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It’s Festival Season in New Orleans: Can You Party without Alcohol?

By on April 4, 2018   /   Drinking   /   Comments Off on It’s Festival Season in New Orleans: Can You Party without Alcohol?

April kicks off festival season in New Orleans, but can you party without alcohol? With April being Alcohol Awareness Month, now is a good time for a little self-evaluation.

April begins one of the best festival seasons in New Orleans: French Quarter Festival, Jazz Fest, Oyster Fest, ESSENCE Festival, and more! April is also Alcohol Awareness Month and a good time to check-in and see if you can party without alcohol. Can you?April kicks off festival season in New Orleans but can you party without alcohol? Alcohol Awareness Month is a good time for a little self-evaluation

Early Signs of an Alcohol Problem

One of the common early symptoms of alcohol abuse is the inability to abstain from alcohol without experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Watch for some of these symptoms of withdrawal when you abstain from drinking alcohol: feeling of jumpiness or nervousness, anxiety, irritability or changes in mood (esp. volatile or rapid changes), depression, fatigue, or difficulty thinking.

According to The Alcoholism Guide, some common warning signs of a drinking problem are: Read more →

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Early Spring Means Recovery in New Orleans

By on March 1, 2018   /   Recovery   /   Comments Off on Early Spring Means Recovery in New Orleans

For some, this is the time of year for recovery in New Orleans. Mardi Gras has come and gone. The King of Rex toasted, the last float has passed, and the last of the King Cake eaten. And for many New Orleanians, the most indulgent time of year gives way to the Lenten season in which they woke up on Ash Wednesday headed to a service to get their ashes and started their promises of sacrifice and discipline. It’s also a time of year that many New Orleanians try to give up alcohol or drugs, even just until Easter. But many who try are surprised at how difficult a challenge this can be.Early spring is the time of year for recovery in New Orleans. Mardi Gras has come and gone. For many, it’s a time try to give up alcohol or drugs.

In a city like New Orleans, the line between social drinking and a drinking problem is not always easily defined, which can make recovery in a city like New Orleans challenging. When everything is an occasion for a party, when does the party become a problem? The answer is surprising simple: drinking becomes a problem when it disrupts your work and personal life. If you are continuing to use alcohol despite the negative effects it is having on your life, then it’s a problem. And it might be worth speaking with a specialist to help you evaluate the situation and get a handle of things. Read more →

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Why is the New Year’s Resolution to Quit Drinking So Hard?

By on January 28, 2018   /   Drinking   /   Comments Off on Why is the New Year’s Resolution to Quit Drinking So Hard?
Hint: It’s not a lack of willpower that makes it so hard to quit drinking.

A common resolution made as the New Year rolls in, is to quit drinking. But like many resolutions made with the best intent, the end of January often finds people struggling to reach their goal of sobriety. Why is this? Why is it so hard to quit drinking? Why is it so hard to quit drinking? When should you seek help for your New Year's Resolution? And how can NAD Brain Refuel™ be a great first step?

It’s important to stress that being unable to stop drug or alcohol use on one’s own is not because of a lack of willpower or moral failing (Psychology Today, 2012). To understand what you’re up against, you have to realize what  alcohol does to your brain. It hijacks the reward center of your brain, the part that controls motivation, desire, pleasure, memory, impulse. All of the things you need working for you, are working against you because of an imbalance in your brain chemistry caused by chronic use of alcohol. Read more →

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NAD Brain Refuel™ for Chronic Stress: Solutions for the Overworked

By on December 20, 2017   /   Chronic stress and Burnout   /   Comments Off on NAD Brain Refuel™ for Chronic Stress: Solutions for the Overworked

This time of year, many of us recognize that we are overworked and burnt-out.  NAD Brain Refuel™ for chronic stress is an ideal solution for the overworked and burnt-out, because it helps the brain and body to normalize stress levels and recharge on a biochemical, cellular level. This better enables someone to make the lifestyle changes necessary for better overall stress management. NAD Brain Refuel™ for chronic stress is an ideal solution, because it helps the body normalize stress levels and recharge on a biochemical, cellular level.

Periodic stress can be a good thing. It can help us meet a deadline and enhance our performance or problem-solving skills. But chronic stress can have debilitating effects on our psychological and physical well-being. In fact the medical community recognizes that 60 – 90% of all illnesses are stress-related. LSU Health New Orleans  states that stress can lead to health problems such as weight gain, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, anxiety, and depression. Chronic stress is persistent and exists over a longer period of time. It can become so overwhelming that a person feels they never get a break from it. Overtime, this type of stress can alter the chemistry of the brain, making it even harder to find relief. Read more →

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NAD Brain Refuel™ for High-Functioning Alcoholics

By on November 11, 2017   /   NAD Brain Refuel™   /   Comments Off on NAD Brain Refuel™ for High-Functioning Alcoholics

NAD Brain Refuel™ for high-functioning alcoholics creates the unique advantage to detox, restore and optimize the body and brain at a cellular level.NAD Brain Refuel™ for high-functioning alcoholics is ideal because it offers an excellent opportunity to enter treatment with the advantage of addressing the physical damage of chronic use, thus increasing the likelihood of a successful recovery.

From the outside, high-functioning alcoholics might seem in control. They might have a great job, pay the bills on time, have a loving family and good friends. They are often highly motivated, intelligent individuals who like to succeed in all aspects of their life. But no one can drink heavily for a long period of time and maintain a high level of responsibility. That type of drinking will eventually catch up to you and cost you.

Signs an high-functioning alcoholic might be in need of NAD Brain Refuel™: Read more →

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NAD Therapy’s Craving Relief

By on October 7, 2017   /   Recovery   /   Comments Off on NAD Therapy’s Craving Relief

NAD therapy’s craving relief is one of its most important components. Cravings during addiction recovery are one of the biggest risk factors for relapse. They sneak up on you and can quickly make you feel lost and out of control (think walking down New Orleans’ Bourbon Street on Halloween or Mardi Gras). But learning how to deal with cravings is an important part of recovery. Our goal is to help you understand cravings, identify triggers, avoid cues, and manage with coping skills. With of course the biggest support being NAD therapy’s relief from cravings. NAD therapy’s craving relief is one of its most important components.

Cravings can be the brain’s way of remembering a habit or behavior that has been repeated many times. They are often normal in early recovery and do pass, even the ones that feel quite strong. But cravings also tell us what our body is lacking and needs. For someone who has struggled with substance abuse, their body is often deficient in vitamins, minerals and more. So this needs to be addressed in early recovery to help the body heal from the damage and be more resistant to cravings. Read more →

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