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"This addiction to things is our most dangerous addiction because it is this addiction that underlies the materialism of our age. If we are to move beyond this precarious phase of our evolution, we must discover how to free ourselves from this addiction. To see what this will entail and where it might lead, we need first to look at some of the effects of this outdated mode of thinking on our personal lives. For it is in our personal lives that we will begin to find the keys to change. Fear? The Voice in Our Heads Fear is not of the present, but only of the past and future." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.)

"This probably accounts for some of the distracted spaciness of these kids, as well as for their frequent virtual addiction to gluten and casein. In addition, this excess of opioid function also probably contributes to the indifference that some autistic children have to pain. This indifference often leads to injury, and even self-injury. Naltrexone is the only widely used medication that is employed to negate the effects of opioid excess. Naltrexone was originally developed as a medication that could help people overcome alcoholism and drug addiction." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Overcoming any addiction takes understanding and personal discipline. Over time, with perseverance, the addiction to cooked food can be overcome. Our taste buds can be re-awakened to detect the superior taste of prime raw fruits and vegetables, making cooked foods less appealing. As cells throughout the body start to get healthier from the intake of true nutrition, the body's innate intelligence begins to function more efficiently, increasing the body's desire for living foods." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"The good news is that even mild exercise can help stave off cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptoms as well as decrease a smoker's chance of reaching for a cigarette, according to a study published in the journal addiction. Researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Toronto reviewed fourteen previously published studies and compared the results. They found that twelve of the studies demonstrated that a session of exercise caused a rapid decrease in cigarette cravings, withdrawal symptoms, and other negative effects of cigarette addiction." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Smoking up to 30 cigarettes a day was not an easy addiction to overcome, but it was one of the most significant decisions of his life. SOME ESOTERIC THERAPIES AND TECHNIQUES Following is a brief overview of other esoteric therapies whose features may appeal to you and which you might like to explore further on your voyage of self discovery. Some of these therapies are not widely accessible but you will probably be able to obtain more comprehensive information about them from your local community centre, library, complementary practitioner or health food store." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Television does not completely shut down pain, but it does a good enough job so that psychological addiction is possible. By the term psychological addiction, I mean an intense habituation to the point where it feels automatic to turn on the TV without regard to a specific program, and an unease in turning it off even if nothing interesting is on. Turning it off doesn't trigger the physical withdrawal symptoms that abruptly stopping Xanax or heroin does, but it does lead to psychological discomforts. Television is not the only nonchemical dampener of pain." - Bruce E. Levine, Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy (Get the book.)

"Wellbutrin is also being heavily promoted under a different name, Zy-ban, to help people give up their addiction to smoking.51 This is reminiscent of how earlier prescription stimulants were used to treat addictions. At the turn of the century, when cocaine was a prescription drug, it was used by many doctors, including Freud, to treat opium and morphine addicts.52 Later, in the middle of the twentieth century, amphetamines were prescribed for addictions to narcotics, alcoholism, and smoking. In this pattern, popular "cures" for addictions often turn out to be addicting themselves." - Joseph Glenmullen, M.D., Prozac Backlash: Overcoming the Dangers of Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, and Other Antidepressants with Safe, Effective Alternatives (Get the book.)

"I appealed to her knowledge of medicine and explained how exercise could change her brain chemistry and rewire connections in the pathways controlling her mood, aggression, and attention as well as her addiction. After reading several of the studies I've included in this book, she committed to giving daily exercise a try, and she quit smoking marijuana again. "There was no alternative," she says. "I had to do something." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.) "For most addicts, if they stop to consider how they may be destroying their lives, they suddenly feel like they can't handle anything, let alone their self-control over their addiction. Exercise, though, can have a powerful impact on the way an addict feels about himself. If he's engaged in a new pursuit such as exercise, which involves work and commitment, and he's able to follow through and be persistent with it, that sense of self-control spreads to other areas of his life. A group of Australian researchers recently put this idea to the test." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.) "There are hundreds, if not thousands, of factors that influence addiction, and the drive to find something new and exciting can just as easily turn people into bold explorers, iconoclastic artists, or maverick entrepreneurs or send them down any number of paths where pushing conventional boundaries and seeing the world differently are highly valued commodities. Not surprisingly, athletes in high-risk sports like skydiving display less inhibition and more thrill-seeking behavior than, say, rowers." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"If I could unlearn the guilt, and begin to learn to love myself unconditionally, maybe I'd be able to stop the food addiction. As a child I snuck food into my room to cope with the physical and emotional abuse; it was my source of comfort." The brain records experiences and wishes in images, not in words. The imagery of this myth, of being reunited with the perfect unconditional love object who gives, understands, accepts, encourages, guides, and adores us, is the same bedrock image that drives all of us to have and keep and work on our intimate relationships." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.)

