporting lasting sobriety.
L-Tyrosine for Energy, Focus, and Craving Support in Recovery
L-Tyrosine is an amino acid involved in the production of dopamine and norepinephrine, neurotransmitters that play a role in energy, motivation, focus, and mood regulation.
Opioid Detox Success Story
The brother of a student recently decided to withdraw from daily use of kratom and the powerful kratom extract, 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH). For those of you who don’t know, 7-OH, available in gas stations across the country, is 10-50x stronger than morphine and extremely addictive. Likewise, the detox process is horrific. I shall call the brother […]
Amino Acids for Sobriety and Emotional Well-being
What Are Amino Acids? Amino acids are natural compounds found in food and in the human body that serve as the building blocks of protein. Every cell, muscle, and tissue in the body depends on amino acids to grow, repair, and function properly. Beyond physical health, certain amino acids also play a critical role in […]
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 a course that truly makes a difference. “The Life-Changing Mental Health & Nutrition Course” Ketino found the course to be full of valuable insights. She […]
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 mood-mediating neurotransmitters play in helping us cope with stress, and how to support their function using amino acid therapy. They all actually work together to […]