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Drug Rehabilitation; The Key Component
Drug and alcohol use can be traced back to 4000 B.C., in Egypt.
By the 19th century, active substances were being extracted from
the raw materials, and these psychoactive substances were being
sold without any regulations. By the early 1900s...
Food Addiction Can Lead to Death
Food has been described as ambrosia and the elixir if life. For
some, eating is a biological necessity for others it is a
passion that can turn into an obsession. Experts define food
addiction to be a disorder where the addict is preoccupied...
Procrastinating to Perfection? Learn to Love "Good Enough"
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school, and a husband who works long hours, her head is...
What is drug addiction treatment?
There are many habit-forming drugs, and treatments for specific
drugs can deviate. treatment also varies based on the features
of the drug user.
Troubles tied in with an individual's drug addiction can vary a
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young blood and drug
Young blood and drug
The young minds of today have been damage by the abuse drugs these drugs are innocent young lives on the way of death. The human being would be completely destroyed, if the young generation is not left drug addiction.
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Food Addiction: Is It Real?
Do you feel addicted to food,
especially sweet treats?
If you struggle with addictive-like
behavior when it comes to
sugar, you are not alone.
Researchers know that our
brains are wired to love sweets,
and are studying the food
addiction qualities of foods
high in sugar, flour and fat.
Even attorneys are getting
into the act. While large
companies such as Kraft (maker
of Oreos), say that their
research is not "aimed at
creating consumer dependency",
they do share expertise with
their corporate counterpart,
Phillip Morris.
The attorneys who won huge
settlements against the tobacco
companies believe they could
repeat their wins, if they
could prove that food companies
hid any addictive qualities
of their foods.
Moments after you indulge
in sweet treats, your brain's
pleasure center releases opiate-like
substances.
The same brain chemicals that
create narcotic highs also
keep you coming back to sugary
treats.
Food addiction is real.
Early studies on lab rats
showed that rodents have a
ravenous taste for Oreos.
In experiments, the rats poked
the cookies, sniffed them,
and ate them to excess.
Many rats even took them apart
and licked the fillings .
. . just like humans.
According to Ann Kelley at
the University of Wisconsin,
"even bacteria swim toward
sugar."
The same sort of opiates that
create the rush of drugs such
as heroin also shape how the
brain gets pleasure from food,
especially foods high in fat
and sugar.
Brain scans in human subjects
have shown that Oreos and
other sweet snacks act on
the same brain pleasure centers
that respond to addictive
drugs.
The thought and sight of ice
cream set off the same neurological
pleasure centers in healthy
subjects as the images of
crack pipes did for drug addicts.
Of course, all this doesn't
PROVE that food is addictive,
and some people have more
of a problem than others.
But addiction researchers
are coming to a more certain
conclusion - sugar is like
alcohol and other addictive
substances.
Our brains and bodies respond
in very similar ways.
Food has the ability to change
your appearance, your health,
your mood, and your self-esteem.
When you think about it that
way, I hope it makes it easier
to make more conscious and
healthy decisions . . . peacefully.
About the Author
Carol Solomon, Ph.D. is a
psychologist and personal
coach who specializes in helping
people who want to lose weight
and eliminate food and weight
issues.
She is the author of "Lose
Weight Now Stay Slim Forever,"
a practical "how-to" manual
for learning to lose weight
without dieting.
Go To: Lose
Weight Now
to get your FREE copy of SLIM
FOREVER.
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