"But satisfying today's hunger for energy comes with enormous and severe environmental costs: climate change, air pollution, oil spills, river-killing dams, and nuclear waste. Dur addiction to cheap energy is the driving cause behind not only the massive disasters we all fear, but also the longer, slower emergencies that threaten to undermine our entire society, from energy shocks to the climate crisis. The social impacts of our dirty energy system are no better. Dur addiction to cheap oil links us to dictators and repressive regimes, wars and terrorism." - Alex Steffen, Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century (Get the book.)

"Biological Approach to the Addictive Brain Tn the last few years, some exciting breakthroughs in biological research A have opened new doors for prevention and treatment of addiction. While not ignoring the psycho-social-spiritual approach, the following discussion focuses on the biological understanding of the problem of addiction. Alcohol is the most studied drug and constitutes a model for understanding many other addictions, including cigarette, coffee, sugar, carbohydrate, gambling, and sex addictions. For alcoholism the prevalent rate for men is five times higher than that of women." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Conscious Eating (Get the book.)

"Smoking, drug and alcohol addiction and eating disorders can be controlled with hypnosis. The highest level of co-operation and trust must exist between the patient and the hypnotherapist. At the outset, therapists discuss the patient's problems, what they want to achieve, dispel any perceived concerns, and explain just what will happen during a session. Following 6-8 weekly sessions—or after an illness has been brought under control—most therapists teach their patients self-hypnosis." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Often food cravings are not related to nutrient deficiencies but to a sensation of deprivation, an addiction or other underlying issues such as food allergies, adrenal gland stress, Candida or hypoglycemia. Some cravings are out of the norm. One type of craving is called "pica" and is defined as an appetite for non-food substances such as chalk, paper, coal or dirt. Some people eat foods that are not appropriate such as flour, uncooked potatoes, starch and raw meat. Pica happens in all ages but typically during pregnancy and in children." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"If we are to move beyond this precarious phase of our evolution, we must discover how to free ourselves from this addiction. To see what this will entail and where it might lead, we need first to look at some of the effects of this outdated mode of thinking on our personal lives. For it is in our personal lives that we will begin to find the keys to change. Fear? The Voice in Our Heads Fear is not of the present, but only of the past and future. —A Course in Miracles i^/ooking to the material world for the satisfaction of our inner needs is the source of much fear." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.) "It is the same with our addiction to materialism. We are trying to make ourselves feel better. But any happiness we get is usually only temporary; as soon as one "high" wears off, we go in search of another "fix." We become psychologically dependent on our favorite sources of pleasure—food, music, driving, debating, football, television, sex—whatever it is we get off on (or whatever it is we believe we should get off on). And the ever-present problem of habituation means we need larger and larger doses to achieve the same effect." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.)

"I have seen a lot of people who bury themselves in addiction when they lose their jobs, so if you are unemployed, having exercise in place is essential. And while I often suggest that people exercise in the morning, if your goal is to break a habit such as having a drink every night when you come home, exercising in the evening is probably a better strategy. You can use the aerobic shot for a different kind of buzz. At the same time, you have to be careful not to overdo it and to find something you'll be able to keep up over the long haul." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"Meprobamate (Miltown, Equanil) is a tranquilizer that can lead to addiction and should not be used for insomnia. Doctors rarely write prescriptions for it anymore. Ramelteon (Rozerem) is a melatonin receptor agonist that is used for insomnia. Melatonin is a hormone of the body that is involved in the wake/sleep cycle. Side effects include headache, drowsiness, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, and, more rarely, diarrhea and depression." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"If you're ready to explore why losing weight has been so difficult for so long so that you can finally be free of your food addiction forever, this book is for you. How Does the Book Work? Once I began to explore the question of powerlessness as related to weight, I realized that powerlessness over the urge to eat was simply a superficial layer of powerlessness. It actually covered up for five other ways that people felt powerless in their lives." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.)

