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(Health-NewsWire.Net, May 18, 2015 ) Dallas, TX -- Surprisingly food has been introduced as a new way to help with recovery from addiction. University of Florida associate Dr. Kenneth Blum has been studying a variety of addictions over the years. In his studies Dr. Blum discovered that addictive behaviors are often associated with low dopamine levels in the brain. Currently one third of the U.S. population are being affected by low levels of dopamine. However, studies have unveiled that if dopamine levels are raised, addictive behaviors and cravings can be reduced. Higher dopamine levels will also produce better cognition and decision making, as well as help buffer against relapse.
Dr. Blum stated "What we're really saying is that if you have low dopamine function, you may have a higher risk for addiction; either in drugs or even non-drug addiction. Sexual addiction, gambling, sugar addiction; you can just go on with certain amounts of addiction. It's the low dopamine that's a problem."
Blum's studies have discovered that certain foods have the capability of increasing dopamine levels. Proteins, such as meat can potentially increase dopamine D2 receptor numbers in the brain.
Joan Borsten former owner of Malibu Beach Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center, developed the "Malibu Beach Recovery Cookbook" which she utilized in her recovery center to treat patients. Borsten claims that the food prepared by chefs from her cookbook substantially helped the center's patients. "We use a lot of what we call dopamine boosting ingredients in the food, which gives people a sense of well-being as they continue along their path to sobriety and then to long-term sobriety," says Borsten.
Borsten recommends pine nuts, whole grains, vegetables, and dark chocolate for boosting dopamine. She claims that after a span of seven days patients will begin to noticeably change.
A medical associate from Drug and Alcohol Rehab Dallas comments "I am happy that awareness about the usefulness of food is being raised. At Drug and Alcohol Rehab Dallas we understand the importance of food in recovery which is why we provide our patients with freshly prepared nutritious meals to boost their health during their treatment. Food definitely plays a vital role in recovery, it is very true that what you eat can change your life."
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