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Meth
Easy to Treat!
3
Reasons Why
by
Carolyn Reuben, L.Ac.
Published in Remedies, August,
2008
Nutrition-wise counselors
love to treat clients with methamphetamine addiction. Just ask Julia Ross, MA,
MFT, Director of Recovery Systems in Mill Valley, CA. When she is confident
someone's major craving is for methamphetamine, she hands the person a capsule
of the amino acid L-tyrosine, a multivitamin/mineral capsule, and a glass of
water. Within fifteen minutes, she often sees results. The head rises from the
chest, no longer too fatigued or bored. The brain begins to focus and suddenly
there is a person there, not a jittery shell. If needed, she ups the dose until
the person feels the difference.
It's
all about satisfying the demands of a nervous system that is missing key
elements from an unfortunate toss of the genetic dice, or from lifestyle choices
and minimal self-care. Whatever the reason, the turnaround can be
swift.
Here
are the three essential features of successful nutritional intervention for
methamphetamine addiction:
1. L-tyrosine
capsules
2. Multivitamin/mineral
capsule
3. Protein at every
meal.
L-tyrosine is the fragment
of protein that the body uses to build a neurotransmitter called dopamine.
Dopamine brightens our eyes in the morning with cheery alertness, chases the
blues, and focuses our attention on any chosen task. The multivitamin/mineral
contains the nutrients which are greatly needed by anyone who hasn't consumed
good nutrition or even regular meals in a long time. And protein in regular
doses offers the body the full complement of 22 amino acids that are used for
building the many chemicals that create our moods, keeping us sane and calm and
back in the driver's seat of our life.
L-tyrosine is generally
safe, but do not take L-tyrosine if you have had melanoma, or have Grave's
Disease. If you have high blood pressure or chronic severe headaches, check with
your medical professional before starting the supplement.
In
contrast, people who crave marijuana or alcohol usually need more than just one
amino acid, along with the other nutrients, to release their addiction and feel
better.
For more information on
the useful connection between supplements and addiction recovery, see The Mood
Cure and The Diet Cure by Julia Ross and the other books on nutrition for
addiction written by Alliance for Addiction Solutions members as described in
our bibliography.
(c) Carolyn Reuben
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