"Despite this, amphetamines have a slew of side effects, starting with addiction and the other side effects we've already discussed, sometimes even producing agitation. However, some people who cannot tolerate Provigil or Ritalin do just fine on an amphetamine. With this drug, I use as little as is necessary to produce a noticeable reduction in the patient's fatigue. To my amazement, some insurance companies insist that patients try methylphenidate or amphetamines before they will pay for modafinil, even though these drugs can have much more serious side effects." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"We'll look at why, after so many efforts to be free of an addiction to food, you're still at a place where you feel utterly defeated. Together we'll begin again—this time with a renewed sense of hope and my expertise and partnership. As you strip away each of the layers of powerlessness, your dependence on food will diminish until your powerful self finally emerges. PART ONE The Learning Sessions 1 Emotional Eating 101 I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I've lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.) "In other words, your naturally evolving self puts your critical conscience out of business and replaces it with you, who, in an ideal world, handles challenges in a straightforward, adult manner, without resorting to food addiction. But, alas ..." - Roger Gould, Shrink Yourself: Break Free from Emotional Eating Forever (Get the book.)

"Perhaps you believe this as a way of denying your addiction. Face up to it. Consider this: where's the pleasure in paying money to smell disgusting, ruin your health and alienate your friends? þDo you smoke when you are absorbed in a particular project or pastime? If you don't, it's because your mind is totally occupied, which tells you that your mind can control your desire to smoke. þDo you feel an urge to smoke when you see other people smoking? Peer group pressure is controlling and intimidating you. Be an individual. þDo you find it hard to refuse an offer of a cigarette?" - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"Some children require sleeping pills at night to counteract Ritalin's stimulation. 2. addiction. Dependency sometimes occurs, occasionally even after relatively short courses of the medication. 3. Decreased appetite. Ritalin often has the same basic effect upon appetite as pharmaceutical diet pills. 4. Growth delay. The drug can interfere with growth hormones, and can also delay growth by interfering with a child's appetite. 5. Weight loss. Ritalin triggers weight loss by interfering with eating, and by increasing the metabolic rate. 6. Heart palpitations." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"PN-related numbness and tingling can signal a whole host of systemic disorders ranging from vitamin deficiencies to kidney disease, hormonal imbalances, diabetes, alcohol addiction, and benign or cancerous tumors. It can also be a reaction to some of the drugs used to treat cancer. Numb or tingly arms or legs can signal hyperaldosteronism, an excess of the hormone aldosterone, which is made by the adrenal glands and helps maintain the salt and water balance in your body." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"In the AIDS and addiction wards of Cook County Hospital, she had fulfilled some of that mission. But then she'd become a mother, and had begun working with autistic children at Pfeiffer, and had found the true center of her life. Anju's second daughter, Aniyka, had been born only a couple of years after Priya, and Anju had prayed that Aniyka would have an easier time in life than had little Priya. For a time, Anju's prayers seemed to be answered. Aniyka was a happy baby. Easy. Healthy." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"At first, it was marketed as a remedy for morphine addiction and as a cough suppressant for children. Then the technology became linked to the opium trade, enabling the illicit production of heroin. Bayer also invented methadone, which is synthetic morphine. This was to be used as a painkiller in World War II. Eli Lilly and Dupont are American manufacturers of methadone. Today, methadone is used as a treatment for heroin addiction. Drug companies profits from both sides of the problem." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

"Things can get worse immediately after the restrictions begin, due to classic symptoms of withdrawal, which can be very much like those experienced by a person withdrawing from an addiction to drugs or alcohol. Kids sometimes experience the following symptoms: Immediate Symptoms of Withdrawalfrom Gluten and Casein • Insomnia. Anger and anxiety. Fatigue. • Night sweats and day sweats. Hyperactive behavior. • Constipation, or diarrhea. Clinging and whining. • Upset stomach. • Cognitive dysfunction. Return, or amplification, of prior ADHD or autistic behaviors." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Radiant Recovery is an online community developed by addiction specialist Kathleen DesMaisons, Ph.D. See also Alcoholism. Weight Loss and Diet Books Living the Low Curb Life: Choosing the Diet That's Right for You from Atkins to Zone byjonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. A guidebook to the theory and practice of low carb— what works and what doesn't. Sugar Shock by Connie Bennett and Stephen Sinatra, M.D. A wonderful book about breaking the sugar habit. Well-researched information about what sugar does to your body, your health, and your life. The Inside Out Diet by Cathy Wong, N.D., C.N.S." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

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