REBOOTING YOUR BRAIN

WITHOUT SUGAR, DRUGS OR ALCOHOL

Authors:  Karyn Hurley and Lynda Pasqua

Increasingly, holistic treatment of the broad range of addictions is taking into account the important role of nutrients in rebalancing body chemistry naturally in order to provide the best possible environment and support for achieving and maintaining the hard work of recovery. Some pioneering researchers have recognized for more than half a century that deficiencies in some of the body’s own chemistry, whose effects are exacerbated by toxins, truly do make that first year of recovery a “miracle.” But only in recent years have practitioners from a number of disciplines begun to systematically apply these principles to treating addictions on a broad scale. Much of this published material is still complex, technical and inaccessible for many lay readers, making it hard to involve clients as full partners in their own recovery. New attitudes toward addictions and the patient’s role in her own recovery have created a gap in how we assist people to change their lives.

Now, Rebooting Your Brain Chemistry Without Sugar, Drugs or Alcohol fills that gap. Written in clear, accessible language, this book provides an introduction for those in early recovery to go beyond the traditional moral and psychological approaches to addiction, and a context to understand these important topics:

• how ideas about addiction and recovery are changing
• the basics of brain biochemistry and the role of neurotransmitters in substance cravings, mood swings, anxiety and dysfunctional behavior
• healing your GI tract after heavy metal overload
• how to tell what specific nutrient deficiencies and toxins may be effecting your physical well-being & mood, making Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome worse
  • trouble-shooting the system, detoxifying and steps to “re-booting”
  • a guide to resources, further research and leaders in the field

About the authors:

Karyn Hurley is a certified nutritional coach and addiction recovery counselor who has also maintained continuous sobriety since 1980. For 12 years she provided a self-funded Sober Living House for teenage adolescents and she currently provides a Sober Living House for women in recovery. She is President of Connected Pathways, founded in 1999 to support addiction and detoxification lab testing programs for those wanting brain and body rebalancing. Heavy metal detoxification is “one piece of the puzzle” of the addiction recovery process. Karyn currently works with the Florida-based G&G Holistics Drug Treatment Center to provide detoxification programs for their clients. Besides co-authoring Rebooting Your Brain, she provides workshops and seminars.

Lynda Pasqua is an author, educator and health coach. She brings 15 years of physician-trained experience in nutritional science to practitioners and consumers. Having overcome her own food addiction and reliance on prescription medication, she founded Nutritional Health Choices, Inc., to support clients with food addictions, weight management problems and mood swings, and to provide training for healthcare professionals. Besides co-authoring Rebooting Your Brain with Karyn, Lynda is the author of Killing You Softly…9 Risk Factors That Can Make You Sick and Fat. Her innovative riskFACTORS Program™ offers education and guidance necessary to reach and maintain optimal health and recovery. Lynda holds a BS in Psychology and a Masters in Education.

www.addictionsrecoveryprograms.com

www.mickarynhouse.com

www.foodaddictioncenter.com

www.9riskfactors.com

www.nutritionalhealthchoices.com

Rebooting Your Brain Without Sugar, Drugs or Alcohol

© 2010, ISBN 978-0-9842853-3-4